The Cincinnati Reds sign Wes Bankston
The Reds have signed 25-year old righty swinging 1B Wes Bankston to a minor league contract. He played in 17 games for the A’s last season in which he was 12 for 59 (.203 avg, .543 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 4 RBIs. Bankston also played in 97 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 105 for 375 (.280 avg, .824 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 20 homers and 73 RBIs. Bankston will be nothing more than insurance in AAA for the Reds in 2009.
