Late January is an odd time for a team’s depth to be tested, but it happens. That was the case Tuesday for the Reds when third baseman Eugenio Suárez underwent surgery to remove loose cartilage in his right shoulder. He suffered the injury recently in the swimming pool at his Florida home.



Suárez will be limited at the beginning of spring training, but the team anticipates him to be ready to play “toward the beginning of the regular season.”



“We have not discussed what we need to do there, we need to figure out what his progression is going into spring training and what that’s going to limit him and how it’s going to affect the entire club as he progresses through his rehab,” Reds general manager Nick Krall said Tuesday night.



The Reds have some ready-made options — Mike Moustakas has primarily been a third baseman in his career but was signed to play second base, Nick Castellanos has played third...