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Send EmailReds general manager Walt Jocketty has kept the lines of communication open with most of the nine free agents that ended the season on the Reds roster.
The Reds are unlikely to bring back all five players.
"We're piecing things together," Jocketty said. "Nothing is imminent. We're seeing what their expectations are."
In other Reds developments:
The Reds will at least explore signing left-hander Mark Mulder, whose option was turned down by the Cardinals last week.
"I've got to see what the medical situation is," Jocketty said. "I traded for him and re-signed him. I obviously liked him."
Mulder has been limited to 122/3 innings over the last two years by shoulder problems. He was 97-50 with a 3.87 ERA before his shoulder problems began three years ago.
Jocketty said the Reds "haven't discussed" pursuing Ken Griffey Jr., whose option was reportedly turned down by the Chicago White Sox.
The Reds, according to terms of the trade that sent Griffey to the White Sox, are responsible for half of the $4 million buyout of the option.
Griffey begins collecting the $57.5 million in deferred money from his Reds contract in 2009. The Reds fully funded the deferred money before the trade.
