Antone is back in the fold with Cincinnati as extra organizational relief depth after being jettisoned earlier this month from the club’s 40-man roster. The 30-year-old right-hander, who made four appearances last year for the Reds, was one of the better high-leverage relief weapons in the game a few years ago, but his career has been derailed by an avalanche of elbow issues. At this point, he’s more of a low-probability lottery ticket than anything else for Cincinnati heading into 2025.

The Reds made the move to add Livan Soto to the 40-man roster. The 30-year-old has now had three elbow surgery during his career, so it’ll be a challenge for the right-hander to make it back on the mound in the major leagues.

Antone told reporters this week that he’s planning to make it back to the big leagues again and has zero plans to retire. Whether he’ll actually be able to return following his third elbow surgery is an entirely different matter.