Reds Tidbits (2008 season)

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Dispatch

Big Red Machine architect dies at 89
Howsam produced two World Series titles as GM
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:59 AM
By Scott Priestle


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
FILE PHOTO
Reds general manager Bob Howsam in 1975



Thousands of schoolchildren in the Cincinnati area will attend a Reds game for free this summer, their reward for earning good grades. It is part of Bob Howsam's legacy.
Every Reds team picture from the 1970s features no more facial hair than a Little League team picture, a clean-cut counter to a growing counterculture. It, too, is part of Howsam's legacy.

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Cincy

Bruce impresses Baker
BY JOHN FAY | JFAY@ENQUIRER.COM

Dusty Baker would like to see former Reds manager Sparky Anderson in camp with the Reds.
"I'd really like to see that," he said. "He gave me a lot of advice. I'd like to bring him for a couple of days . . . I called it going to the library when I talked to guys like him.
Baker also got his first look at outfielder Jay Bruce hitting on Tuesday.

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Cincy

All quiet on contract front for Dunn
BY JOHN FAY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

SARASOTA, Fla. - Adam Dunn came to Reds camp Tuesday and was his usual happy-go-lucky self, lighting up his new favorite target, fellow outfielder Jay Bruce, and generally enjoying himself.
But there is the possibility that this is Dunn's last Reds camp.
Dunn says nothing is going on as far as talks about a contract extension. The Reds picked up his option Oct. 31, but as it is, he'll become a free agent after the season.

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Interesting..... Red Reporter

Free agent pitcher Josh Fogg told friends in Denver that he has agreed to a one-year $1 million contract with the Reds.

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Cincy

Baker likes pitcher Fogg
Ex-Rockie won 10 games in 2007
BY JOHN FAY | JFAY@ENQUIRER.COM

Reds manager Dusty Baker said today he would support bringing free-agent pitcher Josh Fogg into training camp.

?He appears to getting better," Baker said. "Plus, if he can pitch in Colorado, he pitch anywhere. He was a pretty big man for them down the stretch, so you know he?s not afraid of big games. It gives us another guy who knows how to pitch. If one of our young guys isn?t ready, it gives them time to get ready.?

The Reds are on the verge of signing Fogg, according to a report by the Rocky Mountain News.
Fogg, a 31-year-old right-hander, pitched for the Colorado Rockies last season. Fogg went 10-9 in 30 appearances, 29 starts, with a 4.94 ERA. He pitched 1652/3 innings, allowing 194 hits while striking out 94 and walking 59.
"We don't have anything to announce," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky said Wednesday. "It's not a done deal, but we've been talking to him throughout the winter, and I've had some conversations with him since I've been down here (in Sarasota, Fla.)."

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Originally Posted by coastalbuck

Free agent pitcher Josh Fogg told friends in Denver that he has agreed to a one-year $1 million contract with the Reds.

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I don't have a problem at all with this move. He's a placeholder, and he comes cheap. I for one had no delusions of the Reds contending this season. I'm glad that it appears that they will not be trading for Blanton. I'd hate to see the Reds pull out all the stops to field a team that can win 85 games and not make the playoffs, and in doing so let go of young players that can probably have a greater impact when this team's window opens in a year or two.

Signing Fogg likely means that we keep Bailey and Cueto, and they start the year in AAA. It also likely means that Affeldt moves to the pen, where he belongs. These are both good things.