SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 6Th Season in Goodyear
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SPRING TRAINING 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 Bryan Price will be available Tomorrow ......... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am in his office at8:15 a.m. tomorrow. Position players report Bryan Price available, 8:15am TOMORROW’S MEDIA DAY: Major League Baseball’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 Manager 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 Aroldis Chapman’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 Great American Ball Park. 40-MAN ROSTER New In 2015 Gone From 2014 BREAKING BARRIERS: Major League Baseball, in partnership with Scholastic, is accepting RHP Burke Badenhop RHP Trevor Bell 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 Logan Ondrusek from Holy Grail Banks, located across the street from Great American Ball Park, by Hall of Fame RHP Curtis Partch 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 Johnny Cueto ...........Reds Most Valuable Player DRY HEAT sixth ...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, Reds Most Outstanding Pitcher 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 pitchers, 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 Dusty Baker’s staff as pitching coach...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 strikeouts...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 Jeff Pico, 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 Jim Riggleman and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE 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.