CINCINNATI -- The Reds added another reliever to compete for a bullpen spot on Tuesday when left-hander Joe Mantiply was signed to a Minor League contract. The deal came with an invitation to big league camp for Spring Training.
Mantiply, 26, spent all of the 2017 season in the Yankees' organization at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre and had a 2.83 ERA in 35 games, including six starts. In 70 innings, he allowed 72 hits and 18 walks, with 62 strikeouts.
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In 2016, Mantiply made his Major League debut with the Tigers and logged a 16.88 ERA in five games, but only 2 2/3 innings. Detroit drafted Mantiply in the 27th round of the 2013 Draft.
During his overall Minor League career, Mantiply has a 2.53 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 189 games.
Last week, the Reds signed right-handed reliever Kevin Quackenbush to a Minor League deal and also invited him to big league camp. Save for Raisel Iglesias at closer and Wandy Peralta as a lefty setup guy, the rest of Cincinnati's bullpen roles are viewed as being in flux.