Reds designate former All-Star for assignment

The Reds announced that first baseman/outfielder

has been reinstated from the injured list and designated for assignment.

Signed to a one-year, $7.5M deal over the winter, Myers joined the Reds with the hope that he could rebound at the plate and develop into a serviceable trade chip at this year’s deadline. Things haven’t panned out as hoped, however. Prior to being placed on the injured list due to a bout with kidney…