GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds reassigned five players to minor league camp on Wednesday: catcher Chris Denove and Brandon Yarbrough, outfielder/first baseman Danny Dorn, pitchers Alexander Smit and Jose Arredondo.Dusty Baker said he was impressed by Dorn."It was a matter...
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PHOENIX -- Here's the travel roster and lineup for today's tilt in Tempe against the Angels.Drew Stubbs ................ CFChris Heisey .................LFBrandon Phillips............2BJuan Francisco .............3BRamon Hernandez ........ CJay Bruce..................... RFYonder Alonso...............1BTodd Frazier.................DHPaul Janish .................. SSMike Lincoln.............. RHPPitchersDel Rosario, Enerio .......... RHPLeake,...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Yesterday it was warmer in Cincinnati than here and it may be the same today. Enjoy it while it lasts.DiamondbacksStephen Drew 6 Conor Jackson 7 Justin Upton 9 Mark Reynolds 5 Kelly Johnson 4 Chris Young DH...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Looking ahead to Monday morning.Here's the lineup for the "B" game tomorrowJosh Anderson 8Chris Heisey 7Yonder Alonso 3Todd Frazier 4Juan Francisco 5Wladimir Balentien 9Laynce Nix DHRyan Hanigan 2Paul Janish 6Homer Bailey p (2 innings)Carlos Fisher (1-2)Jordan Smith...
Today's game has been canceled due to rainThere will be a "B" game tomorrow at the Reds' Complex on Field 1 against the Brewers with Aroldis Chapman pitching at 9:30 a.m.A Game @ 1 p.m. vs. RoyalsArroyoBaileyMassetHerreraBurtonOwingsViolaB Game @ 9:30...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Here's today's lineup against the IndiansChris Dickerson 8Orlando Cabrera 6Joey Votto 3Brandon Phillips 4Scott Rolen 5Jay Bruce 9Jonny Gomes 7Corky Miller 2Devin Mesoraco DHpitchersJohnny Cueto (2 innings)Arthur Rhodes (1)Francisco Cordero (2)Travis Wood (2)Mike Leake (1)Kip Wells (2)IndiansMichale...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Laynce Nix is out of today's game, to be replaced by Drew Sutton.Nix went into the wall yesterday trying to track down a Miguel Cairo double. He scratched up his arm and was generally sore today. But...
First off, here's the lineups for Friday's exhibition opener agianst ClevelandRacist MascotsAsdrubal Cabrera ssGrady Sizemore cfShin-Soo Choo rfTravis Hafner DHJhonny Peralta 3bJordan Brown lfAndy Marte 1bLuis Valbuena 2bLou MarsonRHP Justin MastersonRedlegsDrew StubbscfOrlando Cabrera ssJoey Votto 1bBrandon Phillips 2bScott Rolen 3bJay...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- So, here we are. This is going to be a 6-inning game. Chapman is schedule to pitch after Harang for the GrayLegs, so he'll be facing, possibly, guys from the WhiteLegs, which looks like the Oepning Day...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The big news is Aroldis Chapman will face the Royals on the 8th in Goodyear. He won't start. "He's in the bullpen, down here it doesn't matter," Baker said. "It's one thing at a time. ......
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Well, I became the last of the three beat writers who have been here the whole time to make the airport run to pick up my photographer, Brian Baker. So that means for the next couple of...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds manager Dusty Baker said the team's rotation would start with Aaron Harang on Opening Day, followed by Johnny Cueto, Bronson Arroyo and Homer Bailey. The fifth spot will be determined.The basic reasoning behind splitting up Harang...
So the gang here at CNati decided to pitch in and help C. Trent out while he's slaving away in [snow-free] Arizona. This week we'll try our hand at TOL, but be warned: C. Trent might like sneakers, Apple products,...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Hopefully later I'll have some good video of Rick Sweet talking about the ins and outs of a good fungo bat. I'm not kidding. Is good stuff.Otherwise, pretty much the same today, nothing too different.There's no more...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- We're at the dog days now -- but at least Thursday there's a slight reprieve. That's the intrasquad game. That game, however, is closed to the public. It's going to be a dry-run of sort for the...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Aroldis Chapman threw another bullpen today, taking the day off from live batting practice. He'll likely throw on the side before Thursday's intrasquad game."I'm ready, I feel comfortable and I'm anxious for the games to get started,"...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- If you're here for the intrasquad game on Thursday, you'll get to see Aroldis Chapman throw to hitters. Should be interesting.Also throwing in Thursday's intrasquad will be Aaron Harang, Homer Bailey, Enerio Del Rosario, Jordan Smith, Logan...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Came down here to see what was going on with the Reds caravan, about 750 people joined me.Nothing too exciting, really.Only one fan asked a question of Bob Castellini, who was making one of his three stops...
A big part of the Reds Caravan is going to radio affiliates and spending time in studios along the way and gladhanding.Here's the list for your listening pleasure: Date: Location, Station, Tour Time (EST) Thursday, Jan. 28 Cincinnati, Ohio -...
The Reds released details about the team's Winter Caravan, including a Cincinnati stop.Here's the release:CINCINNATI (January 12, 2010) - The 2010 Reds Winter Caravan, presented by Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network and CincinnatiUSA.com, is scheduled to make 14 fan stops...
So, Barry Larkin's not in, but his 51.6 percent of the vote makes me think he'll be in soon.How about next year? I wouldn't be shocked.The holdovers from this year will be: Larkin, Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Edgar Martinez, Fred...
The Reds prospects at the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game sure put on a show Satuday night.Outfielder Chirs Heisey was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and two RBIs. First baseman Yonder Alonso was 3-for-4 with...
A couple of questions people had about Wednesday's game.* Why did Dusty Baker take Bronson Arroyo out with one out in the ninth?Because Arroyo asked him to. Baker said he went to check on Arroyo, and Arroyo told his manager...
It's Beatles Day!And yeah, I might pick some up (well, actually, I probably won't, because it's a Wednesday and that's tough for me during the NFL season). I'm also thinking about getting The Beatles: Rock Band, but I'm just not...
Well, in the 4,315th meeting of the Redlegs and Pirates this year, we've got a gorgeous day here at Great American Ball Park.Aaron Harang and his wife Jen were honored before the game. Harang is the team's Clemente Award nominee....
And away we go, yet another Reds-Pirates tilt* Top 1: Lehr walks McCutchen, but then has a hell of a move to pick him off. With two outs, Garrett Jones singles past a diving Brandon Phillips to fracture the no-hitter....
Well, I'm not actually at the ballpark yet, but I'm getting there, don't you worry. I'll be there to midnight or so, I'm sure.Anyway, already, Laynce Nix has been scratched from the lineup. Here are the lineups for Game 1:RedsDrew...
First off, congrats to Rick Sweet on leading the Louisville Bats to another title. Rick's one of my favorite people in this business and wish him the best of luck.So, on to the Jamie Ramsey Express: COLUMBUS 5, LOUISVILLE 3:...
I've got a migraine right now and can barely see straight,s o we'll see how this goes.* Top 1: Rafael Furcal hits one that just carries to right, Gomes makes it interesting -- as he is wont to do --...
GABP -- The skies look OK -- for now.If you missed the pregame stuff, like Matt Maloney, Aaron Harang, Tank Williams and Laynce Nix -- it's here.So there's that. How scary is it to look at these two lineups back-to-back?*...
From Jamie Ramsey:LOUISVILLE 3, TOLEDO 2: RHP Matt Klinker (2-2) was brilliant in his 6.2 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits and 2 walks while fanning 7...RHP Logan Ondrusek fired 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to notch his 8th...
From Jamie Ramsey of the Reds: LOUISVILLE 5, TOLEDO 0: LHP Ben Jukich (8-6) was outstanding in his 7.0 scoreless innings, scattering 3 hits with 3 walks and 9 strikeouts...RHP Enerio Del Rosario preserved the shutout with 2.0 innings of...
RedsDickerson LF Stubbs CF Votto 1B Nix RF Rosales 3B Sutton 2B Hanigan C Janish SS Owings P* Does anything get your blood pumping quite like a post-All-Star Break meeting between the Reds and Pirates? I didn't think so.And you're...
My first reaction was the typical "oh, that's the Bengals" -- it's like I was writing for one of those the Bengals-do-everything-wrong websites. But the more I thought about Chad Ochocinco kicking, the better idea I thought it was. No,...
* Top 1: Start on time and 78 degres. Not too shabby. Nate Shierholtz breaks up the no-hitter with a two-out single, bring up Kung-Fu Panda. Really, although it's from a movie, it's just a great nickname. If I were...
From the Reds' Jamie Ramsey: INDIANAPOLIS 6, LOUISVILLE 4: 3b Juan Francisco went 2-for-4 (2r) with his 3rd home run in as many days...LF Danny Dorn added 2 hits, including a double and a run scored...LHP Ben Jukich (7-6) started...
Reds Dickerson RF Stubbs CF Votto 1B Phillips 2B Nix LF Rosales 3B Janish SS Tatum C Harang P Giants Velez 2B Uribe SS Schierholtz RF Sandoval 3B Winn LF Garko 1B Rowand CF Whiteside C Cain P* Joey Votto...
The new start time is 7:45 p.m. 7:50 p.m. * Top 1: After a 40-minute rain delay, we've started. When Bronson's on, he can make some folks look silly. He threw a wiffleball-type pitch that ended up a good...
RedsDrew Stubbs cfPaul Janish ssJoey Votto 1bBrandon Phillips 2bJonny Gomes lfWladimir Balentien lfAdam Rosales 3bRyan Hanigan cBronson Arroyo pGiantsEugenio Velez 2bEdgar Renteria ssNate Schierholtz rfBengie Molina cRandy Winn lfRyan Garko 1bAaron Rowand cfJuan Uribe 3bBarry Zito pTransactions: The Reds called...
Drew Stubbs is in the bulding, leading off and wearing No. 6.Willy Taveras hasn't made it to the ballpark yet, so he hasn't officially been put on the DL, but expect that to happen....
Minor league SS Kris Negron talked to Red Sox radio broadcaster Evan Lepler after hearing about his trade to the Reds for Alex Gonzalez, and the Reds passed this along: Evan Lepler: Kris, you play 111 out of 114 games...
Reds manager Dusty Baker benched second baseman Brandon Phillips for Tuesday's game as a result of Phillips not running out a pop-up in the first inning of Monday's loss to the Dodgers, according to the Dayton Daily News' Hal McCoy....
Some really cool comments from people regarding the All-Star Game and Cincinnati the other day. The best one, I thought, was from freestyle55, who said: Sure it’s a wait, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the Reds get the ASG in...
Reds trade OF Norris Hopper to the White Sox for catcher Corky Miller, a former Red. Miller will report to Louisville. The Reds needed a catcher in AAA, and Miller is a veteran that makes some sense. I still think...
The wait is over -- the Reds have activated first baseman Joey Votto, who had been on the disabled list for nearly a month with "stress-related issues." Votto is scheduled to speak to the media at 4 p.m. The Reds...
The Reds have placed Mike Lincoln on the DL with a bulging disc in his neck and called up RHP Josh Roenicke. Roenicke is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA this season for Class AAA Louisville. In 24 innings, he has...
The Reds finished Day 1 of the draft, taking four players. The draft is scheduled for 50 rounds, ending on Thursday. From the Reds: RHP Bradley Broxberger (6-2, 200) from the University of Southern California was selected with the 43rd...
Just got off the conference call with first-round pick Mike Leake. * On the Reds: "Right now I'm going to buy some books. I do know a lot about (the Reds) but I'm excited to learn a lot more by...
I've said it many times, but any reaction to the MLB Draft is an overreaction. If you look at the history of the draft, it's more or less a crapshoot. That said, you can get a look at the Reds'...
So, the first round of All-Star voting has been released, and well, the Reds look like they'll be represented in the Mid-Summer Classic about as well as they've been represented in the Fall Classic since, you know, I was in...
From the Reds: Today the Reds placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 5/17, RHP Edinson Volquez; optioned to Louisville RHP Ramon Ramirez; designated for assignment OF Darnell McDonald; recalled RHP Carlos Fisher (#46) and RHP Homer Bailey (#34);...
From the Reds: 1B Joey Votto has been diagnosed with an inner ear infection, secondary to the upper respiratory infection (flu) he had last week...all other test results were normal...the Reds expect him to return to the field in the...
As mentioned earlier, here's the official release from the Reds: 3B Edwin Encarnacion today went on the 15-day disabled list with a chip fracture in his left wrist suffered on a swing during his final plate appearance last night. He...
By Mr. Redlegs First in a Series (Now with corrections!) When I asked readers and bloggers last week to submit their five top "Reds Spring Camp Storylines" of 2008, the inevitable happened: they sent questions. Lots of questions. Eighty-two questions,...
Reds Spring Camp Storylines No. 5: The Encarnacion Factor First in a Series by Mr. Redlegs Just before pitchers and catchers reported to Sarasota, I asked more than 100 Reds fans and bloggers to answer a simple question: What are...
According to the Sarasota Herald tribune, the Sarasota County commissioners approved $17.6 million to renovate Ed Smith Stadium. John Allen talked to the paper, but doesn't sounds like Sarasota has too much of a shot: Asked if the county's action...
From the Reds: CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Reds Executive Vice President and General Manager Wayne Krisvky today announced the signing of free agent LHP Jeremy Affeldt to a 1-year contract through the 2008 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Sarasota's chances of keeping the Reds aren't dead yet, but the hand is on the plug... Today Sarasota County delayed a vote for funding of a new stadium, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. They vote has been delayed two weeks....
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Reds have signed Jeremy Affeldt and will let the lefty compete for a starter's spot. Affeldt has been used in the bullpen for a while, but came up through the Royals' system as...
According to Sarasota Herald Tribune, an initiative to keep the Reds is gaining support. There are hurdles to clear, but it is still good news. The result is a new "alternative stadium plan concept," put together over the past month...
Just got off the phone with Bronson Arroyo, because I'd texted him about something that was running around the 'net. Sunday he performed at a fundraiser in Boston called Hot Stove, Cool Music. Bronson sang and as part of a...
From the Reds: he 2008 Reds Winter Caravan, in partnership with CincinnatiUSA.com, is scheduled to make 28 stops in 25 cities and towns in four states covering four days and more than 1,500 miles. The caravan kicks off Thursday, January...
Former Reds radio announcer Steve Stewart has been hired by the Kansas City Royals to work alongside another Hall of Famer, Denny Matthews. Congrats to the Bad Boy, as good of a guy as you'll meet....
So, today I was covering XU's big win over No. 7 UGA in women's basketball for the Athens Banner-Herald (The Athens Banner-Herald and Atlanta Journal-Constitution made sure to have writers at the game, but another newspaper didn't -- you can...
Pitchers and catchers report. Feb. 16 -- less than a month. How great is that? From the Reds: CINCINNATI - Two-game ticket packages for Cincinnati Reds 2008 spring training games will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19...
