Reds give Sheets another shelling - 4 hours ago - kentucky.com

Ben Sheets was battered for 10 runs without retiring a batter in his latest poor showing, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland Athletics 13-5 Monday. Sheets signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Oakland after missing last season with elbow problems that required surgery. He gave up eight Read More »;</a></b>
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Masset set up to succeed with Reds - 13 hours ago - news.cincinnati.com

... innings. He walked 24 and struck out 70.By the time the year ended, he had moved into the primary setup role for closer Francisco Cordero. Once I got in the bullpen, I was trying to pitch my best and work my way up the ranks of the bullpen, he said. Doing what I could to be in the game and help my team out the most. Fortunately, it worked out.The Reds rewarded Masset with a two-year, $2.58 million deal.Masset is the Red most likely to take over for Cordero.Dont give away Corderos job, Reds manager Dusty Baker said.But Massets stuff makes him suited for any bullpen work.If youve got guys who ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Reds considering Francisco in left field - 13 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... vacancy. Now, maybe it's not so distant, since Francisco's booming bat could force the issue. The 22-year-old has hit well during camp and will make his first start in left field on Tuesday when the Reds face the D-backs in Tucson. If he shows some level of skill, his chances to make the team could improve. "I feel really comfortable with it," said Francisco -- with teammate Yonder Alonso translating in English -- about the upcoming start. "Thank God that in the Dominican, I was able to play it a lot. Im excited to play over there." Through seven spring games, the 22-year-old ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Young arms Leake, Wood shine - 14 hours ago - news.cincinnati.com

... for the fifth starter spot. Could they win the job, despite the lack of experience?I dont know, Baker said. This is Leakes first spring training period. Its Woods first major-league camp. Lets let them pitch first. And then well see whats happening. Just go pitch, son. Dont worry about making the team. Dont worry about not making the team. Dont worry about nothing.Mike Lincoln, Micah Owings, Matt Maloney, Aroldis Chapman and Justin Lehr are also competing for the job.If they keep pitching like theyre pitching, theyll be here sooner than most of us think if theres room.I cant have all of ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Cabrera brings vocal leadership to Reds - 16 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com

... park every day for just personal numbers, it really gets annoying," Cabrera said. "If I see something, guys getting off track or focused on things not important, yeah, I will say something to them. I like to play hard. I like to play smart. I like to show that at any given moment, you can beat any team." Cabrera, 35, has become nomadic his past few years with stops on six different teams since 2004. But perhaps it's no coincidence that he's also been to the postseason in five of the past six seasons, including the past three consecutive years with the Angels, White Sox and Twins. Most of the ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Ten-run first paces Reds' rout of Athletics - 16 hours ago - cincinnati.reds.mlb.com

... two earned runs and one hit on Balentien's homer. Worth noting: Former Reds star Eric Davis, an instructor in camp, was given a nice ovation by the crowd of 4,602 when he took over as first-base coach in the fourth inning. Davis, a two-time All-Star, was part of the 1990 World Series-winning Reds team that defeated the Athletics in four games. Cactus League records: Reds 5-4-1; Athletics 6-5-1 Up next: Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce and Cabrera will be in the lineup when the Reds travel to Tucson, Ariz., to face the D-backs at 4:05 p.m. ET. Johnny Cueto will start for the Reds against ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Rosales posts three hits in Athletics loss - 16 hours ago - oakland.athletics.mlb.com

... two earned runs and one hit on Balentien's homer. Worth noting: Former Reds star Eric Davis, an instructor in camp, was given a nice ovation by the crowd of 4,602 when he took over as first-base coach in the fourth inning. Davis, a two-time All-Star, was part of the 1990 World Series-winning Reds team that defeated the Athletics in four games. Cactus League records: Reds 5-4-1; Athletics 6-5-1 Up next: Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce and Cabrera will be in the lineup when the Reds travel to Tucson, Ariz., to face the D-backs at 4:05 p.m. ET. Johnny Cueto will start for the Reds against ... Read More »;</a></b>
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An '86 Topps Mario Soto that's also a Reds ticket? Yes, please - 18 hours ago - sports.yahoo.com

... yet despite the fact that Im not a Reds fan and that Id be looking at 10 hours of driving for 81 games a year, I can't help but think that it'd be a wonderful idea to become a Cincinnati Reds season ticket holder this season. That's how cool the team's idea is to put classic Reds baseball cards on their tickets. That's also how much of a nerd I am. Corey Brinn has a few more views of these Topps ticket beauties , which are especially pretty when uncut and still representing the promise of a season yet to be played. And as OMGReds hopes ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Reds' Francisco gets start in LF - 20 hours ago - news.cincinnati.com

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Reds' Phillips ends 0-for-14 with 2 hits - 1 day ago - kentucky.com

Brandon Phillips got his first two hits of spring training, including a two-run homer, and the Cincinnati Reds blew a four-run lead in the ninth on Sunday before settling for a 5-5 tie with the Chicago White Sox in Goodyear, Ariz. The second baseman was 0-for-14 before he singled home Drew Stubbs. Read More »;</a></b>
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Word from Reds camp - 1 day ago - dispatch.com

. Minor-leaguer Jordan Smith gave up four runs in the ninth. Read More »;</a></b>
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Lehr knows there are no guarantees - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

. -- Reds pitcher Justin Lehr had an 86-mph fastball coming out of his worn-out right arm late last season and a brain brimming with guile. Read More »;</a></b>
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Good day for Harang - 1 day ago - news.cincinnati.com

... caught up in the crowded fight for the fifth spot. "I take it one day at a time, go out and do my job," Maloney said. "I go day-to-day and do the best I can." But the situation tests a pitcher. "There's a lot of dynamics between all the guys," Maloney said. "The competition will be good for the team. You see what guys are made of." ALONSO SWITCH: The Reds intend to try Yonder Alonso at positions other than first base. But that's not going to happen in big league camp. "I've only got so many spots with 60 guys," Baker said. "The other spots he's going to go to is when he goes to minor ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Breakthrough: Finish over .500 - 1 day ago - news.cincinnati.com

... Ariz. -- Manager Dusty Baker was asked if he thought the Reds were poised for a breakthrough season. His answer: one step at a time. "A winning season first," Baker said. "We haven't had a winning season in this organization in nine years. You've got to have a winning season first. There are teams that go from worst to first. But there aren't that many in the history of baseball. We weren't close to the worst, but . . ." Baker was confident the Reds would be ready to break that streak of losing seasons last year. "Iif we kept guys healthy," he said. "We lost a lot of guys, a lot of ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Reds, White Sox end in 5-5 tie after 9 - 1 day ago - buffalonews.com

. The second baseman was 0 for 14 before he singled home Drew Stubbs. Read More »;</a></b>
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Dunn would look good - as a DH - 1 day ago - daytondailynews.com

. Hal McCoy noted that one day last week it was warmer in Dayton than it was in Goodyear, Ariz. Read More »;</a></b>
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Phillips, Votto break out in tie - 1 day ago - cincinnati.reds.mlb.com

... with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, including one walk and one strikeout. Matt Thornton worked one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. J.J. Putz gave up two earned runs and two hits with one walk and two strikeouts in one inning. Worth noting: The game was called after nine innings because both teams had used all scheduled pitchers. Former Reds chief operating officer John Allen was at Sunday's game and making his first visit at the completed Goodyear Ballpark. Before he departed in 2008, Allen spearheaded the Reds' negotiations with the city of Goodyear and helped orchestrate the shift ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Burke making up for lost time - 1 day ago - mlb.mlb.com

... he faces in Reds camp. A non-roster player trying to win a utility infield spot on the bench, Burke fractured the knuckle on his right ring finger on Feb. 25. He only started swinging a few days ago. Time to cram a whole lot of Spring Training into about three weeks in an effort to make the team. "It is tougher, no doubt about it. It's my reality," Burke said. I have to try and do the best with it, try to get caught up and try to play well." Burke appeared in a "B" game vs. the Indians on Sunday and was 1-for-1 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored. He also showed some nifty ... Read More »;</a></b>
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Baseball's young guns on the radar - 2 days ago - kentucky.com

Davey Johnson dropped a Dwight Gooden on Stephen Strasburg. Scouting legend Art Stewart upped the ante in describing Aroldis Chapman. Stewart called the lanky Cuban the "best young left-handed arm I've seen since Herb Score," and in doing so crossed a bridge that spans 55 years, to Score's rookie s Read More »;</a></b>
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Baseball in the desert - 2 days ago - news.cincinnati.com

... where they would take my catch from a deep-sea fishing trip and turn it into dinner. So I went to Goodyear to see if that town could teach an old dog new tricks. Here's what I found. It was Friday, March 5 - Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark, the low-profile stadium the team shares with the Cleveland Indians, who moved in the year before. The Desert Edge High School Marching Band - you can see their school from the ballpark - was playing outside the home plate entrance an hour before game time. The band played and the drill team twirled flags in the shadow of ... Read More »;</a></b>
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