NOTEBOOK 6th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @Reds, @RedsPR, ramsey.mlblogs.com Wednesday, February 18, 2015 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: The Reds anticipate all 40 pitchers (34) and catchers (6) will report to POCKET SCHEDULE Goodyear by the end of the day...physical examinations are scheduled for tomorrow morning, followed Tomorrow...... Physical examinations, 7:00am by an early afternoon workout...manager Bryan Price will be available in his office at approximately Pitchers and catchers’ first workout, Noon 9:30 a.m. tomorrow...for comprehensive coverage of the team, follow on Twitter @Reds...for press Bryan Price available, 9:30am conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times for Price and players, follow Friday...... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters can be found updated daily on the home Bryan Price available, 8:15am page at www.redspressbox.com. Saturday...... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am Bryan Price available, 8:15am CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ fifth annual charity celebrity golf tournament is scheduled Sunday...... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am for Fri, 2/27 at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...proceeds again will Bryan Price available, 8:15am benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families atCancer Monday...... P & C meeting/workout, 9:00am Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by email at Position players report [email protected]. Bryan Price available, 8:15am Arizona Media Day, Biltmore Hotel, 4:00pm STARS OF THE QUEEN CITY: The Reds Hall of Fame’s new Stars of the Queen City exhibit opens Tuesday...... Physical examinations, 7:00am in March...the new exhibit celebrates the 100 different players who have represented the Reds as Full team meeting/workout, TBA All-Stars, dating to the first All-Star Game in 1933, and explores the 4 All-Star Games previously Bryan Price available, TBA played in Cincinnati...each of the 100 Reds All-Stars is represented in the exhibit with a period artifact Robert Stephenson’s birthday associated with his Reds career...the exhibit also features a display dedicated to the 8 position players Wednesday...... Team Meeting, 7:45am who have represented the Reds the most number of times in All-Star history. Team meeting/workout, 9:00am Bryan Price available, TBA TONY PEREZ EXHIBIT & STATUE: In March the Reds Hall of Fame will begin a celebration of the Nate Adcock’s birthday career of Tony Perez, a legendary member of the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s and one of Thu, 2/26...... Photo Day, 7:30am the most popular players in the history of the franchise...the exhibit features dozens of game-used items Team meeting/workout, 9:00am and rare collectibles that document the long and storied career of one of the greatest clutch hitters in Bryan Price available, 8:15am the history of the game...the celebration of Perez’ career culminates the weekend of 8/21-8/22, when Fri, 2/27...... Team meeting/workout, 9:00am his statue will be dedicated at Great American Ball Park. Bryan Price available, 8:15am Reds & Indians Charity Golf, 1:00pm BREAKING BARRIERS: Major League , in partnership with Scholastic, is accepting Jumbo Diaz’ birthday submissions for the Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life essay contest held each year during Black Sat, 2/28...... Team meeting, 8:00am History Month to honor the breaking of baseball’s color barrier by Jackie Robinson in 1947...through Bryan Price available, TBA 3/13, students in grades 4-9 are encouraged to write about how they used Robinson’s values to face Aroldis Chapman’s birthday their own barriers...grand prize winners will receive a trip to the 2015 All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Great Neftali Soto’s birthday American Ball Park...applications and contest rules can be found at www.MLB.com/BreakingBarriers. Sun, 3/1...... Team meeting/workout, 9:00am Bryan Price available, 8:15am : Tuesday night’s Hot Stove League radio show will be hosted for the final time this year Team Meeting, 1:30am from Holy Grail Banks, located across the street from Great American Ball Park, by Hall of Fame Kyle Skipworth’s birthday broadcaster Marty Brennaman and son Thom...the 6:00 p.m. ET show can be heard live on 700 Mon, 3/2...... Team meeting, 8:00am WLW Radio, via the internet at reds.com/hotstove and on Reds On Radio Network affiliates...the 5 Bryan Price available, TBA shows each Tuesday in March will be broadcast from the club’s spring training home in Goodyear. Tue, 3/3...... Team meeting, 8:00am Bryan Price available, TBA *** RED HOTS *** Reds vs Indians, 1:05pm DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2015 is the sixth for the Reds in their player development complex in 40-MAN ROSTER Goodyear, Arizona...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, New In 2015 Gone From 2014 6 full practice fields, 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearby RHP Burke Badenhop RHP Trevor Bell Goodyear Ballpark, a 10,300-seat facility the club shares with the Indians...there are 15 Major OF Marlon Byrd IF Jake Elmore League Baseball clubs training in the Phoenix Area and 15 training in Florida...in 2010 the Reds RHP Anthony DeSclafani LHP Ismael Guillon made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they trained for 12 springs from 1998-2009...the LHP Amir Garrett IF Jack Hannahan agreement with Goodyear includes a 20-year lease and two 5-year team options. RHP Matt Magill OF Chris Heisey RHP Keyvius Sampson RHP Mat Latos SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 64 players overall, 34 pitchers, IF Eugenio Suarez OF Ryan Ludwick 6 catchers, 11 infielders, 13 outfielders and 24 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited OF Kyle Waldrop RHP Logan Ondrusek to Major League camp 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), 65 (2008), RHP Curtis Partch 58 (2007), 63 (2006), 55 (2005), 56 (2004), 64 (2003), 70 (2002), 58 (2001), 72 (2000), 54 (1999), 51 IF Ramon Santiago (1998), 55 (1997) and 59 (1996) players. RHP Alfredo Simon IF Neftali Soto OUT OF OPTIONS: The following players on the Reds’ 40-man roster do not have options: RHP Ismael Guillon and Neftali Soto are 2015 non-roster invitees , OF Jason Bourgeois, LF Marlon Byrd, LHP Manny Parra, C Brayan Pena, 2B 2014 POST-SEASON HARDWARE Brandon Phillips and IF/OF Skip Schumaker. Johnny Cueto...... Reds Most Valuable Player : is in his second season as a Major League manager...the Reds went Reds Most Outstanding Pitcher THE SKIPPER... Bryan Price in 2014...before he became manager spent the previous 4 seasons on staff Brayan Pena...... Reds Good Guy Award 76-86 Dusty Baker’s as pitching coach...in 4 seasons as a coach Reds pitchers ranked seventh, 12th, third and RHP Robert Stephenson....Reds’ No. 1 Prospect Price’s fourth in team ERA after finishing seventh, 13th and 15th the previous 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 LONGEST-TENURED REDS staffs were 2 of the most successful in franchise history...in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons Brandon Phillips..2006-14...... 9 years Reds pitchers established club records for ...the 2012 and 2013 staffs are the first in Major Homer Bailey...... 2007-14...... 8 years League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers with 100 strikeouts...before Joey Votto...... 2007-14...... 8 years joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Mariners (2000-2005) and Jay Bruce...... 2008-14...... 7 years Diamondbacks (2006-2009). Johnny Cueto...... 2008-14...... 7 years ...AND HIS CREW: Bench coach , coach Freddie Benavides, first base coachBilly 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.

ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training workouts are instructors Darren Bragg, Tom Browning, Miguel Cairo, Eric Davis, Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Jeff Fassero, Ryan Jackson, Tony Jaramillo, Pat Kelly, Eli Marrero, Ray Martinez, Jose Nieves, Ted Power, Mark Riggins, Dick Schofield, Mario Soto.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 REDS LIVE: FOX Sports Ohio’s Reds Weekly - Spring Training Edition shows will 40-MAN ROSTER (40) air March 2 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET), March 9 (10:00-10:30), March 16 (11:00-11:30), REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (22) March 23 (10:00-10:30) and March 30 (10:00-11:00)...check local listings for replays... Year Record G ERA BA Dylan Axelrod, R the shows will be hosted by Jim Day and Chris Welsh and will highlight spring training 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 Burke Badenhop, R news, notes, interviews and features. 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 Homer Bailey, R 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 Aroldis Chapman, L ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games on Wed, 3/4 at Cle (3:00 p.m. ET), 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 Tony Cingrani, L Thu, 3/5 vs Cle (3:00et), Tue, 3/17 at Cle (4:00et) and Thu, 3/26 at Cle (4:05et)...32 of 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 Carlos Contreras, R the 33 exhibition games can be heard on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW Goodyear 71-84-7 162 5.23 .274 Daniel Corcino, R or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com. 2009 13-20 33 4.30 .241 Johnny Cueto, R 2008 17-15-1 33 5.49 .283 Ryan Dennick, L ON MLB NETWORK: MLB Network will broadcast games on 3/3 vs Cle (4:00pm), 2007 18-12 31 3.96 .279 Anthony DeSclafani, 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 2006 22-11 33 4.61 .279 Jumbo Diaz, 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 2005 17-15 32 5.01 .264 Amir Garrett, L Tex (live at 9:00pm), 3/25 vs Tex (midnight), 3/29 at LAA (9:00am on 3/30), 3/31 at Mil 2004 18-16-1 35 4.16 .258 David Holmberg, L (9:00am on 4/1), 4/3 vs Tor at Montreal (12:30am on 4/2) and 4/4 vs Tor at Montreal 2003 13-18-2 33 4.57 .262 J.J. Hoover, R (live at 1:00pm)...all times are Eastern. 2002 9-22-1 32 4.74 .239 Raisel Iglesias, R 2001 14-14-1 29 4.48 .267 Mike Leake, R GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark 2000 16-17 33 4.94 .285 Sam LeCure, R are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium 1999 15-16 31 4.52 .288 Matt Magill, R and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or 1998 13-18 31 3.88 .250 Sean Marshall, L both...3-game mini-plans are also available...in addition to saving between $64 and $160 Sarasota 185-194-7 386 4.56 .267 Manny Parra, L per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount 1997 17-15 32 4.39 .301 Keyvius Sampson, R coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also 1996 11-18 30 4.83 .242 Pedro Villarreal, R receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at 1995 7-5 12 5.55 .305 Catchers (3) (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ 1994 12-19-1 31 5.26 .283 Tucker Barnhart spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. 1993 18-9-2 29 4.28 .290 Devin Mesoraco 1992 22-9-1 32 3.12 .283 Brayan Pena CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 1991 13-17-1 31 4.83 .271 games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via ’s secured 1990 9-7 16 4.63 .281 Infielders (6) credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering on 1989 16-14-2 32 3.49 .275 Zack Cozart MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization and 1988 16-12-2 30 3.65 .262 Todd Frazier not a personal email address...please request credentials at least 24 hours in advance. 1987 16-19-1 26 4.59 .289 Kristopher Negron 1986 16-13 29 4.97 .295 Brandon Phillips BETTER OFF RED: For insights into spring training, log on to Jamie Ramsey’s top-rated 1985 14-12 26 4.15 .267 Eugenio Suarez Better Off Red blog at www.ramsey.mlblogs.com. 1984 11-14 25 3.62 .241 Joey Votto 1983 9-14-1 24 3.98 .261 Outfielders (9) VIP TOURS: The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2-hour Major League Clubhouse 1982 14-12 26 3.22 .256 Jason Bourgeois Tour features visits to the Reds’ clubhouse, visitors’ clubhouse and broadcast booths 1981 12-13 25 4.44 .282 Jay Bruce in addition to the stops on the Scotts Great American Ball Park Tour that include 1980 9-13 22 4.12 .273 Marlon Byrd the dugout, seating bowl, Crosley Terrace, press box, media interview room, Crosley 1979 10-14 24 3.61 .255 Juan Duran Room, FOX Sports Ohio Champions Club and Mercedes Benz Diamond Club... 1978 14-11 25 4.32 .275 Billy Hamilton museum admission is included with all tours...the Major League Clubhouse Tour is 1977 11-15 26 4.77 .272 Donald Lutz available Saturdays at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. through March 14...call (513) 765-7923 or 1976 7-7 14 3.90 .274 Yorman Rodriguez log on to www.redsmuseum.org. 1975 18-11 29 3.85 .305 Skip Schumaker 1974 NA Kyle Waldrop *** 2014 IN REVIEW *** 1973 17-9 26 3.14 .266 1972 9-11-1 21 2.70 .240 Added* SUMMARY: The Redlegs finished last year76-86 and in fourth place in the NL Central, 1971 15-15 30 4.44 .283 Burke Badenhop, RH 14.0g behind the division champion Cardinals...began the season with 8 disabled 1970 14-13-1 28 4.95 .269 Marlon Byrd, OF players, the most in the Major Leagues...overall, 15 players made 19 apps on the DL, A. DeSclafani, RH the Reds’ highest totals since 19 players made 21 apps on the 2009 disabled list...at the All-Star break were 51-44, a season- Amir Garrett, LH high 7g above .500 and just 1.5g out of first place...in the second half went 25-42, including 6-14-2 in 22 series, and tied the Matt Magill, RH club record for fewest wins following the All-Star Game in a non-strike season (1933)...began the second half with a 7-game Keyvius Sampson, RH 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 Eugenio Suarez, IF 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), Kyle Waldrop, OF hitting (.222), slugging (.335) and on-base percentage (.278) while ranking 29th in runs (218, Atl 211)...the .222ba was the Deleted* lowest by any Reds team over the second half of any season since the All-Star Game debuted in 1933 and the lowest batting Trevor Bell, RHP average over a second half by any Major League team since the 1974 Padres hit .212. Jake Elmore, IF Ismael Guillon, LHP 2014 AWARDS SEASON: The Reds received the Major Leagues’ Wilson Defensive Team of the Year Award, while Johnny Jack Hannahan, IF Cueto won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for pitchers...Cueto finished second in the BBWAA’s Cy Young Chris Heisey, OF voting and was a finalist for the Players’ Choice Most Outstanding Pitcher award...CF Billy Hamilton finished second in the Mat Latos, RHP BBWAA’s Rookie of the Year voting and was a finalist for thePlayers’ Choice Most Outstanding Rookie award...2B Brandon Ryan Ludwick, OF Phillips, SS Zack Cozart and Hamilton were finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...the local chapter of the BBWAA Logan Ondrusek, RHP voted Cueto the Reds’ MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher and Brayan Pena the recipient of the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award. Curtis Partch, RHP Ramon Santiago, IF CONGRATULATIONS: Jesse Guffey was named the Dominican Summer League’s Athletic Trainer of the Year...the prestigious Alfredo Simon, RHP award is presented annually by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). Neftali Soto, IF * Since end of 2014 season MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/13, LHP Aroldis Chapman agreed to terms on a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, avoiding arbitration; LHP Ismael Guillon cleared waivers, was outrighted to Louisville and was invited to Major League Non-Roster Invitees spring training camp...2/11, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training camp IF Chris Nate Adcock, RHP Dominguez...2/8, signed to a 2-year contract through the 2016 season, avoiding arbitration, 3B Todd Frazier...2/7, signed to J. Crawford, RHP a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, with a mutual option for 2016, RHP Burke Badenhop; designated for assignment Ismael Guillon, LHP LHP Ismael Guillon; signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp RHP Kevin Gregg, RHP Kevin Gregg; named Dustin Hughes bullpen catcher...2/4, the Reds and Class AAA Louisville Bats extended their Player Nick Howard, RHP Development Contract for 2 seasons through 2018...1/30, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League M. Lorenzen, RHP spring training camp LHP Paul Maholm...1/26, signed to a 4-year contract through the 2018 season C Devin Mesoraco, Paul Maholm, LHP avoiding arbitration...1/16, agreed to terms on 1-year contracts through the 2015 season with SS Zack Cozart and RHP Mike Jason Marquis, RHP Leake, avoiding arbitration for both...1/8, claimed off waivers from the Padres RHP Keyvius Sampson...12/31, acquired from Jose Mijares, LHP the Phillies OF Marlon Byrd and cash in exchange for minor league RHP Ben Lively...12/11, acquired from the Tigers RHP Jon Moscot, RHP Jonathon Crawford and IF Eugenio Suarez in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon; acquired from the Marlins RHP Anthony R. Stephenson, RHP DeSclafani and C Chad Wallach in exchange for RHP Mat Latos; in the Class AAA Phase of the selected from Nick Travieso, RHP Class AA Binghamton the contract of C Camden Maron and from Class AA Birmingham the contract of RHP Euclides Leyer; Ramon Cabrera, C in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the contract of RHP Tim Crabbe was selected from Class AA Pensacola by Reno Kyle Skipworth, C and the contract of 1B Harold Riggins was selected by New Orleans...12/2, acquired from the Dodgers RHP Matt Magill in Chad Wallach, C exchange for OF Chris Heisey; did not offer 2015 contracts to RHP Logan Ondrusek or RHP Curtis Partch. Ivan DeJesus Jr., IF Irving Falu, IF Chris Dominguez, IF Josh Satin, IF Neftali Soto, IF Brennan Boesch, OF Ryan LaMarre, OF Felix Perez, OF Jesse Winker, OF