Cincinnati Reds

Talent influx? Look down on farm

Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

We here at the Reds Insider strive to bring you happy news on random Sundays, and frankly that's not easy a lot of weeks.

Andre's Biggest Games - 11 Games of 5 RBIs or More

Andre Dawson for the Hall of Fame (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hall of Fame players have big games; they can carry an offense and intimidate a pitching staff on any given day, which was often the case in Andre's career. He had 11 games during his career of at least 5 RBIs or more.* 1977, July 4th - vs. Chicago Cubs, Won 19-3 Game Stats: In 6 ABs - 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 3 Hits, and 2 Runs 1985, April 27th - vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Won 8-3 Game Stats: In 5 ABs - 1 HR,...

Sox Claim RHP Robert Manuel Off Waivers

Over the Monster (Free subscription) | yesterday

More photos » by Al Behrman - AP 3 months ago: FILE -- This is a July 16, 2009 file photo showing Cincinnati Reds pitcher Robert Manuel throwing against the Milwaukee Brewers, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File) Browse more photos » MLB.com is reporting that the Red Sox have claimed right handed reliever Robert Manuel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners . Manuel, 26, made his major...

O's expected to be deliberate

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Club makes no offers on first day of free agency; catcher Tatum claimed off waivers On Friday, the first day that players were able to sign with new teams, the Orioles made no contract offers to any available free agents. The club did claim 26-year-old catcher Craig Tatum (above) off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds and placed him on their 40-man roster.

Plenty of transactions for Reds

Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

John Fay believes after all the Reds' moves today, the team will offer Jonny Gomes arbitration. If they weren't, they could have done what they did with Laynce Nix and kept Daryl Thompson.

Reds make moves, fill out roster

MLB (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Reds make moves, fill out roster

Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

CHICAGO -- Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs.

• Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs - Seattle Times

An Interview with Tampa Bay Rays Director of Pro Scouting Matt Arnold

DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Arnold has ties to newly-acquired Rays reliever, Ramon Ramirez. Browse more photos » A few weeks ago, the Rays quietly (is there any other way the Rays announce things') announced a couple staff moves for the upcoming season. One of the moves that intrigued me was the promotion of Matt Arnold to the newly created position of Director of Pro Scouting....

Sub-gutter press + Arsecast 139

Arseblog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Morning all, good to see the Thierry Henry stuff has blown over. Erm ... I wouldn't normally bother but I think it's only fair that someone tries to counter the lies and the hysteria. He's not one of ours now but he was and he was one of our best. Plus it's kinda quiet. The Mirror : Liam Brady last night branded Thierry Henry “shameful“ after launching a bitter attack on FIFA for fixing...

The Red Reporter Book Club (Season 2, Episode 1): The Machine - The Prologue

Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Welcome to Red Reporter's second hurrah into some old-timey nerdery in the form of a book club. This time we'll be reading Joe Posnanski's The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds . As most of you know, Posnanski is a former Cincinnati Post reporter, current Sports Illustrated writer, and a Clevelander at heart. I think he...

Leake finishes whirlwind year strong

MLB (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Leake finishes whirlwind year strong

Arena deals have costs, few benefits

The Business First of Columbus (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes offers a cautionary tale to any officials considering a public buyout of Nationwide Arena to bail out the money-losing Columbus Blue Jackets.

MLB Trade Rumors: John Smoltz to Close??

Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

More photos » by Al Behrman - ASSOCIATED PRESS about 1 month ago: St. Louis Cardinals starter John Smoltz (30) in action against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Browse more photos » A few days ago, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi over at Foxsports.com wrote that there are 7 teams interested in signing John Smoltz this...

Dad went to bat for son Dusty

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Johnnie B. Baker, the father of Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker and head of the first African American family in the San Juan Unified School District, died in his Carmichael home Tuesday night. He was 84. Baker died of natural causes after a long illness that started after he suffered a stroke in January 2008, his son Victor Baker said Wednesday. In 1965, Baker moved his family from Riverside...

Reds won't be busy in free agency

MLB (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Reds won't be busy in free agency