Money Worries Could Force Reds to Move All-Star Phillips, Others

by Ed PriceFiled under: Angels, Blue Jays, Giants, Nationals, Red Sox, Reds, Tigers, Yankees, MLB Inside Scoop Editor's Note: FanHouse's Jeff Fletcher contributed to this report CHICAGO -- The Reds need to slash payroll, according to a major league source, could lead them to explore trading second baseman Brandon Phillips as well as right-handers Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang. Cincinnati's 2009 payroll was about $71 million. General manager Walt Jocketty said during a break Tuesday at the GM Meetings that he "might" have to move some high-salaried players to meet the 2010 goal. "We're going to probably have less to spend this year than we have in the past," Jocketty told FanHouse. "It just depends on how [ticket] sales go this offseason." Boras: Holliday Can Play in Either League Money Worries Could Force Reds to Move All-Star Phillips, Others originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:48:00 EST . Please see o...