Reds add three players to 40-man roster

The Cincinnati Reds added three pitchers to the 40-man roster on Thursday in an effort to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5. Robert Stephenson, Sal Romano, and Stephen Johnson were all added to keep other teams from plundering them when the Rule 5 draft occurs on Dec. 10 after the Winter Meetings that will take place in Nashville starting on Dec. 6. A Rule 5 draft picked is...