The Reds have re-signed 29-year old righty swinging outfielder Johnny Gomes to a 1-year deal with a club option for the 2011 season. Gomes played in 98 games for the Reds last season and he was 75 for 281 (.267 avg, .879 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 20 homers, 51 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has now played in 513 games in his major league career and he is 372 of 1,545 (.241 avg, .801 OPS) with 225 runs scored, 86 homers, 235 RBIs and 33 stolen bases. Gomes should get more P.T. than he got in 2009 as the Reds need his power.

The Reds have re-signed 32-year old righty starter/reliever Kip Wells to a minor league deal. Wells pitched in 10 games (7 starts) for the Reds last season and he was 2-3 with a 4.66 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Overall for the Nationals & Reds last season Wells pitched in 33 games (7 starts) in which he was 2-5 with 2 saves, a 5.33 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Wells has now pitched in 289 games (212 starts) in his major league career and he is 67-99 with 2 saves, a 4.71 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Wells will likely be the long man in the bullpen for the Reds in 2010 and make some spot starts for them if needed.

The Cincinnati Reds have acquired 33-year old switch-hitting infielder Aaron Miles and either a player to be named later or cash for 28-year old righty swinging outfielder Willy Taveras and 26-year old righty swinging 3B Adam Rosales. Miles will probably be the Reds’ top infield back-up at 2B, SS and 3B if he has a good spring. Miles played in 74 games for the Cubs last season and he was 29 for 157 (.185 avg, .466 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 5 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Miles has now played in 717 games in his major league career and he is 629 for 2,234 (.282 avg, .678 OPS) with 284 runs scored, 16 homers, 175 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.

The Reds are probably doing cartwheels because they got rid of Taveras who was a complete bust in his only year with the Reds. He played in 102 games for the Reds last season and he was 97 for 404 (.240 avg, .559 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 1 homer, 15 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. 26-year old righty swinging 3B Adam Rosales was the player the A’s wanted in this deal. He played in 87 games for the Reds last season and he was 49 for 230 (.213 avg, .620 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 4 homers and 19 RBIs. Rosales played in 105 games in his two years with the Reds and he was 55 for 259 (.212 avg, .605 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 4 homers, 21 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. It was worth trading Rosales to help the Reds rid of Taveras.

The Reds have signed 35-year old righty swinging shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a 1-year, $4 million bucks. Cabrera played in 160 games for the A’s and Twins last season he was 186 for 656 (.284 avg, .705 OPS) with 83 runs scored, 9 homers, 77 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. He has now played in 1,732 games in his 13 years in the majors and he is 1,818 for 6,618 (.275 avg, .720 OPS) with 882 runs scored, 114 homers, 761 RBIs and 197 stolen bases. This was a great signing for the Reds as Cabrera is a good hitter who has won 2 Gold Gloves in his career. He is a huge upgrade over Paul Janish who will go back to coming off the bench for the Reds in 2010.

The Reds have signed 35-year old righty swinging infielder Miguel Cairo to a minor league deal. Cairo played in 27 games for the Phillies last season and he was 12 for 45 (.267 avg, .705 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs. He has now played in 1,227 games in his major league career and he is 893 for 3,361 (.266 avg, .672 OPS) with 432 runs scored, 28 homers, 320 RBIs and 128 stolen bases. This was a good little signing for the Reds as Cairo should be able to help them off the bench in 2010 if he makes the team.