Today marks the final day of January. Tomorrow marks the first day of February. What's that mean for the Reds? It means the period of no baseball is nearing an end and the beginning of Spring Training is just around the corner! So, to help organize and chronicle the flurry of transactions made by the organization over these past frigid months, here is a timeline of Cincy's major moves during the offseason:
November4th - The Reds re-sign 35-year old catcher Corky Miller to a one-year, minor league contract. The 35-year old will be entering his 15th year in professional baseball -- 7th in the Reds organization.
17th - Cincy comes to terms with Triple-A RHP Chad Reineke to a one-year, minor league contract. The 29-year old was 9-7 with a 3.84 ERA in 25 games for Louisville last season.
30th - Former backstop Ramon Hernandez inks a two-year, $6.5 million deal with Colorado. Acquired in the deal sending Ryan Freel to Baltimore before the '09 campaign, Hernandez batted ...
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PLAYERS:
Corky Miller,
Chad Reineke,
Ramon Hernandez,
Ryan Freel,
Dontrelle Willis,
PJ Phillips,
Edinson Volquez,
Yonder Alonso,
Yasmani Grandal,
Mat Latos,
Johnny Cueto,
Travis Wood,
Dave Sappelt,
Ronald Torreyes,
Sean Marshall,
Josh Judy,
Andrew Brackman,
Ron Mahay,
Clay Zavada,
Ryan Ludwick,
Homer Bailey,
Bill Bray,
Paul Janish,
Dioner Navarro,
Ryan Madson,
Willie Harris,
Francisco Cordero,
Jeremy Horst,
Wilson Valdez,
Jeff Francis,
Jose Arredondo,
Prince Fielder,
Albert Pujols
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees
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