The tenure question
Chad emailed me with this: “Who is the longest tenured Red? It was Aaron Harang but he’s gone.” I had to look it up. It’s Bronson Arroyo — by 18 days. The Reds acquired Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena on March 20, 2006. Brandon Phillips was obtained from Cleveland...
Posted: 1/13/2011 5:06 PM in Cincinnati Reds
The Computer Nervous Breakdown Line, 1/13
Because The Morning Man is a pro and believes that late is better than never, except when it comes to hangovers, he’s crafting TML at 10:30, in the office downtown, while the experts de-frag his sick laptop. This is a major sacrifice, Mobsters, given...
Posted: 1/13/2011 3:26 PM in Paul Daugherty
Coverboy Chapman
My Baseball America, featuring Aroldis Chapman on the cover, arrived today. It’s the NL Central Top 10 Prospect issue. The Reds’ top 10 was listed in a previous post. Besides the top 10 list, there’s a feature on the turnaround of Reds’ pitching by J.J....
Posted: 1/13/2011 2:57 PM in Cincinnati Reds
How Valuable Is…Travis Wood?
In the latest entry of the “How Valuable Is…” series, let’s take a look at Travis Wood. A 23 year-old lefthander, Wood emerged on the scene last year and pitched brilliantly right out of the box. For the season, he was 5-4 with a 3.51 ERA, and he joined...
Posted: 1/13/2011 12:30 PM in Redleg Nation
Hail Seaver
Whoa, this is phenomenal. Check out the 8mm footage of Tom Seaver’s return to Shea Stadium in 1977 – as a Cincinnati Red. From the YouTube description: This is a Super 8mm movie shot and edited by me of Tom Seaver’s return to Shea Stadium after the trade...
Posted: 1/13/2011 9:39 AM in OMGreds
Opening Day roster coming into focus
More photos » Donald Miralle - Getty Images In or out? We'll know in 67 days, maybe even several hours earlier. Browse more photos » "I think I'm done,"-- Walt Jocketty, to Mark Sheldon. With Renteria and Lewis signed to guaranteed contracts, the 201...
Posted: 1/12/2011 5:22 PM in Red Reporter
Jocketty on arb guys: Not a lot of progress
I talked to Walt Jocketty today for a Sunday story I’m doing on the arbitration process. The Reds have four players who remain arbitration-eligible — Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez and Bill Bray. The deadline to exchange numbers is Tuesday....
Posted: 1/12/2011 3:15 PM in Cincinnati Reds