GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jonny Gomes spends his off-season in the Phoenix area and as we were sitting around the batting cage, he said today was the coldest day since he'd gotten here in October.The team did go outside and take...
Blogs: C. Trent Rosecrans: February 2010 Archives
Mike Lincoln will get the start on Friday against the Indians at Goodyear Ballpark.Dusty said he wanted Lincoln to know so that he'd have time to prepare like a starter.* There's nothing to get panties in a wad quite like...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Another day, another Aroldis Chapman update.The Reds pitchers threw to batters again today, but instead of straight batting practice, they used a count and players had a full at-bat. Chapman struck out Juan Francisco, who was taking...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds are headed over to the game stadium today to do some infield and sign autographs. The Reds will go first, followed by the Indians. "It's more for the city and the fans," Dust Baker said....
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- A pretty uneventful day. The pitchers were given a day off of throwing, so they had some BP and the team worked on rundown drills.Funny part of the day, the outfielders are running in the rundown drills...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Morning, running a little behind today, but still here and about to step out on the practice fields.Anyway, not a whole lot new in Dusty's morning meeting, except for the Chris Burke update.Dusty was asked about Scott...
PHOENIX -- Hey folks, I know this has been a little incosistent of late, as in the time it's published and the cotnet. I'm not sure I'll be able to do it for much longer during spring trainig. I may...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- More live BP today, but it was more of the veteran guys going out and pitching than yesterday, which was mostly younger pitchers.One player locked in, apparently, was Chris Heisey, who hit two out against Francisco Cordero...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The subject was Drew Stubbs, and Dusty Baker thought back to the scoreboard video spotlights on minor league players that are shown between innings. Baker said he watches those intently. For Stubbs, he remembers hearing the outfielder...
PHOENIX -- I knew this would happen sooner or later... I'm behind. So here's a quick TOL.* Cuban players are looking toward the US more, and that's not good for Cuban baseball.* Josh Hamilton hurt his shoulder up the road...
Chris Burke "I thought he was great, I didn't know what to expect, but he kept the ball down, the fastball had a lot of life, slider was tight and the changeup was pretty good. I thought all three pitchers...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Aroldis Chapman threw live batting practice to Reds hitters for the first time on Wednesday.Chapman threw for about 10 minutes to Chris Burke, Yonder Alonso, Corky Miller, Chris Heisey and Chris Valaika.Burke was the first to face...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Today's the day hitters really get to see Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban left-hander will throw live batting practice.There's a chart in the front of the clubhouse and it appears that Chris Heisey, Yonder Alonso, Chris Burke and...
PHOENIX -- I know at least one person is watching the videos I put up, because we watch it together. The other day Yonder Alonso asked if I'd put video up yet from when I taped him in the cage....
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- What seemed like a nice, big, spacious clubhouse got a little more cramped today as the position players reported to camp. I think I said -- and was told -- "excuse me" more times today than the...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The rain has cleared and position players are in the building.Dusty Baker said that for as far as he knew (at our 9 a.m. meeting) everyone was here.Most of the talk centered around left field."I don't know,...
First off, my congrats to the Katzowitz family, which recently doubled with the birth of Bella and Jonah Katzowitz.You guys may know Josh from Katz on the Cats and Bearcats Rising, but he's also one of my best friends and...
PHOENIX -- I remember when it was announced the Reds were moving to Goodyear, there being a call to arms. People were upset -- what are you going to do without Sarasota? What is there in the desert?Some -- and...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The media room is a little more crowded today -- we've got about every national outlet represented as Aroldis Chapman will have a press conference at noon (2 p.m. in Cincinnati).Also, my friend from Fox 19 are...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The forecast calls for more rain in Arizona today, so the Reds have two practice plans -- one for rain, one without. The Reds worked out inside their batting cage and on covered mounds when rain hit...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The rain plan worked fine on Saturday, as the Reds were forced to see more of their new digs, as pitchers worked on bunting and fielding drills in the team's batting cage. The pitchers got to throw...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Third day of pitchers and catchers, not a whole lot new or exciting going on. We're supposed to get some rain today, so we'll see how it goes.Hal McCoy came in for a few days, and Rick...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- More and more of the position players are trickling in, especially the younger guys. I talked a bit to Todd Frazier and Chris Valaika.Frazier stayed in New Jersey during the off-season and said he was only able...
Dusty Baker's morning meeting with reporters: "Bryan's (Price) doing a great job, I like his presentation and everything." (Everyone seemed impressed with Chapman's command yesterday) "I'd heard his last outing, his last pen, that his command wasn't good. This time...
I can't tell you how nice it was yesterday to hear some familiar sounds -- spikes on concrete, baseball hitting leather, just those sounds of baseball. I didn't hear much of the crack of the bat, but I know it's...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The pitchers and catchers reported and took to the field around noon Arizona time, Aroldis Chapman with them.Chapman was in the first group to throw off the mound on Thursday, throwing for about 10 minutes under the...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- We'll be meeting with Dusty every morning, and I'll bring you what we've got from there every morning.Anyway, today was the first meeting, and we talked mostly about Aroldis Chapman.Baker's office is about the only thing that's...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- I just got the full tour from Bob Miller of this place. I asked him if I could do it later with the video camera and he said yes, so that'll be great.In a word, it's stunning....
My favorite combinations of words in the English language: "open bar", "you're right", "you've been upgraded" and "pitchers and catchers report." I haven't head the first three in a while, but the last one, well, that's today.* If you have...
Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said the team is still talking to free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes."We're still talking," Jocketty said. "Hopefully we'll get something resolved before the regulars report."Pitchers and catchers report on Thursday and the position players report...
PHOENIX -- Tomorrow's the day, isn't it?I'm hoping to go over today and get a lay of the land at the new complex, take some pictures and video and hopefully give you a taste of what's out here.And then tomorrow,...
Orlando Cabrera is the latest Reds shortstop to wear No. 2. Although he had a No. 9 jersey at his press conference, he's No. 2 on the roster now.The last three guys to wear No. 2 were also shortstops: Alex...
I still wonder what number I think of Ken Griffey Jr.'s for his Reds tenure.He only wore No. 3 in his last three years as a Red, but those were the years I was closest to the team. So I'm...
I hate to go against type here -- there's always Ryan Freel for No. 6 -- but for 6 I always think of a Cardinal -- Stan Musial.My mom was friends with Musial's daughter Jan, they'd ride horses together, so...
One freakin' week until pitchers and catcher reports. How about that? Paul Janish days.Ernie Lombardi was the first Red to wear No. 7 -- and the immortal Jason Romano also wore No. 7.As for Janish, I'll be interested to see...
Next on the list of last players to wear a number for the Reds? 8Not Joe Morgan, but Damon Berryhill. How about that? It was retired in 1998, after Morgan's Reds career ended in '79, it was worn by Joey...
Since the Reds adopted uniform numbers in 1932, I understand why there are still some single digit numbers that haven't been retired, but still, you'd think they'd mostly be gone. But only three -- 1 (Fred Hutchinson), 5 (Johnny Bench)...
One of my favorite trivia questions for Reds fans... who was the last Red to wear No. 10 before it was retired for Sparky Anderson?The answer is the immortal Jason Romano.Romano was a nice guy that the Reds picked up...
One of my favorite things is when players wear a number to honor a former player. It brings back the inner Little Leaguer in all of us. When I think about this, I always think of Ozzie Guillen wearing...
Pete Rose!Two weeks until pitchers and catchers report. I'm pretty excited about that. You?I did have a reader yesterday tell me "there's too much baseball stuff for me" but we all know I love baseball, so there'll never be too...
Glenn Braggs days until pitchers and catchers report.Braggs was the first pro athlete I ever interviewed. It was my senior year of high school and we had a research paper that required not only library research, but also an on-site...
So, here's what I think the Reds' Opening Day lineup will look like (not what I think would be best -- of course, I'm not a huge lineup nitpicker)It will be against either Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright or Chris Carpenter,...
No matter what Devin Mesoraco's shadow says, there's only Darnell McDonald to go until pitchers and catchers report. And two weeks until I head to Arizona.* With the other transaction yesterday, I like the Cabrera move a little more. Basically,...
17 days until pitchers and catchers report, although No. 17 Javier Valentine won't be one of them, nor will current No. 17 Laynce Nix, but he'll be along a few days later.* As for this weekend's signing, I'm not a...
