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NOTEBOOK 8th In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @RedsPR . @Reds . ramsey.mlblogs.com Wednesday, February 22, 2017 TODAY’S RED HOTS: Reds Bryan Price announced that RHP will start Fri’s spring POCKET SCHEDULE exhibition opener vs the Giants in Scottsdale, followed by LHP 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 , , , Billy Hamilton, , Adam Duvall, Anthony MLB Network’s 30 Clubs In 30 Days DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan and . 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 @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 & 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 , Miguel Cairo, Darren Ebert and along Jumbo Diaz’ 33rd birthday with strength and conditioning Sean Marohn and players Cody Reed, , 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 for fourth-most by a player born in Canada ( 383, 265, 247).

REDS’ 2016 POST-SEASON HARDWARE *** RED HOTS *** 1B Joey Votto...... *Most Valuable Player RHP ...... Most Outstanding DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2017 is the eighth for the Reds in their player development complex in Goodyear, C ...... Good Guy Award ...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, 6 full practice fields, IF ...... Reds’ No. 1 Prospect * Finished seventh in the BBWAA’s 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 clubs training in the Phoenix LONGEST-TENURED REDS Area and 15 training in ...in 2010 the Reds made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they ...... 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 , 7 catchers, Devin Mesoraco...... 2011-16...... 6 years 9 infielders, 12 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 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 and RHP Blake Wood. Milwaukee 73 89 .451 30.5 Cincinnati 68 94 .420 35.5 WBC NEWS: The fourth begins March 6 with Pool A games at Seoul, ’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, 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, and Cincinnati 16 16 .500 - United States...Estadio Charros de Jalisco in Jalisco, will host games in Pool D beginning March 9 Milwaukee 14 14 .500 - and featuring Italy, Mexico, and Venezuela....second round games will be played at Tokyo Dome St. Louis 11 13 .458 1.0 (3/12-3/16) and ’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, , 2016 ROSTER Andrew McCutchen, Justin Morneau) and 3 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 , 3B Eugenio Suarez, SS Zack Cozart, LF Adam Duvall, CF Billy Hamilton and RF 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 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). seasons on ’s staff as pitching coach...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009).

WORLD CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 ...AND HIS CREW: The Reds’ entire coaching staff is returning in 2017, including pitching 40-MAN ROSTER (40) coach Mack Jenkins, assistant pitching/ coach Ted Power, hitting coach Don REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (25) Long, assistant hitting coach Tony Jaramillo, first base coach , Year Record G ERA BA Tim Adleman R third base coach Billy Hatcher, bench coach Jim Riggleman, catching coordinator 2016 16-16-1 33 5.84 .286 Barret Astin, R Mike Stefanski and bullpen Dustin Hughes. 2015 15-14-3 32 3.61 .268 Homer Bailey, R (DL) 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 Lisalverto Bonilla, R ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 , R workouts are instructors Luis Bolivar, Darren Bragg, Miguel Cairo, Danny Darwin, 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 , R Eric Davis, Jody Davis, Gookie Dawkins, Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Tony 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 Tony Cingrani, L Fossas, , , , Eli Marrero, Corky Miller, Jose 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 Rookie Davis, R Nieves, Joel Noboa, and . Goodyear 102-114-11 227 5.09 .275 A. DeSclafani, R 2009 13-20 33 4.30 .241 Jumbo Diaz, R GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at 2008 17-15-1 33 5.49 .283 Brandon Finnegan, L are on sale now...-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $31 for premium 2007 18-12 31 3.96 .279 Scott Feldman, R and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or 2006 22-11 33 4.61 .279 Amir Garrett, L both...3-game mini-plans are also available...in addition to saving between $51 and $165 2005 17-15 32 5.01 .264 Ariel Hernandez, R per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount 2004 18-16-1 35 4.16 .258 , R coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also 2003 13-18-2 33 4.57 .262 , R receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at 2002 9-22-1 32 4.74 .239 , R (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ 2001 14-14-1 29 4.48 .267 Nefi Ogando, R spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. 2000 16-17 33 4.94 .285 Wandy Peralta, L 1999 15-16 31 4.52 .288 Cody Reed, L CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 1998 13-18 31 3.88 .250 Sal Romano, R games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via Major League Baseball’s secured Sarasota 185-194-7 386 4.56 .267 Jackson Stephens, R credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering 1997 17-15 32 4.39 .301 Robert Stephenson, R on MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization 1996 11-18 30 4.83 .242 Drew Storen, R and not a personal email address...a head shot is required...please request credentials 1995 7-5 12 5.55 .305 Nick Travieso, R at least 24 hours in advance. 1994 12-19-1 31 5.26 .283 Blake Wood, R 1993 18-9-2 29 4.28 .290 Catchers (3) BETTER OFF RED: For insights into spring training, log on to Jamie Ramsey’s top- 1992 22-9-1 32 3.12 .283 Tucker Barnhart rated Better Off Red blog at www.ramsey.mlblogs.com. 1991 13-17-1 31 4.83 .271 Devin Mesoraco 1990 9-7 16 4.63 .281 *** 2016 IN REVIEW *** 1989 16-14-2 32 3.49 .275 Infielders (5) 1988 16-12-2 30 3.65 .262 Zack Cozart REDS PITCHERS: Led the Major Leagues in HR allowed (258), walks allowed (636) 1987 16-19-1 26 4.59 .289 Dilson Herrera and batters by a (78)...in the National League ranked 14th in ERA (4.91; Ari 1986 16-13 29 4.97 .295 Jose Peraza 15th, 5.09) and 15th in saves (28)...allowed 258 home runs, a Major League single- 1985 14-12 26 4.15 .267 Eugenio Suarez season record...the previous club record for HR allowed in a season was 236 (2004)... 1984 11-14 25 3.62 .241 Joey Votto the previous NL record was 239 (2001 Rockies)...the previous Major League record 1983 9-14-1 24 3.98 .261 Outfielders (7) was 241 (1996 Tigers)...allowed at least 5 HR in a game 9 times, also a Major League 1982 14-12 26 3.22 .256 Arismendy Alcantara single-season record. 1981 12-13 25 4.44 .282 1980 9-13 22 4.12 .273 Adam Duvall REDS STARTERS: Ranked last in the Major Leagues in pitched (859.0) and 1979 10-14 24 3.61 .255 first in HR allowed (155) and batters hit by a pitch (44)...the Reds’ starting rotation 1978 14-11 25 4.32 .275 Billy Hamilton ranked 12th in the National League in ERA (4.79)...threw 2 complete games (Brandon 1977 11-15 26 4.77 .272 Finnegan, Anthony DeSclafani), tying the club record for fewest CG in a season (2001, 1976 7-7 14 3.90 .274 2002, 2005, 2008, 2015). 1975 18-11 29 3.85 .305 ADDED * 1974 NA Barrett Astin, RHP REDS RELIEVERS: Lead all Major Leagues in HR allowed (103), walks allowed 1973 17-9 26 3.14 .266 Austin Brice, RHP (297), runs allowed (356), earned runs allowed (330) and batters hit by a pitch (34)... 1972 9-11-1 21 2.70 .240 Luis Castillo, RHP ranked 14th in the National League in bullpen ERA (5.09; Col 15th, 5.13)...allowed 103 1971 15-15 30 4.44 .283 Scott Feldman, RHP HR, a Major League record for home runs allowed in a season by a bullpen...the previous 1970 14-13-1 28 4.95 .269 Ariel Hernandez, RHP franchise record was 85 HR (2004)...the previous Major League record was 92 (1964 Keury Mella, RHP KC Athletics)...26 times allowed a home to the first batter faced, a single-season franchise record (20, 2004 & 2009) and the J. Stephens, RHP highest total by a Major League bullpen since the 2001 Rockies relievers allowed homers to 27 first batters faced...from 4/11-5/5, Drew Storen, RHP Reds relievers allowed at least 1 run in each of 23 games, a single-season Major League record for consecutive team games Nick Travieso, RHP in which a bullpen allowed at least 1 run (7.68era, 79.2ip, 95h, 74r, 68er, 45bb, 67k, 21hr)...the previous record was held by the Stuart Turner, C 2013 Rockies, who allowed at least 1 run in 20 consecutive team games (8/26-9/17)...the Major League record for consecutive A. Alcantara, IF/OF games in which a run was allowed by a bullpen remains 30, held by the 2004 Indians...those Tribe relievers allowed at least 1 Aristides Aquino, OF run in 30 consecutive apps over a 31-game team stretch from 4/9-5/15 that included streaks of 14g and 16g with at least 1 run Phillip Ervin, OF allowed surrounding a complete game on 4/25...from 7/5-8/21, the bullpen’s 2.55 ERA over 38 games was the Jesse Winker, OF second-best in the majors (Pit, 2.48)...that streak was snapped on 8/22 vs LAD (6.2ip, 12er). DELETED * , RHP REDS BATTERS: In the National League ranked seventh in hitting, eighth in runs scored, 10th in HR, 12th in walks, 11th in A. De Los Santos, RH , second in stolen bases, eighth in and 13th in on-base percentage...hit .274 with RISP, second- John Lamb, LHP best in the National League (Col, .287) and their best since they hit .278 with RISP in 2010...the Reds were the only National Matt Magill, RHP League team without a pinch-hit HR...last went a full season without a pinch-hit HR in 2014...Reds pitchers hit .079, last in the Jon Moscot, RHP National League...produced hitless streaks of 0-for-36 (4/17-5/6), 0-for-48 (5/23-6/26) and 0-for-25 (8/20-9/8). , RHP K. Sampson, RHP 2016 AWARDS SEASON: 1B Joey Votto finished seventh in the BBWAA’s National LeagueMost Valuable Player voting and Alfredo Simon, RHP unanimously was named the Reds’ MVP...the local chapter of the BBWAA also unanimously voted RHP Dan Straily the club’s Josh Smith, RHP Most Outstanding Pitcher, while C Tucker Barnhart was the Good Guy Award recipient. Ramon Cabrera, C Rafael Lopez, C I. De Jesus Jr., IF/OF ^H. Iribarren, IF/OF ^P. Kivlehan, IF/OF Tyler Holt, OF ^Tony Renda, IF/OF Steve Selsky, OF Dan Straily, RHP Y. Rodriguez, OF * Since end of 2016 season ^ 2017 non-roster invitees