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| Cincinnati Reds 2009 Preview |
MLB Baseball |
03/31/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Now, all they need is a name change, right? The upstart Cincinnati Reds, having officially jettisoned the three-run homer approach in favor of youth, speed and defense, enter the 2009 season with more than a few observers likening them to the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays, of course, ditched the word "Devil" from their name heading into last year and went on to win a franchise-record 97 games en route to a stirring American League Championship Series win and an appearance i |
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| Jones among three players reassigned by Reds |
MLB Baseball |
03/30/2009 |
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| Sarasota, FL (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds reassigned three players from their spring camp on Monday, with outfielder Jacque Jones among the cuts. Jones signed a minor league deal with the Reds this offseason and was competing for a reserve role. However, he hit just. 091 during the spring. The 33-year-old spent most of the 2008 season in the minors but combined to play 42 games for the Marlins and Tigers and hit .147. Jones began his career in 1999 with the Twins and enjoyed a successful seven- year |
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| USA resumes WBC slate with second round tilt against Puerto Rico |
WBC |
03/14/2009 |
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| enged the previous loss by topping Davey Johnson's club, 5-3. Speaking of Johnson, the American manager will not be in the dugout on Saturday when his team takes the field, as he will be attending the wedding of his stepson in St. Petersburg. Former Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin, who is a coach on Johnson's staff, will manage the club. Johnson is expected to re-join the team on Sunday. Team USA batted .299 through its first three games, while managing 24 runs. The U.S. has an advantage in that no team pos |
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| Report: A-Rod to meet with MLB officials Sunday |
MLB Baseball |
02/27/2009 |
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| ing training and the regular season. MLB officials are expected to question Rodriguez about most of his recent admissions and issues he's kept quiet about such as his relationship to Presinal. It's unclear if he will take part in the Yankees' scheduled game with the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The 33-year-old Rodriguez, who is entering his sixth season with the Yankees after a trade from Texas before the 2004 campaign, said previously he is going to work with Major League Baseball in an anti-steroids campaign. |
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| Griffey spurns Atlanta, will return to Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
02/19/2009 |
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| this franchise it was even more clear that he would be a fit with us." After leading the Mariners to their first two division titles in team history (1995, 1997), Griffey demanded a trade following the 1999 season. He was subsequently traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez and Jake Meyer. Griffey was unable to duplicate his production in Cincinnati, topping 40 homers and 100 RBI only in his first of eight-plus years with the club. He suffered numerous injuries during his te |
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| Reds avoid arbitration with Encarnacion |
MLB Baseball |
02/17/2009 |
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| Sarasota, FL (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds agreed with third baseman Edwin Encarnacion on a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Encarnacion's arbitration hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday in Arizona. The 26-year-old asked for $3.7 million, while the Reds countered with $2.55 million. In 2008, Encarnacion batted .251 to go with a career-high 26 homers and 68 runs batted in. In parts of four seasons with the Reds, Encarnacion has compiled a .266 batting a |
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| Reds ink OF Jones, 1B Ward to minor league deals |
MLB Baseball |
02/05/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder Jacque Jones and first baseman Daryle Ward to minor league contracts Thursday with invitations to spring training. Jones spent most of the 2008 season in the minors but combined to play 42 games for the Marlins and Tigers and hit .147. The 33-year-old began his career in 1999 with the Twins and enjoyed a successful seven-year run with Minnesota before signing a lucrative free agent contract with the Cubs in 2006. He hit 27 home runs and d |
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| Cubs agree to terms with catcher Bako |
MLB Baseball |
01/30/2009 |
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| a contract for the 2009 season. Terms of the deal were not announced. Despite being a veteran of 11 seasons, Bako set career highs in home runs (6), runs batted in (35) and runs scored (30) last year while hitting at a .217 clip in 99 games with the Cincinnati Reds. Bako is a career .231 hitter, totaling 21 homers, 186 RBI and 183 runs scored over 745 games. That includes a stint with the Cubs in 2003-04, as he was a member of a Chicago club that won the National League Central in 2003 on the way to an appeara |
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| Weathers gets one-year deal with Reds |
MLB Baseball |
01/28/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds avoided arbitration with pitcher David Weathers on Wednesday, signing him to a one-year contract with a club option for 2010. Weathers is set to earn $3.5 million in 2009 and can earn an additional $700,000 in incentives. The option is worth $3.7 million with a $400,000 buyout. The 39-year-old finished 4-6 with a 3.25 earned-run average in 72 relief appearances last season. Over an 18-year career with nine clubs, Weathers is 69-82 with a 4.27 ERA and 74 sa |
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| World Baseball Classic provisional rosters announced |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| a Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The Dominican Republic lost in the semifinals of the 2006 tournament to eventual second-place Cuba. Other players to play for the Dominicans are Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. Japan won the World Baseball Classic in its inaugural year of 2006, with the tournament being played every three years. The Japanese will feature several prominent major le |
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