The Reds announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander from Triple-A Louisville. Right-hander has been designated for a signment as the corresponding move. Cincinnatis pitching staff has been quite banged up of late. Coming into August, they already had , , , and on the injured list. Since the month has started, , , and have been added to the pile. The club has already made a few transactions to bolster the pitching staff in recent days, including selecting Kelly. The 34-year-old had been pitching for the LG Twins of the KBO but got released when that club signed . That ended an almost six-year relationship, as Kelly had signed with the Twins going into 2019. He had a 3.25 ERA in that time, to sing just under 1,000 innings, but that ERA jumped to 4.51 this year and the Twins let him go. He landed a minor league deal with the Reds in early August and made two Triple-A starts, allowing four earned runs in eight innings. He got called up to the majors a few days ago and logged 5 1/3 innings over two relief appearances, allowing three earned runs in that time. The Reds needed six pitchers to get through last nights game, including Kelly, and have Shabazz Napier Jersey decided to get a fresh arm into the mix. With the trade deadline now pa sed, Kelly will be placed on waivers in the coming days. He has a previous career outright and would therefore have the right to elect free agency if he pa ses through waivers unclaimed. Taking his spot is the 31-year-old Leibrandt. He has a small amount of major league experience, having to sed nine innings for the Marlins in the shortened 2020 season. Since then, he has bounced around to various minor league and indy ball clubs. He started 2024 with the High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League, to sing 19 1/3 innings over four starts with a tiny ERA of 0.93. That got him a minor league deal with the Reds in May and he has been with Louisville since then. He has logged 72 2/3 innings over 15 starts there with a 4.46 ERA, 20.3% strikeout rate, 6.1% walk rate and 39% ground ball rate. Given the clubs aforementioned challenges with the pitching staff, they may call upon Leibrandt to absorb some innings at some point. He still has a full slate of options and le s than a year of service time, so the club will be able to retain him for a long time. But since they have been rotating guys on and off the roster lately, its entirely po sible that it will be a short stint for Leibrandt, like it was for Kelly. Ian Mahinmi Jersey