http://www.redslocker.com Daily Blog for Cincinnati Reds Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:31:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 22-year old lefty swinging Jay Bruce has a huge upside and the Reds hope that he can stay healthy and play up to his ability in 2010. Bruce played in 101 games for the Reds last season and he was 77 of 345 (.223 avg, .773 OPS) with 47 ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/28/the-cincinnati-reds-hope-jay-bruce-can-stay-healthy-in-2010/ 25-year old righty swinging Drew Stubbs heads into spring training as the Reds' starting CF for 2010. He played in 42 games for the Reds last season and he was 48 of 180 (.267 avg, .762 OPS) with 27 runs scored, 8 homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/28/cf-likely-belongs-to-drew-stubbs-in-2010-for-the-cincinnati-reds/ 29-year old righty swinging Jonny Gomes will likely see a lot of action in LF in 2010 for the Reds. Gomes played in 98 games for the Reds last season and he was 75 of 281 (.267 avg, .879 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 20 homers, 51 RBIs and ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/28/the-cincinnati-reds-have-a-lot-of-depth-in-lf/ IF/OF Chris Burke has a fractured finger injured in practice yesterday and he will have it in a splint for the next two weeks. He is not allowed to have any baseball activities for the next three weeks. This almost guarantees that Burke will start the 2010 season ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/26/chris-burke-has-a-bad-break-for-the-cincinnati-reds/ 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, ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-cincinnati-reds-re-sign-johnny-gomes/ The Reds traded for 34-year old righty swinging 3B Scott Rolen last season and they hope he will stay healthy and productive in 2010. Rolen played in 40 games for the Reds last season and he was 37 for 137 (.270 avg, .765 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 3 ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-cincinnati-reds-are-expecting-big-things-out-of-scott-rolen-in-2010/ The Reds signed 35-year old righty swinging Orlando Cabrera to start at SS in 2010 and he will be a huge improvement for them. Cabrera played in 160 games for the Twins & A's last season and he was 186 of 656 (.284 avg, .705 OPS) with 83 runs ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-cincinnati-reds-have-a-new-look-at-ss-for-2010/ 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 ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/12/the-cincinnati-reds-re-sign-kip-wells/ 28-year old righty swinging Brandon Phillips is the best player on the Reds right now. He played in 153 games for the Reds last season and he was 161 for 584 (.276 avg, .776 OPS) with 78 runs scored, 20 homers, 98 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. Since ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/08/the-cincinnati-reds-are-set-up-well-at-2b-for-2010/ 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 ... http://www.redslocker.com/2010/02/01/the-cincinnati-reds-acquire-aaron-miles-from-the-as/