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Reds roster and staff
Here is the 40-Man Roster for the Cincinnati Reds as of today. This of course is not counting Ryan Ludwick who is still not official yet.
Cincinnati Reds 40-Man Roster
# Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
33 Jose Arredondo R-R 6'0" 175 Mar 12, 1984
61 Bronson Arroyo R-R 6'4" 195 Feb 24, 1977
34 Homer Bailey R-R 6'3" 200 May 3, 1986
Andrew Brackman R-R 6'10" 230 Dec 4, 1985
45 Bill Bray L-L 6'3" 225 Jun 5, 1983
54 Aroldis Chapman L-L 6'4" 195 Feb 28, 1988
47 Johnny Cueto R-R 5'10" 220 Feb 15, 1986
46 Carlos Fisher R-R 6'4" 225 Feb 22, 1983
Josh Judy R-R 6'4" 200 Feb 9, 1986
Mat Latos R-R 6'6" 225 Dec 9, 1987
44 Mike Leake R-R 6'1" 185 Nov 12, 1987
63 Sam LeCure R-R 6'1" 205 May 4, 1984
Kyle Lotzkar L-R 6'4" 200 Oct 24, 1989
Ryan Madson L-R 6'6" 200 Aug 28, 1980
Sean Marshall L-L 6'7" 220 Aug 30, 1982
40 Nick Masset R-R 6'4" 240 May 17, 1982
66 Logan Ondrusek R-R 6'8" 230 Feb 13, 1985
62 Jordan Smith R-R 6'4" 220 Feb 4, 1986
Pedro Villarreal R-R 6'1" 215 Dec 9, 1987
# Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
29 Ryan Hanigan R-R 6'0" 200 Aug 16, 1980
39 Devin Mesoraco R-R 6'1" 220 Jun 19, 1988
# Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
43 Miguel Cairo R-R 6'1" 220 May 4, 1974
2 Zack Cozart R-R 6'0" 195 Aug 12, 1985
25 Juan Francisco L-R 6'2" 240 Jun 24, 1987
21 Todd Frazier R-R 6'3" 220 Feb 12, 1986
Didi Gregorius L-R 6'1" 175 Feb 18, 1990
7 Paul Janish R-R 6'2" 200 Oct 12, 1982
Donald Lutz L-R 6'3" 235 Feb 6, 1989
71 Kristopher Negron R-R 6'0" 180 Feb 1, 1986
4 Brandon Phillips R-R 6'0" 205 Jun 28, 1981
Henry Rodriguez S-R 5'10" 150 Feb 9, 1990
27 Scott Rolen R-R 6'4" 245 Apr 4, 1975
Neftali Soto R-R 6'2" 180 Feb 28, 1989
3 Chris Valaika R-R 6'0" 210 Aug 14, 1985
19 Joey Votto L-R 6'3" 220 Sep 10, 1983
# Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB
32 Jay Bruce L-L 6'3" 225 Apr 3, 1987
28 Chris Heisey R-R 6'0" 225 Dec 14, 1984
Denis Phipps R-R 6'3" 210 Jul 22, 1985
6 Drew Stubbs R-R 6'4" 200 Oct 4, 1984
Cincinnati Reds Coaching Staff
Manager & Coaches
# Name Position
12 Dusty Baker Manager
49 Brook Jacoby Batting Coach
38 Bryan Price Pitching Coach
Mack Jenkins Assistant Pitching Coach
22 Billy Hatcher First Base Coach
41 Mark Berry Third Base Coach
35 Chris Speier Bench Coach
59 Juan Lopez Bullpen Coach
72 Mike Stefanski Bullpen Catcher
Staff
Name Position
Terry Reynolds Director of Pro Scouting
J Harrison Scout
Marty Maier Scout
Jeff Morris Scout
John Morris Scout
Shawn Pender Scout
Steve Roadcap Scout
Mike Squires Scout
Jeff Taylor Scout
Dominic Viola Scout
Jerry Walker Scout
Joe Morgan Baseball Operations Assistant
Paul Lessard Athletic Trainer
Mark Riggins Minor League Pitching Coordinator
Rick Sweet Coordinator, Catching
Cincinnati Reds Broadcasters
Name
Marty Brennaman
Thom Brennaman
Chris Welsh
Jeff Brantley
Jim Kelch
George Grande
Sean Casey
Kent Mercker
Is Walt Jocketty done?
After signing Ryan Ludwick and avoiding arbitration with Homer Bailey, Paul Janish and Bill Bray the question that comes to many Cincinnati Reds minds now is; are the Reds done making moves this offseason? I would love to see them get another solid hitting infielder but after reading what Homer Bailey got for one year I am not sure if they have any more money to do it. Even if they don’t make any more moves this offseason, fans have to walk away very happy with what the Reds got. They needed a top of the rotation starter and they got it with Mat Latos. They needed bullpen help and got it with Sean Marshall. They then set their sights on a closer and got a great bargain with signing Ryan Madson. Walt Jocketty then went after a right-handed LF bat and got it with Ryan Ludwick.
No matter what some fans might think about their chances this season you can not deny the team is better now then they were last offseason and their chances to take first in National League Central should be a lot better.
Get your tickets now
Cincinnati Reds Spring Training is very close and if you don’t have your tickets yet you better get them quick. 2012 Spring Training Tickets and Season Ticket Plans are on sale right now.
You can also get some great gear at the Cincinnati Reds Auction right now.
Bill Bray signed a one year deal with the Reds today. [Source - Mark Sheldon] Here is what Bray had to say about it on twitter.
2011 Reds pitching SIERA
Today, I wanted to discuss Cincinnati Reds SIERA (Skill-Interactive ERA) numbers for 2011, using the pitchers on the roster now. “The league-average for starting pitchers is a 3.81 SIERA; the league-average for relievers is a 3.40 SIERA.” Zack Greinke had a 2.66 SIERA followed by Cliff Lee 2.72 SIERA and Roy Halladay 2.79 SIERA. Jonathan Papelbon had a 1.58 SIERA in 2011. I got all of the SIERA stats from my updated Reds pitchers list on fangraphs.com.
Cincinnati Reds pitchers SIERA 2011
Name SIERA Cueto 3.93 Latos 3.48 Arroyo 4.57 Bailey 3.78 Leake 3.76 Chapman 3.65 Madson 2.63 Marshall 2.20 Masset 3.58 Ondrusek 4.27 Bray 3.45 LeCure 3.01 Arredondo 4.12 Fisher 4.32 Judy 4.62 Brackman 8.69
Of course when trying to determine how good a pitcher really is, it is best to use many different stats in order to better judge each pitcher. SIERA is just one way to judge a pitcher and how well he has done. For more information about SIERA please go and read all the great posts on fangraphs.com
It is always nice to have options
Out Of Options: “The following players on the Reds’ 40-man roster do not have options: RHP Jose Arredondo, RHP Bronson Arroyo, RHP Homer Bailey, LHP Bill Bray, IF Miguel Cairo, RHP Carlos Fisher, IF Juan Francisco, RHP Nick Masset and 2B Brandon Phillips.” [Source]
That makes 9 players out of 38 on the 40-man roster. Jose Arredondo, Homer Bailey, Carlos Fisher and Juan Francisco are the ones that concern me the most. Will they be able to step up their game and play to their potential the whole season? And stay healthy at the same time. I am looking forward to watching Juan Francisco play in 2012 and I really hope these three pitchers can stay off the DL and play great for the Reds.
Another question that comes to mind right now is; will these three pitchers be included in another trade before spring training? The Reds are still looking for an outfielder and a SS/INF and most people think they will look at free agents for that help. I still think Walt Jocketty will make another trade and these three pitchers might be a part of it. There have been some rumors about Homer Bailey being traded already but only by fans, I am not sure if reporters have asked Walt Jocketty if he would trade away these three pitchers this offseason.
2r2d Podcast: Episode 1 (01.03.12)
I wanted to try out a podcast to start off 2012. I am not sure if I will do a lot of podcasts but if feedback is good it might become a welcome addition to the blog. This first episode is about what I have posted on 2r2d blog. Mat Latos, Sean Marshall and Josh Judy are talked about in this episode.
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