NOTEBOOK 6th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @Reds, @RedsPR, ramsey.mlblogs.com Sunday, February 22, 2015 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: The 2015 media guide is available on the home page at www. POCKET SCHEDULE redspressbox.com and under the FANS tab at www.reds.com...manager will be available Tomorrow...... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am in his office at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow. Position players report Bryan Price available, 8:15am TOMORROW’S MEDIA DAY: Major League ’s third annual Cactus League Media Day will Cactus League Media Day, Biltmore, 2:30pm be held tomorrow at the Arizona Biltmore....the GMs and field managers of all 15 Arizona-based Tuesday...... Physical examinations, 7:00am clubs will be available to the media in two 1-hour blocks following a 2:30 p.m. press conference with Full team meeting/workout, 11:00 Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr....Reds President of Baseball Operations & General Bryan Price available, TBA Walt Jocketty and manager Bryan Price will be available to the media at 4:00. Robert Stephenson’s birthday Wednesday...... Team Meeting, 7:45am DAILY INFORMATION: For comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, follow on Team meeting/workout, 9:00am Twitter @Reds...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times Bryan Price available, TBA for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters Nate Adcock’s birthday can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com. Thursday...... Photo Day, 7:00am Team meeting/workout, 9:00am CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ fifth annual charity celebrity golf tournament is scheduled for Bryan Price available, 8:15am Fri, 2/27 at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...Reds already committed Friday...... Team meeting/workout, 9:00am to play include Paul Maholm, Jon Moscot, Robert Stephenson and Nick Travieso...proceeds Bryan Price available, 8:15am again will benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families Reds & Indians Charity Golf, 1:00pm at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by Jumbo Diaz’ birthday email at [email protected]. Saturday...... Team meeting, 8:00am Bryan Price available, TBA STARS OF THE QUEEN CITY: The Reds Hall of Fame’s new Stars of the Queen City exhibit opens ’s birthday in March...the new exhibit celebrates the 100 different players who have represented the Reds as Neftali Soto’s birthday All-Stars, dating to the first All-Star Game in 1933, and explores the 4 All-Star Games previously Sun, 3/1...... Team meeting/workout, 9:00am played in Cincinnati...each of the 100 Reds All-Stars is represented in the exhibit with a period artifact Bryan Price available, 8:15am associated with his Reds career...the exhibit also features a display dedicated to the 8 position players Team Meeting, 1:30am who have represented the Reds the most number of times in All-Star history. Kyle Skipworth’s birthday Mon, 3/2...... Team meeting, 8:00am TONY PEREZ EXHIBIT & STATUE: In March the Reds Hall of Fame will begin a celebration of the Bryan Price available, TBA career of Tony Perez, a legendary member of the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s and one of Tue, 3/3...... Team meeting, 8:00am the most popular players in the history of the franchise...the exhibit features dozens of game-used items Bryan Price available, TBA and rare collectibles that document the long and storied career of one of the greatest clutch hitters in Reds vs Indians, 1:05pm the history of the game...the celebration of Perez’ career culminates the weekend of 8/21-8/22, when his statue will be dedicated at . 40-MAN ROSTER New In 2015 Gone From 2014 BREAKING BARRIERS: , in partnership with Scholastic, is accepting RHP Burke Badenhop RHP submissions for the Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life essay contest held each year during Black OF Marlon Byrd IF Jake Elmore History Month to honor the breaking of baseball’s color barrier by Jackie Robinson in 1947...through RHP Anthony DeSclafani LHP Ismael Guillon 3/13, students in grades 4-9 are encouraged to write about how they used Robinson’s values to face LHP Amir Garrett IF Jack Hannahan their own barriers...grand prize winners will receive a trip to the 2015 All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Great RHP Matt Magill OF Chris Heisey American Ball Park...applications and contest rules can be found at www.MLB.com/BreakingBarriers. RHP Keyvius Sampson RHP Mat Latos IF Eugenio Suarez OF Ryan Ludwick HOT STOVE: Tuesday night’s Hot Stove League radio show will be hosted for the final time this year OF Kyle Waldrop RHP from Holy Grail Banks, located across the street from Great American Ball Park, by Hall of Fame RHP broadcaster Marty Brennaman and son Thom...the 6:00 p.m. ET show can be heard live on 700 IF Ramon Santiago WLW Radio, via the internet at reds.com/hotstove and on Reds On Radio Network affiliates...the 5 RHP Alfredo Simon shows each Tuesday in March will be broadcast from the club’s spring training home in Goodyear. IF Neftali Soto Ismael Guillon and Neftali Soto are 2015 non-roster invitees *** RED HOTS *** 2014 POST-SEASON HARDWARE : Spring Training 2015 is the for the Reds in their player development complex in ...... Reds Most Valuable Player DRY HEAT sixth ...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, Reds Most Outstanding Goodyear, Arizona 6 full practice fields, 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearby Brayan Pena...... Reds Good Guy Award , a the club shares with the ...there are 15 Major RHP Robert Stephenson....Reds’ No. 1 Prospect Goodyear Ballpark 10,300-seat facility Indians League Baseball clubs training in the Phoenix Area and 15 training in Florida...in 2010 the Reds LONGEST-TENURED REDS made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they trained for 12 springs from 1998-2009. Brandon Phillips..2006-14...... 9 years Homer Bailey...... 2007-14...... 8 years SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 64 players overall, 34 , Joey Votto...... 2007-14...... 8 years 6 catchers, 11 infielders, 13 outfielders and 24 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited Jay Bruce...... 2008-14...... 7 years to Major League camp 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), 65 (2008), Johnny Cueto...... 2008-14...... 7 years 58 (2007), 63 (2006), 55 (2005), 56 (2004), 64 (2003), 70 (2002), 58 (2001), 72 (2000), 54 (1999), 51 (1998), 55 (1997) and 59 (1996) players.

OUT OF OPTIONS: The following players on the Reds’ 40-man roster do not have options: RHP Homer Bailey, OF Jason Bourgeois, LF Marlon Byrd, LHP Manny Parra, C Brayan Pena, 2B Brandon Phillips and IF/OF Skip Schumaker.

THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his second season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76-86 in 2014...before he became manager spent the previous 4 seasons on ’s staff as pitching ...in Price’s 4 seasons as a coach Reds pitchers ranked seventh, 12th, third and fourth in team ERA after finishing seventh, 13th and 15th the previous 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 staffs were 2 of the most successful in franchise history...in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons Reds pitchers established club records for ...the 2012 and 2013 staffs are the first in Major League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers with 100 strikeouts...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009).

...AND HIS CREW: Bench coach Jay Bell, coach Freddie Benavides, first base coach Billy Hatcher, bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, pitching coach , assistant hitting coach Lee Tinsley and catching coordinator Mike Stefanski return to second-year manager Bryan Price’s Major League coaching staff...new to the Cincinnati staff are third base coach and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training 40-MAN ROSTER (40) workouts are instructors Darren Bragg, Tom Browning, Miguel Cairo, Eric Davis, REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (22) Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Jeff Fassero, Ryan Jackson, Tony Jaramillo, Pat Year Record G ERA BA Dylan Axelrod, R Kelly, Eli Marrero, Ray Martinez, Jose Nieves, Ted Power, Mark Riggins, Dick 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 Burke Badenhop, R Schofield, Mario Soto. 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 Homer Bailey, R 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 Aroldis Chapman, L REDS LIVE: FOX Sports Ohio’s Reds Weekly - Spring Training Edition shows will 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 Tony Cingrani, L air March 2 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET), March 9 (10:00-10:30), March 16 (11:00-11:30), 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 Carlos Contreras, R March 23 (10:00-10:30) and March 30 (10:00-11:00)...check local listings for replays... Goodyear 71-84-7 162 5.23 .274 Daniel Corcino, R the shows will be hosted by Jim Day and Chris Welsh and will highlight spring training 2009 13-20 33 4.30 .241 Johnny Cueto, R news, notes, interviews and features. 2008 17-15-1 33 5.49 .283 Ryan Dennick, L 2007 18-12 31 3.96 .279 Anthony DeSclafani, R ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games on Wed, 3/4 at Cle (3:00 p.m. ET), 2006 22-11 33 4.61 .279 Jumbo Diaz, R Thu, 3/5 vs Cle (3:00et), Tue, 3/17 at Cle (4:00et) and Thu, 3/26 at Cle (4:05et)...32 of 2005 17-15 32 5.01 .264 Amir Garrett, L the 33 exhibition games can be heard on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW 2004 18-16-1 35 4.16 .258 David Holmberg, L or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com. 2003 13-18-2 33 4.57 .262 J.J. Hoover, R 2002 9-22-1 32 4.74 .239 Raisel Iglesias, R ON MLB NETWORK: MLB Network will broadcast games on 3/3 vs Cle (4:00pm), 2001 14-14-1 29 4.48 .267 Mike Leake, R 3/4 at Cle (midnight), 3/5 vs Cle (6:00am on 3/6), 3/10 at Mil (9:00pm), 3/13 at LAD 2000 16-17 33 4.94 .285 Sam LeCure, R (3:00am on 3/14), 3/15 at Cubs (6:00am on 3/16), 3/20 at SF (live at 9:00pm), 3/23 at 1999 15-16 31 4.52 .288 Matt Magill, R Tex (live at 9:00pm), 3/25 vs Tex (midnight), 3/29 at LAA (9:00am on 3/30), 3/31 at Mil 1998 13-18 31 3.88 .250 Sean Marshall, L (9:00am on 4/1), 4/3 vs Tor at Montreal (12:30am on 4/2) and 4/4 vs Tor at Montreal Sarasota 185-194-7 386 4.56 .267 Manny Parra, L (live at 1:00pm)...all times are Eastern. 1997 17-15 32 4.39 .301 Keyvius Sampson, R 1996 11-18 30 4.83 .242 Pedro Villarreal, R GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark 1995 7-5 12 5.55 .305 Catchers (3) are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium 1994 12-19-1 31 5.26 .283 Tucker Barnhart and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or 1993 18-9-2 29 4.28 .290 both...3-game mini-plans are also available...in addition to saving between $64 and $160 1992 22-9-1 32 3.12 .283 Brayan Pena per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount 1991 13-17-1 31 4.83 .271 coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also 1990 9-7 16 4.63 .281 Infielders (6) receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at 1989 16-14-2 32 3.49 .275 Zack Cozart (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ 1988 16-12-2 30 3.65 .262 Todd Frazier spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. 1987 16-19-1 26 4.59 .289 Kristopher Negron 1986 16-13 29 4.97 .295 Brandon Phillips CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 1985 14-12 26 4.15 .267 Eugenio Suarez games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via Major League Baseball’s secured 1984 11-14 25 3.62 .241 Joey Votto credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering on 1983 9-14-1 24 3.98 .261 Outfielders (9) MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization and 1982 14-12 26 3.22 .256 Jason Bourgeois not a personal email address...please request credentials at least 24 hours in advance. 1981 12-13 25 4.44 .282 Jay Bruce 1980 9-13 22 4.12 .273 Marlon Byrd BETTER OFF RED: For insights into spring training, log on to Jamie Ramsey’s top-rated 1979 10-14 24 3.61 .255 Juan Duran Better Off Red blog at www.ramsey.mlblogs.com. 1978 14-11 25 4.32 .275 Billy Hamilton 1977 11-15 26 4.77 .272 Donald Lutz VIP TOURS: The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2-hour Major League Clubhouse 1976 7-7 14 3.90 .274 Yorman Rodriguez Tour features visits to the Reds’ clubhouse, visitors’ clubhouse and broadcast booths 1975 18-11 29 3.85 .305 Skip Schumaker in addition to the stops on the Scotts Great American Ball Park Tour that include 1974 NA Kyle Waldrop the dugout, seating bowl, Crosley Terrace, press box, media interview room, Crosley 1973 17-9 26 3.14 .266 Room, FOX Sports Ohio Champions Club and Mercedes Benz Diamond Club... 1972 9-11-1 21 2.70 .240 Added* museum admission is included with all tours...the Major League Clubhouse Tour is 1971 15-15 30 4.44 .283 Burke Badenhop, RH available Saturdays at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. through March 14...call (513) 765-7923 or 1970 14-13-1 28 4.95 .269 Marlon Byrd, OF log on to www.redsmuseum.org. 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DeSclafani, RH Amir Garrett, LH *** 2014 IN REVIEW *** Matt Magill, RH Keyvius Sampson, RH SUMMARY: The Redlegs finished last year 76-86 and in fourth place in the NL Central, 14.0g behind the division champion Eugenio Suarez, IF Cardinals...began the season with 8 disabled players, the most in the Major Leagues...overall, 15 players made 19 apps on Kyle Waldrop, OF the DL, the Reds’ highest totals since 19 players made 21 apps on the 2009 disabled list...at the All-Star break were 51-44, a Deleted* season-high 7g above .500 and just 1.5g out of first place...in the second half went25-42 , including 6-14-2 in 22 series, and tied Trevor Bell, RHP the club record for fewest wins following the All-Star Game in a non-strike season (1933)...began the second half with a 7-game Jake Elmore, IF losing streak and 4 straight series losses to drop 6.0g back through 7/30 and didn’t get any closer than 4.0g (on 8/7)...after Ismael Guillon, LHP the All-Star Game, Reds batters hit .222 and over the second half of the season ranked last in the Major Leagues in hits (488), Jack Hannahan, IF hitting (.222), slugging (.335) and on-base percentage (.278) while ranking 29th in runs (218, Atl 211)...the .222ba was the Chris Heisey, OF lowest by any Reds team over the second half of any season since the All-Star Game debuted in 1933 and the lowest batting Mat Latos, RHP average over a second half by any Major League team since the 1974 Padres hit .212. Ryan Ludwick, OF Logan Ondrusek, RHP 2014 AWARDS SEASON: The Reds received the Major Leagues’ Wilson Defensive Team of the Year Award, while Johnny Curtis Partch, RHP Cueto won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for pitchers...Cueto finished second in the BBWAA’s Cy Young Ramon Santiago, IF voting and was a finalist for the Players’ Choice Most Outstanding Pitcher award...CF Billy Hamilton finished second in the Alfredo Simon, RHP BBWAA’s Rookie of the Year voting and was a finalist for thePlayers’ Choice Most Outstanding Rookie award...2B Brandon Neftali Soto, IF Phillips, SS Zack Cozart and Hamilton were finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...the local chapter of the BBWAA * Since end of 2014 season voted Cueto the Reds’ MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher and Brayan Pena the recipient of the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award.

Non-Roster Invitees CONGRATULATIONS: Jesse Guffey was named the Dominican Summer League’s Athletic Trainer of the Year...the prestigious Nate Adcock, RHP award is presented annually by the Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). J. Crawford, RHP Ismael Guillon, LHP MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/13, LHP Aroldis Chapman agreed to terms on a 1-year contract through the 2015 Kevin Gregg, RHP season, avoiding arbitration; LHP Ismael Guillon cleared waivers, was outrighted to Louisville and was invited to Major League Nick Howard, RHP spring training camp...2/11, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training camp IF Chris M. Lorenzen, RHP Dominguez...2/8, signed to a 2-year contract through the 2016 season, avoiding arbitration, 3B Todd Frazier...2/7, signed to Paul Maholm, LHP a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, with a mutual option for 2016, RHP Burke Badenhop; designated for assignment , RHP LHP Ismael Guillon; signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp RHP Jose Mijares, LHP Kevin Gregg; named Dustin Hughes bullpen catcher...2/4, the Reds and Class AAA extended their Player Jon Moscot, RHP Development Contract for 2 seasons through 2018...1/30, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League R. Stephenson, RHP spring training camp LHP Paul Maholm...1/26, signed to a 4-year contract through the 2018 season C Devin Mesoraco, Nick Travieso, RHP avoiding arbitration...1/16, agreed to terms on 1-year contracts through the 2015 season with SS Zack Cozart and RHP Mike Ramon Cabrera, C Leake, avoiding arbitration for both...1/8, claimed off waivers from the Padres RHP Keyvius Sampson...12/31, acquired from Kyle Skipworth, C the Phillies OF Marlon Byrd and cash in exchange for minor league RHP ...12/11, acquired from the Tigers RHP Chad Wallach, C Jonathon Crawford and IF Eugenio Suarez in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon; acquired from the Marlins RHP Anthony Ivan DeJesus Jr., IF DeSclafani and C Chad Wallach in exchange for RHP Mat Latos; in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft selected from Irving Falu, IF Class AA Binghamton the contract of C Camden Maron and from Class AA Birmingham the contract of RHP Euclides Leyer; Chris Dominguez, IF in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the contract of RHP Tim Crabbe was selected from Class AA Pensacola by Reno Josh Satin, IF and the contract of 1B Harold Riggins was selected by New Orleans...12/2, acquired from the Dodgers RHP Matt Magill in Neftali Soto, IF exchange for OF Chris Heisey; did not offer 2015 contracts to RHP Logan Ondrusek or RHP Curtis Partch. Brennan Boesch, OF Ryan LaMarre, OF Felix Perez, OF Jesse Winker, OF