2/28 Spring Training Game
Jerry Gil went 1-2 with a 3 run HR.
Chris Dickerson went 1-2 with a double.
Adam Rosales went 1-2 with a run.
Jay Bruce went 1-2 (Photo by Jeff Swinger/Enquirer).
Joey Votto went 1-3 with a run.
Baker on Bailey
This is from John Fay
“I think he’s in better position because his mechanics are better, allowing him [...]

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Spring Training Game Review

Chris Dickerson went 1-2
Jerry Gil went 1-2
Adam Rosales went 1-1 with a solo HR (Photo by Keith Srakocic/AP)
Joey Votto went 0-2
Jay Bruce went 1-2
Paul Janish went 0-1
Craig Tatum went 0-1
Brad Salmon went 1 inning, allowed a hit and a walk.
Baker says the young pitchers could start in the bullpen
From John Fay:
There’s no [...]

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Intrasquad Scrimmage
Johnny Cueto pitched an inning and recorded a groundout from Edwin Encarnacion and struck out David Ross and Chris Dickerson. Video of that is below. Jay Bruce went 1-3 with two ground outs and a single. Joey Votto had a rough day as he went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Matt Maloney allowed a [...]

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Every year the Baseball America Top 100 Prospect list comes out as the most heralded prospect list around. This year it was no different. Several other quality lists came out that had the prospect community’s attention for a while, but in the end everyone was still waiting for ‘the one’. Well, on the first day [...]

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C. Trent Rosecrans had a nice piece on the hazing of Jay Bruce by Adam Dunn and company.

In the clubhouse, there was a stack of Reds Report magazines. The cover is Jay Bruce, and the headline is “The Next Big Thing”
Adam Dunn first taped one up in his locker and then set out the entire [...]

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Homer Bailey threw live batting practice today and here is what he and John Fay had to say about it:
I finally saw Homer Bailey throw against hitters. He looked good against a good group – Brandon Phillips, Alex Gonzalez, Edwin Encarnacion and Craig Tatum.
“I feel good,” Bailey said. “I’m prepared. I think the experience of [...]

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After going through the Reds Media Guide, I found every player who was signed last year (as a free agent, not including draft picks) or this year who will be making their debut in 2008. There are 21 players total and they are listed below.

Personally, seeing kids born in 1991 in the system is mind [...]

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Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Matt Belisle, Josh Fogg and who? That sounds like the Reds rotation heading into 2008. There are a lot of people competing for that final spot in the rotation. Edinson Volquez, Jeremy Affeldt, Homer Bailey, Johnny Cueto and Matt Maloney all have hopes of heading to Cincinnati at the end of [...]

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There are a plethora of Jay Bruce articles making their rounds through the papers.
John Erardi has a peice on Bruce entitled “Up in the Bit” in the Enquirer.
John Fay has one on what Baker thinks about Bruce.
Hal McCoy has one entitled “Bruce, eager to learn, leans on Griffey”.
The Josh Fogg deal is official now, 1 [...]

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Sorry for the post coming so late, I got in the door at 9:15 tonight and it was the first time I had more than 5 minutes of free time today. Its been a busy one.
Apparently the Reds and Josh Fogg have agreed to a 1 year contract worth 1 million dollars. That likely means [...]

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