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With Jeremy Affeldt gone, the first free agent in the majors to sign with another team this year (two years, $8 million from the Giants), and with the imminent retirement of Kent Mercker, the Reds are nearly stripped of left-handers in the bullpen.
That means it is time for 25-year-old Bill Bray to step to the front. Scouts and front office types throughout baseball agree that Bray has the stuff and talent to succeed.
His problem so far has been injuries.
Bray, a first-round pick of the Expos in 2004, came to the Reds on July 13, 2006, as part of a nine-player trade with the Nationals and appeared in 29 games the rest of the season.
Then the problems began. Bray was on the disabled list from Opening Day in 2007 until July 19 with a hairline fracture on the...
21 Nov 2008 at 10:25pm
Glenn Sample, who coached baseball at the University of Cincinnati for 21 years and was an official scorer at Cincinnati Reds games for 29 seasons, has died. He was 77. The Reds said Sample died Friday at a Cincinnati hospital. The cause of death was not released. Sample played baseball and football at the University of Cincinnati, where he became wrestling coach and assistant athletic director.
21 Nov 2008 at 5:49am
Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty confirmed interest in free agent lefties Arthur Rhodes, Will...
17 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Jeremy Affeldt became the first player to switch teams during the free-agent signing period Monday as he inked a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants.
17 Nov 2008 at 12:53pm
One-inning relief pitchers like Francisco Rodriguez aren't worth the big bucks, an analysis shows.
17 Nov 2008 at 9:46am
His .219 batting average notwithstanding, Nick Swisher looks to be a high-upside acquisition for the New York...
14 Nov 2008 at 7:43am
The Colorado Rockies are expected to show prime interest in Jeremy Affeldt, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds...
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