Hoover hasn't allowed an earned run in five major league innings in spring training so far, striking out five while walking two. He remains the Reds' closer heading into the final week of spring training.
Hoover keeps getting mentioned as the one stable option in the Reds' bullpen this month, as chaos has reigned supreme in most of their camp. His track record during the regular season isn't so great, however, so he's among the bottom five or so closers in baseball heading into the season.