Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson, rookie shortstop Matt McLain and outfielder Henry Ramos are all out of the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. In their places, respectively, Luke Maile will do the catching and bat in the nine-hole, Jose Barrero will man the 6 and hit seventh, and Jake Fraley will start in left field and bat eighth against Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber. Stephenson has a been a bit cold at the plate so far in May, going 11-for-50 (.220) with two homers and five RBI in 14 games. McLain went 2-for-8 with a double and an RBI in his first two big-league games. Ramos is on the bench for the second straight day, but he's gone 5-for-15 with two doubles and an RBI in his last four starts, so he should be back in there soon.

The Cincinnati Reds signed ex-Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Henry Ramos to a minor-league deal on Monday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training. Ramos spent the 2022 season in the Korean Baseball Organization with the KT Wiz, slashing .250/.304/.417. The 30-year-old Puerto Rican outfielder played his only big-league season with Arizona in 2021 and hit .200/.255/.300 with a .555 OPS, a homer, eight RBI and five runs scored in 18 games played. In 11 minor-league seasons, Ramos is a career .282/.341/.431 hitter with 80 home runs, 443 RBI, 457 runs scored and 79 stolen bases in 916 games. He will attempt to win a spot on the rebuilding Reds' major-league roster out of spring camp.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Stuart Fairchild has been optioned to the minors on Sunday. The 25-year-old was hitting .315/.390/.596 with six home runs in the minors, but struggled during his brief time in the MLB. In a corresponding move, outfielder Henry Ramos has been recalled by the team. He was hitting .371/.439/.582 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI during his time in Triple-A this season. The 29-year-old will make his MLB debut whenever he gets into a game. Fantasy managers can ignore both players going forward.