SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 7Th Season in Goodyear
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SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 7th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @Reds, @RedsPR, ramsey.mlblogs.com Monday, February 22, 2016 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: All 62 Reds players are expected to be in camp by tomorrow morning, POCKET SCHEDULE as scheduled...manager Bryan Price will be available to the writers in his office at9:00 a.m tomorrow Tuesday ......................Position players physicals and to the local TV stations at 9:15 outside...RHP Homer Bailey will be available outside at 10:00-ish. Team meeting, 11:30 Bryan Price available, 9:00 with writers DAILY INFORMATION: For comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, follow on Bryan Price available, 9:15 with local TV Twitter @Reds...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times Workout, following physicals for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters Wednesday........................... Photo Day, 7:00am can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com. Team Meeting, 9:40am Bryan Price available, 8:15am DOT, DOT, DOT...: Lou Piniella, manager of the Reds’ 1990 World Series championship team, will Thursday.........................Team Meeting, 7:45am be the grand marshal of the 97th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. Bryan Price available, TBD Friday..............................Team Meeting, 9:40am CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ sixth annual charity celebrity golf tournament is scheduled Bryan Price available, 8:15am for Friday at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...proceeds again will Reds/Indians charity golf outing, 1:00pm benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families atCancer Saturday .........................Team Meeting, 8:00am Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by email at Bryan Price available, TBD [email protected] players/coaches expected to attend include Chad Wallach, Sunday ...........................Team Meeting, 9:40am Tim Melville, Pedro Villarreal, Chris O’Grady, Drew Hayes, Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis, Nick Bryan Price available, 8:15am Travieso, Stephen Johnson, Zack Weiss, Ryan Mattheus, Robert Stephenson, Matt Magill, Jon Monday ...........................Team Meeting, 9:00am Moscot, Billy Hatcher, Miguel Cairo and Corky Miller. Bryan Price available, 8:15am Tue, 3/1 ..........................Team Meeting, 9:40am GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets for all Reds regular season home games, excluding Opening Day, go on Bryan Price available, 8:15am sale Sat, 2/27 online at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-7337 or (877) 647-7337 and in person at Great Spring Opening Day, Reds at Indians, 1:05pm American Ball Park ticket windows and select area Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets. REDS’ 2015 POST-SEASON HARDWARE *** RED HOTS *** Joey Votto.........................*Most Valuable Player DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2016 is the seventh for the Reds in their player development complex in Aroldis Chapman .........Most Outstanding Pitcher Goodyear, Arizona...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, Todd Frazier ............................ Good Guy Award 6 full practice fields, 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearby Robert Stephenson.......... ^Reds’ No. 1 Prospect , a the club shares with the ...there are 15 Major * Finished third in the BBWAA’s National League MVP voting Goodyear Ballpark 10,300-seat facility Indians ^ Reds’ top prospect for the third straight year League Baseball clubs training in the Phoenix Area and 15 training in Florida...in 2010 the Reds made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they trained for 12 springs from 1998-2009...the LONGEST-TENURED REDS agreement with Goodyear includes a 20-year lease and two 5-year team options. Brandon Phillips........2006-15 ...............10 years SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 62 players overall, 34 pitchers, Homer Bailey ............2007-15 .................9 years 7 catchers, 10 infielders, 11 outfielders and 23 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited Joey Votto.................2007-15 .................9 years to Major League camp 64 (2015), 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), Jay Bruce..................2008-15 .................8 years 65 (2008), 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. 2015 STANDINGS, NL CENTRAL Team W L Pct. GB OUT OF OPTIONS: Players on the 40-man roster out of options include RHP Homer Bailey, IF/OF St. Louis 100 62 .617 - Ivan De Jesus Jr., 2B Brandon Phillips, OF Yorman Rodriguez and RHP Blake Wood. Pittsburgh 98 64 .605 2.0 Chicago 97 65 .599 3.0 SURGERIES: RHP Homer Bailey on 5/8 had “Tommy John” surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral Milwaukee 68 94 .420 32.0 ligament in his right elbow, an injury not related to the torn flexor tendon he sustained in 2014...SS Zack Cincinnati 64 98 .395 36.0 Cozart on 6/15 had surgery to repair the torn lateral collateral ligament, torn biceps tendon and torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee...CF Billy Hamilton on 9/29 had surgery to repair the torn 2015 SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS, NL CENTRAL posterior labrum in his right shoulder...LHP John Lamb on 12/7 had surgery to repair a disc injury in his lower back...RHP Matt Magill on 5/8 had “Tommy John” surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral NL Central W L Pct. GB ligament in his right elbow...C Devin Mesoraco on 6/29 had surgery to repair the torn labrum and St. Louis 13 11 .542 - to remove a bone spur in his left hip...RHP Jon Moscot on 6/19 had surgery to repair the fractured Pittsburgh 15 13 .536 .006 scapula in his left shoulder...C Kyle Skipworth on 12/7 had surgery on his left ankle. Cincinnati 15 14 .517 0.5 Chicago 15 17 .469 2.0 THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his third season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76- Milwaukee 13 16 .448 2.5 86 in his inaugural 2014 season and 64-98 last year...before he became manager spent the previous 4 seasons on staff as pitching coach...in 4 seasons as a coach Reds pitchers 2015 OPENING DAY ROSTER Dusty Baker’s Price’s ranked seventh, 12th, third and fourth in team ERA after finishing seventh, 13th and 15th the previous Returning New in ‘15 Gone from ‘14 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 staffs were 2 of the most successful in franchise history...in each of Cingrani, P Badenhop, P Bailey, P the 2012 and 2013 seasons Reds pitchers established club records for strikeouts...the 2012 and Cueto, P Chapman, P Bell, P 2013 staffs are the first in Major League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers Hoover, P DeSclafani, P Christiani, P with 100 strikeouts...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Leake, P Diaz, P LeCure, P Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009). Parra, P Gregg, P Ondrusek, P Pena, C Iglesias, P Partch, P ...AND HIS CREW: Assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, Cozart, SS Marquis, P Simon, P catching coordinator and bullpen catcher return in those positions Frazier, 3B Mesoraco, C Barnhart, C Mike Stefanski Dustin Hughes Phillips, 2B Dominguez, IF Santiago, IF to third-year manager Bryan Price’s Major League coaching staff...Freddie Benavides moves from Votto, 1B Negron, IF/OF Soto, IF coach to first base coach, Billy Hatcher moves from first base coach to third base coach, and Jim Bruce, RF Boesch, OF Bernadina, OF Riggleman moves from third base coach to bench coach...new to the Cincinnati staff are pitching Hamilton, CF Byrd, OF Heisey, OF coach Mark Riggins and assistant hitting coach Tony Jaramillo...Riggins spent the last 4 seasons Schumaker, OF Ludwick, OF as the organization’s minor league pitching coordinator, while Jaramillo has been a hitting coach in the Reds’ minor league system since 2008, including each of the last 3 seasons at Class AAA Louisville. ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training workouts are instructors Darren Bragg, Miguel Cairo, Danny Darwin, Eric Davis, Jody Davis, Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Tony Fossas, Jeff Fassero, Ryan Jackson, Pat Kelly, Barry Larkin, Eli Marrero, Ray Martinez, Corky Miller, Jose Nieves, Ted Power, Dick Schofield and Mario Soto. GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or both...3-game mini-plans are also available... in addition to saving between $45 and $155 per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 40-MAN ROSTER (39) games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via Major League Baseball’s secured REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (20) credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering on Year Record G ERA BA Homer Bailey, R MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization and 2015 15-14-3 32 3.61 .268 Tony Cingrani, L not a personal email address...please request credentials at least 24 hours in advance.