Cingrani may begin 2017 as part of a closer committee, MLB.com reports. "...I do think the game is looking at finding more than one person who is comfortable throwing in the ninth inning, more than one person who is capable of throwing multiple innings in a setup role," manager Bryan Price said.

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Cingrani led the Reds with 17 saves in 2016, but he gave way to Raisel Iglesias quite a bit down the stretch with Price deploying Cingrani occasionally earlier in games depending on the matchups. Iglesias was used for multiple innings 17 times (32 appearances), and it sounds like Price wants to keep fluid back-end roles, using his best relievers in the highest-leverage situations, regardless of the inning, and sometimes for multiple frames. With Michael Lorenzen also in the back-end mix, the Reds' closer situation is murky as we approach spring training -- perhaps the most unappealing in baseball for fantasy purposes.