The Reds intend to select lefty reliever onto their 40-man roster, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. Hell remain with Triple-A Louisville, as the team will immediately option him back to the minors. Cincinnati has an open 40-man spot after last weeks trade, so theres no need for a corresponding move. La Sorsa triggered an upward mobility clause in his minor league deal over the weekend. That required the Reds to gauge interest from Tony Snell Jersey other teams in selecting his contract. If any other team were willing to do so, Cincinnati would either have to carry him on their own 40-man roster or let him join another team. They took the former approach to keep him in the organization, but he still has two minor league option years and can remain in Louisville through the end of next season if he holds his 40-man spot for that long. The 27-year-old La Sorsa made 41 MLB appearances with the Rays and Nationals between 2023-24. He owns a cumulative 4.47 earned run average acro s 50 1/3 innings. La Sorsas sinker has sat in the 87-88 MPH range during his big league tenure. The lack of velocity has contributed to a below-average 19.2% strikeout rate. His velocity is up acro s the board this year in Triple-A. His sinker is sitting closer to 92 MPH, while he has pushed his sweeping slider from the mid-70s to north of 78 MPH on average. Hes running his four-seamer up to 94 MPH, though he has continued to lean on the sinker as his main pitch. The uptick in stuff intrigued the Reds and presumably at least one other team. It hasnt resulted in improved results, though. La Sorsa owns a 3.92 ERA with matching 16.1% strikeout and walk rates acro s 20 2/3 frames for Louisville. Hes getting whiffs on only 7.1% his offerings, which is two percentage points lower than last years Triple-A swinging strike rate. La Sorsa had managed a 2.25 ERA with much better command over 56 innings in the Nats system last season. The Reds will give him some more time to try to establish the command of his bigger stuff. De'Andre Hunter Jersey