Patterson will report to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the season. The 27-year-old outfielder hit .271/.367/.525 with 26 homers in 118 games for Triple-A Albuquerque in 2018.

Patterson spent the 2018 season at Triple-A, slashing .271/.367/.525 over 118 games. Although he was non-tendered by the Reds at the end of November, Cincinnati has elected to keep him within the organization. He'll start the 2019 campaign with the Bats.

Patterson was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati on Thursday, but he's now free to sign elsewhere. His last big-league action dates back to the 2016 season with Colorado.

Patterson will join his third team in less than two weeks after the Mets -- who claimed him off waivers from Colorado earlier in the week -- unsuccessfully tried to pass him through waivers. The 26-year-old spent the entire 2018 campaign with Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .271/.367/.525 with 26 homers in 118 games.