Day 1: Catchers
Day 2: Starting Pitchers
Day 3: Relief Pitchers
Day 4: Outfielders
Day 5: Infielders
Day 6: Management
In the sixth and final installment of our six-part recap series, we take a closer look at how the Reds' management performed this season.
"A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December." -Hall of Fame Manager Earl Weaver
The players make the manager, it's never the other way." -Hall of Fame and former Reds' manager Sparky Anderson
Let's start with a little background information. The Reds' payroll for 2011 was about $80.8 million versus about $76.1 million last year. It is expected that the payroll will increase slightly to around $85 million for 2012. The increases in both years is mostly due to salary obligations however, rather than spending significant money on big name free agents. Additionally, the Reds' atte...
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PLAYERS:
Edgar Renteria,
Fred Lewis,
Jeremy Hermida,
Dontrelle Willis,
Bronson Arroyo,
Ramon Hernandez,
Miguel Cairo,
Johnny Cueto,
Joey Votto,
Devin Mesoraco,
Jonny Gomes,
Yonder Alonso,
Hunter Pence,
Dusty Baker,
Chris Heisey,
Brandon Phillips
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies
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