Lyon

Richardson

The 26-year-old hurler elected free agency last week after the Reds sent him outright to Triple-A Louisville. Richardson holds a 4.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and a 34/14 K/BB ratio over 30 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season. He’ll add extra bullpen depth for the Brewers.

He refused the assignment, becoming a free agent. The 26-year-old had a 4.54 ERA in 37 2/3 innings out of the Reds pen last year and was performing reasonably at Triple-A Louisville before a brief call-up to cover innings for Chase Burns’ illness. Richardson will likely catch on elsewhere in the next few days.

Richardson had a rough outing on Monday, allowing four runs on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts. That may have been his final outing as a member of the Reds. Richardson will likely clear waivers, and he can opt to re-sign with the Reds on a minor league deal if he wants.

Lyon Richardson draws the starting assignment to open a bullpen game for Cincinnati. Burns is expected to take the ball for Wednesday’s series finale after getting some extra time to rest and recover. The hard-throwing 23-year-old rookie struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings to pick up a win over the Mets his last time out. He’s compiled a stellar 1.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 72/20 K/BB ratio across 64 1/3 innings over 11 starts this season. Simply put, he’s one of the most electric young arms in baseball.

Richardson, 26, had a 4.54 ERA in 37 2/3 innings out of the Reds pen last year. He cleared waivers back in January, but he’s back now after compiling a 4.75 ERA and a 34/14 K/BB in 30 1/3 innings over 17 relief appearances and one start for Triple-A Louisville. He’ll work in middle relief.

Richardson will open the year back at Triple-A Louisville after being removed from Cincinnati’s 40-man roster during the offseason. The 26-year-old righty posted a serviceable 4.54 ERA and 30/21 K/BB ratio across 37 2/3 innings over a career-high 34 appearances in the big leagues last year.

Richardson went unclaimed on waivers earlier this week after being jettisoned from Cincinnati’s 40-man roster back in late December. The 25-year-old reliever will compete for a spot in the club’s season-opening bullpen during camp after posting a respectable 4.54 ERA — 4.06 FIP — and 30/21 K/BB ratio across 37 2/3 innings over a career-high 34 appearances this past season at the big-league level.

Richardson loses his spot on Cincinnati’s 40-man roster after the club finalized a trade for center fielder Dane Myers. The 25-year-old righty posted a serviceable 4.54 ERA – 4.06 FIP – and 30/21 K/BB ratio across 37 2/3 innings over a career-high 34 appearances this past season at the big-league level. He should attract some interest on waivers as a middle relief depth pickup.

Richardson pitched once in eight days during his latest stint with the Reds, giving up three runs in an inning on Sept. 3. He has a 4.54 ERA in 37 2/3 major league innings on the season.

Richardson has a 3.93 ERA and 30/20 K/BB ratio in 36 2/3 innings out of the bullpen for Cincinnati this season. He will provide bullpen depth for the next few weeks.