The Reds selected Roa to their 40-man roster Tuesday.
Putting Roa on the 40-man roster prevents him from being scooped up by another team in next month's Rule 5 Draft. However, the 24-year-old righty will likely need to show significant improvement before getting the call to the majors after posting a 5.43 ERA and 1.77 WHIP across 61.1 frames with Triple-A Louisville in 2023.
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Reds' Christian Roa: Ready for season debut
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High-A Dayton activated Roa (undisclosed) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.
Roa had been sidelined all season with an undisclosed injury, but he's ready to make his 2022 debut this week. He split time between three levels in 2021, accruing a 3.53 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 67:26 K:BB across 58.2 innings.
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Reds' Christian Roa: Held back in extended ST
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Roa is rehabbing an undisclosed injury in extended spring training, Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com reports.
The 23-year-old righty pitched 34.2 innings at High-A last season and will likely return to that level once healthy. He could reach Double-A by the end of the year.
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Reds' Christian Roa: Recovered from hernia
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Roa, the Reds' 2020 second-round pick (No. 48 overall), missed last fall's instructional league while recovering from a sports hernia surgery but is fully healthy now, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Roa regained his 96 mph fastball in live batting practice this spring, after starting to lose some of that velocity in his last two collegiate outings before the draft. He's expected to begin his minor league career at Low-A Daytona in May.
