SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 8Th Season in Goodyear
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SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 8th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @RedsPR . @Reds . ramsey.mlblogs.com Wednesday, February 22, 2017 TODAY’S RED HOTS: Reds manager Bryan Price announced that RHP Rookie Davis will start Fri’s spring POCKET SCHEDULE exhibition opener vs the Giants in Scottsdale, followed by LHP Amir Garrett on Sat vs the Indians at Goodyear Thursday.........................Team meeting, 9:40am Ballpark...MLB Network will be at the Goodyear complex tomorrow producing its 30 Clubs In 30 Days segment, Bryan Price available, 8:15am featuring Dick Williams, Zack Cozart, Bronson Arroyo, Billy Hamilton, Joey Votto, Adam Duvall, Anthony MLB Network’s 30 Clubs In 30 Days DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan and Devin Mesoraco. Reds/Indians Charity Golf Tournament, 1:00pm Friday..............................Team meeting, 9:40am DAILY INFORMATION: The Reds’ 2017 media guide is available at www.redspressbox.com and soon to Bryan Price available, 8:15am be found under the Fans tab at www.reds.com...for comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, Spring Opener, Reds at Giants, 1:05pm follow on Twitter @Reds...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times Saturday .........................Team meeting, 8:00am for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...media guide bios, Spring Training Notebooks and Bryan Price available, 8:15am rosters can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com. Reds at Indians, 1:05pm Sunday ......................... Team meetings, 8:00am CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ sixth annual charity celebrity golf tournament will be held tomorrow at Reds vs Giants, 1:05pm the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...proceeds again will benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, Minor League starters & catchers report a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Monday ..............Team & staff meetings, 8:45am Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by email at [email protected] personnel Reds at Diamondbacks, 1:10pm scheduled to participate include coaches Billy Hatcher, Miguel Cairo, Darren Ebert and Corky Miller along Jumbo Diaz’ 33rd birthday with strength and conditioning coach Sean Marohn and players Cody Reed, Chad Wallach, Jimmy Herget, Nick Routt, Evan Mitchell, Brandon Finnegan and Jackson Stephens. REDS IN GOODYEAR Year Record G ERA BA ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games 3/15 vs SD (4:00 p.m. ET), 3/17 at Cle (tape delay, 9:00et), 2016 16-16-1 33 5.84 .286 3/20 at KC (4:00et), 3/21 vs LAA (4:00et) and 3/29 vs Cle (3:00et)...32 of the 36 exhibition games can be 2015 15-14-3 32 3.61 .268 heard on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com...MLB Network 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 will broadcast Reds games on 2/25 at Cle (2:00 a.m. ET on 2/26), 3/1 at Mil (5:00 a.m. ET on 3/2), 3/5 at LAA 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 (4:00et), 3/19 at SD (1:00 a.m. ET on 3/20), 3/20 at KC (4:00et), 3/21 vs LAA (4:00et), 3/22 vs Cubs (1:00 a.m. 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 ET on 3/23) and 3/23 at WSox (4:00et). 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 DOT, DOT, DOT...: RHP Drew Storen has 98 career saves...1B Joey Votto has 221 career HR, 1 shy of tying Totals 102-114-11 227 5.09 .275 Jason Bay for fourth-most by a player born in Canada (Larry Walker 383, Matt Stairs 265, Justin Morneau 247). REDS’ 2016 POST-SEASON HARDWARE *** RED HOTS *** 1B Joey Votto ...................*Most Valuable Player RHP Dan Straily ..........Most Outstanding Pitcher DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2017 is the eighth for the Reds in their player development complex in Goodyear, C Tucker Barnhart ................... Good Guy Award Arizona...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, 6 full practice fields, IF Nick Senzel ...................Reds’ No. 1 Prospect * Finished seventh in the BBWAA’s National League MVP voting 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearbyGoodyear Ballpark, a 10,300-seat facility the club shares with the Indians...there are 15 Major League Baseball clubs training in the Phoenix LONGEST-TENURED REDS Area and 15 training in Florida...in 2010 the Reds made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they Homer Bailey ............2007-16 ...............10 years trained for 12 springs from 1998-2009...the agreement with Goodyear includes a 20-year lease and two 5-year Joey Votto.................2007-16 ...............10 years team options. Bronson Arroyo.........2006-13 ................ 8 years Zack Cozart ..............2011-16 ................ 6 years SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 65 players overall, 37 pitchers, 7 catchers, Devin Mesoraco........2011-16 ................ 6 years 9 infielders, 12 outfielders and 24 non-roster invitees...RHP Homer Bailey is on the 60-day disabled list...most recently, the Reds invited to Major League camp 62 (2016), 64 (2015), 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 2016 STANDINGS, NL CENTRAL (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), 65 (2008), 58 (2007), 63 (2006), 55 (2005), 56 (2004), 64 (2003), 70 (2002), 58 Team W L Pct. GB (2001), 72 (2000), 54 (1999), 51 (1998), 55 (1997) and 59 (1996) players. Chicago 103 58 .640 - St. Louis 86 76 .531 17.5 OUT OF OPTIONS: Players on the 40-man roster out of options include IF/OF Arismendy Alcantara, RHP Pittsburgh 78 83 .484 25.0 Homer Bailey, LHP Tony Cingrani, RHP Jumbo Diaz, RHP Scott Feldman and RHP Blake Wood. Milwaukee 73 89 .451 30.5 Cincinnati 68 94 .420 35.5 WBC NEWS: The fourth World Baseball Classic begins March 6 with Pool A games at Seoul, South Korea’s Gocheok Sky Dome featuring Chinese Taipei, Israel, Korea and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...Pool B 2016 SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS, NL CENTRAL begins March 7 with Australia, China, Cuba and Japan playing at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan...Pool NL Central W L Pct. GB C will begin March 9 at Miami’s Marlins Park with teams from Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Cincinnati 16 16 .500 - United States...Estadio Charros de Jalisco in Jalisco, Mexico will host games in Pool D beginning March 9 Milwaukee 14 14 .500 - and featuring Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela....second round games will be played at Tokyo Dome St. Louis 11 13 .458 1.0 (3/12-3/16) and San Diego’s Petco Park (3/14-3/19), with the tournament semifinals (3/20-3/21) and final (3/22) Chicago 11 19 .367 4.0 to be held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles...Japan won the first 2 World Baseball Classics (2006, 2009) Pittsburgh 8 21 .276 6.5 and Dominican Republic the most recent edition (2013)...the 16 rosters released in February included 63 Major League All-Stars, including 25 All-Stars from 2016, 4 league MVPs (Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey, 2016 OPENING DAY ROSTER Andrew McCutchen, Justin Morneau) and 3 Cy Young Award winners (Felix Hernandez, Bartolo Colon, Returning New in ‘16 Gone Eric Gagne)...20 players will be competing in their fourth WBC. Cingrani, P Cotham, P Badenhop, P Diaz, P Finnegan, P Chapman, P REDS IN WBC: Reds players on World Baseball Classic rosters include RHP Jumbo Diaz (Dominican Hoover, P Ohlendorf, P Cueto, P Republic), RHP Scott Feldman (Israel), IF Dilson Herrera (Colombia) and C Shawn Zarraga (Spain)...other Iglesias, P Sampson, P DeSclafani, P members of the organization participating include athletic trainers Richard Stark (Dominican Republic), Tomas Mescoraco, C Simon, P Gregg, P Cozart, SS Stephenson, P Leake, P Vera (Venezuela) and Clete Sigwart (Venezuela). Phillips, 2B Straily, P Marquis, P Votto, 1B Wood, P Parra, P YOUNG GUNS: Over the last 2 seasons, rookie pitchers started 166 of the Reds’ 324 games (51%), including a Bruce, RF Barnhart, C Pena, C club record 110 games in 2015 and 56 games in 2016...the Reds finished the 2015 season with64 consecutive Hamilton, CF Pacheco, C Dominguez, IF starts by rookie pitchers, a modern Major League record for consecutive starts by rookie pitchers...during De Jesus Jr., IF Frazier, IF Bryan Price’s 3-year tenure as manager, rookie pitchers started 174 of the Reds’ 486 games (36%). Suarez, 3B Negron, IF Holt, OF Boesch, OF M*A*S*H: In the last 3 seasons, 36 different Reds players made 57 apps on the disabled list...only 21 times Duvall, IF/OF Byrd, OF in his 3 seasons as manager has Bryan Price been able to start his “projected” lineup (12 times in 2014, 5 Schebler, OF Schumaker, OF times in 2015, 4 times in 2016)...last year’s projected lineup of C Devin Mesoraco, 1B Joey Votto, 2B Brandon Phillips, 3B Eugenio Suarez, SS Zack Cozart, LF Adam Duvall, CF Billy Hamilton and RF Jay Bruce played SECOND WIND together for the fourth and final time on 4/11. The Redlegs went 32-57 (.360) prior to the 2016 All-Star Game and (.493) after the break, an 36-37 THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his fourth season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76-86 in his increase in winning percentage of .133 that ranked inaugural 2014 season, 64-98 in 2015 and 68-94 last year...before he became manager spent the previous 4 second-highest of any team in the Major Leagues in that span (Atl, +.166).