The Punisher will head to Japan to play in 2023. The 28-year-old outfielder played in 80 games for the Reds this past year, hitting .197/.246/.363 with 10 homers and two stolen bases in 276 plate appearances. Aquino has above-average power but his above 36 percent strikeout rate was too much to overcome. Hopefully, we see him return to the majors at some point, but if not, we'll always fondly remember when he hit 14 homers back in August, 2019.

This move had been anticipated after the 28-year-old slugger was designated for assignment on Tuesday. Aquino has blasted 41 home runs in 762 plate appearances at the big league level, but he has also struggled to make consistent contact -- slashing a mere .211/.285/.434 with a 255/66 K/BB ratio. 

The Reds had to free up six spots on their 40-man roster on Tuesday and the hard-hitting 28-year-old slugger didn't survive the purge. Aquino has clobbered 41 home runs in just 762 plate appearances at the big league level in his career -- but he has done so while slashing just .211/.285/.434 with a 255/66 K/BB ratio. That type of tantalizing power potential is likely to attract interest on waivers -- despite his swing-and-miss issues.

Aquino homered in the ninth, but it came with Cincinnati trailing by six runs with no runners on. The 28-year-old has gone deep 10 times, but it bumps his slugging percentage to a mediocre .369 in 249 at-bats. Aquino will have to fight for a roster spot in 2023,, and there's no guarantee it will be in Cincinnati.