The Cincinnati Reds sign Joel Guzman
The Reds have signed 27-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Joel Guzman to a minor league deal. Guzman played in 73 games for Chunichi in Japan last year and he was 43 for 238 (.181 avg, .517 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 7 homers and 15 RBIs. He last played in the majors back in 2007 with the Rays. He has played in 24 games in his first two years in the majors and he is 13 for 56 (.232 avg, .628 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 0 homers and 7 RBIs. The Reds will likely have Guzman start the 2012 season in AAA-ball.
