Like most of his Reds teammates who have weighed in, infielder Todd Frazier loves the offseason moves his club has made. However, it's made making the big league roster out of Spring Training for Frazier all the more difficult.
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January 30, 2012
Today seems like a good day to do a comparison of the top 20 Reds prospects from various places. Two places (myself and Baseball America) released their lists before the Reds trades this offseason, while two others released their lists after the trades. Fortunately, I was one of them and updated my list, while Baseball America went to 30 players so I was able to just move the players...
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February 01, 2012
While guys like Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Brandon Phillips and Johnny Cueto need not worry about making the big league roster this Spring Training, the following list of players do. These 15 non-roster invitees have been offered the outside shot at making the Reds' 25-man Opening Day roster, and you better believe they're chomping at the bit for the chance.
Most of the list...
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January 31, 2012
Brodie Greene entered 2011 coming off of a 2010 season where he struggled after an aggressive placement in High-A right after being drafted. His average and plate discipline were solid, but his power was didn’t show up in his initial minor league exposure.
The Reds decided to keep Greene at High-A to begin the 2011 season, though this time he headed to Bakersfield instead of...
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January 30, 2012
Not only were Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey Jr. Hall of Fame players during their time in the major leagues, but they were also just as potent in front of a camera. For your viewing pleasure here is a small& collection of some of those vintage commercials they starred in. Enjoy.
Pete Rose for Aqua Velva (1976)
Pete Rose for Wheaties (1985)
Johnny Bench for Batter...
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February 01, 2012
Mesoraco appears poised
for a stellar rookie season
Top prospect Devin Mesoraco will be expected to carry a much bigger role with the Reds in 2012. The 23-year old catcher talks about those increased expectations and more in the following Q&A video (video courtesy of Cincinnati.com).
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January 30, 2012
Not only was The Big Red Machine a force to be reckoned with on the field, but they displayed superior acting skills off of it as well. Here is a look back at some of those vintage TV ads in which Reds players starred in (you have to love these):
Johnny Bench for Krylon Paint (1982)Pete Rose for Aqua Velva (1977)
Pete Rose for Wheaties (1985)
Johnny Bench for Batter-Up (1978)...
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January 31, 2012
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'...
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January 31, 2012
Jay Bruce joined twitter over the weekend; he’s @JayABruce if you want to give him a follow. He’s up to 7,160 followers already. If he continues tweeting at this furious pace he’s been at he’ll be up to around 50,000 followers in no time.
He’s responsive on twitter too. He’s about as friendly as it gets in the pro-athlete realm.
He also declared...
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February 02, 2012
Vaughn's time in Cincy was short and sweet
Februrary 2nd, 1999 - On the heels of a 77-85 season and 4th-place finish in the division, the Reds unload OF Reggie Sanders, UTL Daiman Jackson, and minor league SP Josh Harris to San Diego in exchange for OF Greg Vaughn and 1B Mark Sweeney.
The acquisition of Vaughn proved to be a catalyst in propelling the team to a 96-67 record...
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February 01, 2012
Have you gotten your copy of the 2012 Prospect Guide yet? Over 100 scouting reports on the Reds top prospects. Click on the image above for more information.
The rules are the same as always:
You get three questions.
Avoid questions with really long answers.
Avoid questions that I will have to do research on to answer.
Ask before midnight.
Simple enough, so get to it!
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January 31, 2012
Reliever Jose Arredondo will receive $2 million under his two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
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January 31, 2012
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Reliever Jose Arredondo will receive $2 million under his two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Original Story:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?y...
