Caleb Cotham

Cotham was part of the return for the Aroldis Chapman trade last offseason, as the 29-year-old was shipped from the Yankees to Cincinnati. The righty leveraged a terrific minor league campaign in 2015 into his first big league exposure later that year, and even though he looked overmatched in those 12 outings, it was enough to earn him an extended look out of the Reds’ bullpen in 2016. He was unspectacular in 23 outings with a 7.40 ERA, done in by a high 4.4 BB/9 and an unlucky .378 BABIP before suffering a season-ending injury on the last day of May. Now a free agent, Cotham is expected to be fully recovered from the knee surgery he underwent in August in time for the start of spring training. He’ll likely be viewed as organizational pitching depth rather than a candidate for high-leverage opportunities going forward.