The Reds announced today that left-hander has been activated from the COVID-19 injured list, with fellow lefty designated for a signment in a corresponding move. Shreve, 33, signed a minor league deal with the Tigers in the offseason and cracked that clubs Opening Day Dave Valle Jersey roster. He posted a 4.79 earned run average over 47 appearances before getting released in August as that team began giving opportunities to younger players. He landed with the Reds on a minors deal and was one of many pitchers recently ushered to the majors as the club dealt with a COVID outbreak. Over the past couple of weeks, five pitchers and one position player have been placed on the COVID IL, nece sitating frequent roster moves as the club tried to continually bring in fresh arms. Shreve pitched 3 1/3 innings for Cincinnati since being added to the roster, allowing one earned run in that time. But as the affected players have been returning to the roster of late, Shreve has now been nudged out. With the trade deadline long gone, the Reds will place Shreve on waivers in the coming days. If he were to pa s through unclaimed, he would have the right to reject an outright a signment and elect free agency. However, since its after September 1, he would not have postseason eligibility with any new club he joins. The Reds are within two games of the final Wild Card spot in the National League, so perhaps that gives Shreve incentive to stick around and hope for a shot at postseason play. Its also po sible that he garners attention on waivers, based on his track record. His combined 4.63 ERA on the year isnt especially impre sive but his 23.3% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate are both solid. He has a career ERA of 3.97 over 367 career appearances. The Tigers are on the hook for whats left of his salary, meaning a claiming club would only have to pay him the prorated version of the league minimum for any time spent on the roster. Blas Castano Jersey