The Reds have lost starting 2B Brandon Phillips for the remainder of the season with a broken right index finger. Phillips played in 141 games for the Reds this season and he was 146 for 559 (.261 avg, .754 OPS) with 80 runs scored, 21 homers, 78 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. The Reds can’t replace Phillips who is the best player on the team so expect more losses for the Reds in the last few weeks of the season.

The Reds designated Todd Coffey for assignment earlier this week and the Brewers claimed him on waivers. Coffey pitched in 17 games (0 starts) for the Reds this season and he was 0-0 with a 6.05 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. Coffey never lived up to his ability in his 4 years with the Reds. Coffey pitched in 213 games (0 starts) in his career with the Reds and he was 12-9 with 9 saves, a 4.62 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. The Reds figured that Coffey was never going to get much better than he is right now which made this a easy move to make.

The Reds have placed righty starting pitchers Josh Fogg (strained right groin) and Matt Belisle (knee surgery) on the 60-day disabled list. Fogg was a awful free agent signing over the winter for the Reds. He pitched in 22 games (14 starts) for the Reds in 2008 and he was 2-7 with a 7.58 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. He allowed an amazing 97 hits, 17 of which were homers in only 78.1 innings for the Reds this season. Belisle started 6 games for the Reds this season and he was 1-4 with a 7.28 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP. Belisle also pitched batting practice for the Reds this season allowing 47 hits in only 29.2 innings. The Reds won’t miss either of these guys as this was addition by subtraction for them.