NOTEBOOK 6th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @Reds, @RedsPR, ramsey.mlblogs.com Monday, March 2, 2015 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: The season premier of FOX Sports Ohio’s Reds Weekly - Spring POCKET SCHEDULE Training Edition show will air tonight (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET)...FSO will broadcast the games Wed Tomorrow...... Team meeting, 8:00am and Thu vs the Indians, both at 3:05 p.m. ET...manager will be available in his office at Bryan Price available, 7:40am 7:40 a.m. tomorrow. Spring Opening Day, Reds vs Indians, 1:05pm REDS LIVE: FOX Sports Ohio’s Reds Weekly - Spring Training Edition shows will air tonight 40-MAN ROSTER (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET), March 9 (10:00-10:30), March 16 (11:00-11:30), March 23 (10:00-10:30) and New In 2015 Gone From 2014 March 30 (10:00-11:00)...check local listings for replays...the shows will be hosted by Jim Day and RHP Burke Badenhop RHP Trevor Bell Chris Welsh and will highlight spring training news, notes, interviews and features. OF Marlon Byrd IF Jake Elmore RHP Anthony DeSclafani LHP Ismael Guillon ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games on Wed at Cle (3:00 p.m. ET), Thu vs Cle (3:00et), LHP Amir Garrett IF Jack Hannahan Tue, 3/17 at Cle (4:00et) and Thu, 3/26 at Cle (4:05et)...32 of the 33 exhibition games can be heard RHP Matt Magill OF Chris Heisey on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com. RHP Keyvius Sampson RHP Mat Latos IF Eugenio Suarez OF Ryan Ludwick ON MLB NETWORK: MLB Network will broadcast games tomorrow vs Cle (4:00pm), Wed at Cle OF Kyle Waldrop RHP Logan Ondrusek (midnight), Thu vs Cle (6:00am on 3/6), 3/10 at Mil (9:00pm), 3/13 at LAD (3:00am on 3/14), 3/15 at RHP Curtis Partch Cubs (6:00am on 3/16), 3/20 at SF (live at 9:00pm), 3/23 at Tex (live at 9:00pm), 3/25 vs Tex (midnight), IF Ramon Santiago 3/29 at LAA (9:00am on 3/30), 3/31 at Mil (9:00am on 4/1), 4/3 vs Tor at Montreal (12:30am on 4/2) RHP Alfredo Simon and 4/4 vs Tor at Montreal (live at 1:00pm)...all times are Eastern. IF Neftali Soto Ismael Guillon and Neftali Soto are 2015 non-roster invitees TOMORROW vs INDIANS: Reds RHP Jason Marquis, RHP Keyvius Sampson, RHP J.J. Hoover, 2014 POST-SEASON HARDWARE RHP Nate Adcock, RHP Pedro Villarreal, RHP Daniel Corcino and RHP Matt Magill will face Indians , , , , ...... Reds Most Valuable Player RHP Zach McAllister RHP Charles Brewer LHP Michael Roth RHP Bryan Price LHP and . Reds Most Outstanding RHP Dustin Molleken Brayan Pena...... Reds Good Guy Award : Reds , , RHP Robert Stephenson....Reds’ No. 1 Prospect WEDNESDAY at INDIANS RHP Anthony DeSclafani LHP David Holmberg RHP Kevin Gregg, RHP Sam LeCure, RHP Jumbo Diaz, LHP Ryan Dennick and RHP Raisel Iglesias will face LONGEST-TENURED REDS Indians RHP Josh Tomlin, LHP TJ House, RHP CC Lee, LHP Nick Maronde, RHP Will Roberts ..2006-14...... 9 years and RHP Jeff Manship. Homer Bailey...... 2007-14...... 8 years ...... 2007-14...... 8 years THURSDAY vs INDIANS: Reds RHP Johnny Cueto, RHP Dylan Axelrod, LHP Aroldis Chapman, Jay Bruce...... 2008-14...... 7 years LHP Manny Parra, RHP Burke Badenhop, LHP Jose Mijares and RHP Michael Lorenzen will face Johnny Cueto...... 2008-14...... 7 years Indians RHP Trevor Bauer, LHP Bruce Chen, LHP Ryan Merritt, RHP Anthony Swarzak and RHP Austin Adams.

THURSDAY’S “B” GAME vs INDIANS: A “B” Game has been scheduled for Thu vs Cle at 10:00 a.m....Reds RHP Jon Moscot, RHP Nick Travieso, LHP Amir Garrett and RHP Nick Howard will face Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco, LHP Kyle Crockett, RHP Cody Anderson, RHP Dustin Molleken and RHP Bryan Price.

DOT, DOT, DOT....: IF Eugenio Suarez no longer switch hits, he bats only righthanded.

DAILY INFORMATION: For comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, follow on Twitter@Reds ...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com.

TICKETS ON SALE: Tickets for all Reds regular season home games, excluding Opening Day, are on sale online at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-7337 or (877) 647-7337 and in person at Great American Ball Park ticket windows and select area Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets.

STARS OF THE QUEEN CITY: The Reds Hall of Fame’s new Stars of the Queen City exhibit opens in March...the new exhibit celebrates the 100 different players who have represented the Reds as All-Stars, dating to the first All-Star Game in 1933, and explores the 4 All-Star Games previously played in Cincinnati...each of the 100 Reds All-Stars is represented in the exhibit with a period artifact associated with his Reds career...the exhibit also features a display dedicated to the 8 position players who have represented the Reds the most number of times in All-Star history.

TONY PEREZ EXHIBIT & STATUE: In March the Reds Hall of Fame will begin a celebration of the career of Tony Perez, a legendary member of the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s and one of the most popular players in the history of the franchise...the exhibit features dozens of game-used items and rare collectibles that document the long and storied career of one of the greatest clutch hitters in 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.

BREAKING BARRIERS: Major League , in partnership with Scholastic, is accepting submissions for the Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life essay contest held each year during Black History Month to honor the breaking of baseball’s color barrier by Jackie Robinson in 1947...through 3/13, students in grades 4-9 are encouraged to write about how they used Robinson’s values to face their own barriers...grand prize winners will receive a trip to the 2015 All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park...applications and contest rules can be found at www.MLB.com/BreakingBarriers.

*** RED HOTS ***

DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2015 is the sixth for the Reds in their player development complex in Goodyear, Arizona...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, 6 full practice fields, 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearby Goodyear Ballpark, a 10,300-seat facility the club shares with the Indians...there are 15 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 agreement with Goodyear includes a 20-year lease and two 5-year team options.

SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 64 players overall, 34 , 6 catchers, 11 infielders, 13 and 24 non- roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited to Major League camp 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), 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.

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.

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his second season as a Major League manager... 40-MAN ROSTER (40) the Reds went 76-86 in 2014...before he became manager spent the previous 4 REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (22) seasons on Dusty Baker’s staff as pitching coach...in Price’s 4 seasons as a coach Year Record G ERA BA Dylan Axelrod, R Reds pitchers ranked seventh, 12th, third and fourth in team ERA after finishing 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 Burke Badenhop, R seventh, 13th and 15th the previous 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 staffs were 2 of 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 Homer Bailey, R the most successful in franchise history...in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons Reds 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 Aroldis Chapman, L pitchers established club records for ...the 2012 and 2013 staffs are the first 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 Tony Cingrani, L in Major League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers with 100 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 Carlos Contreras, R strikeouts...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for Goodyear 71-84-7 162 5.23 .274 Daniel Corcino, R the Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009). 2009 13-20 33 4.30 .241 Johnny Cueto, R 2008 17-15-1 33 5.49 .283 Ryan Dennick, L ...AND HIS CREW: Bench coach Jay Bell, coach Freddie Benavides, first base coach 2007 18-12 31 3.96 .279 Anthony DeSclafani, R Billy Hatcher, bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, pitching coach 2006 22-11 33 4.61 .279 Jumbo Diaz, R Jeff Pico, assistant hitting coach Lee Tinsley and catching coordinator Mike Stefanski 2005 17-15 32 5.01 .264 Amir Garrett, L return to second-year manager Bryan Price’s Major League coaching staff...new to the 2004 18-16-1 35 4.16 .258 David Holmberg, L Cincinnati staff are third base coach Jim Riggleman and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes. 2003 13-18-2 33 4.57 .262 J.J. Hoover, R 2002 9-22-1 32 4.74 .239 Raisel Iglesias, R ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training 2001 14-14-1 29 4.48 .267 Mike Leake, R workouts are instructors Darren Bragg, Tom Browning, Miguel Cairo, Eric Davis, 2000 16-17 33 4.94 .285 Sam LeCure, R Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Jeff Fassero, Ryan Jackson, Tony Jaramillo, Pat 1999 15-16 31 4.52 .288 Matt Magill, R Kelly, Eli Marrero, Ray Martinez, Jose Nieves, Ted Power, Mark Riggins, Dick 1998 13-18 31 3.88 .250 , L Schofield, Mario Soto. Sarasota 185-194-7 386 4.56 .267 Manny Parra, L 1997 17-15 32 4.39 .301 Keyvius Sampson, R GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark 1996 11-18 30 4.83 .242 Pedro Villarreal, R are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium 1995 7-5 12 5.55 .305 Catchers (3) and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or 1994 12-19-1 31 5.26 .283 Tucker Barnhart both...3-game mini-plans are also available...in addition to saving between $64 and $160 1993 18-9-2 29 4.28 .290 per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount 1992 22-9-1 32 3.12 .283 Brayan Pena coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also 1991 13-17-1 31 4.83 .271 receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at 1990 9-7 16 4.63 .281 Infielders (6) (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ 1989 16-14-2 32 3.49 .275 Zack Cozart spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. 1988 16-12-2 30 3.65 .262 1987 16-19-1 26 4.59 .289 Kristopher Negron CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 1986 16-13 29 4.97 .295 Brandon Phillips games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via Major League Baseball’s secured 1985 14-12 26 4.15 .267 Eugenio Suarez credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering on 1984 11-14 25 3.62 .241 Joey Votto MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization and 1983 9-14-1 24 3.98 .261 Outfielders (9) not a personal email address...please request credentials at least 24 hours in advance. 1982 14-12 26 3.22 .256 Jason Bourgeois 1981 12-13 25 4.44 .282 Jay Bruce BETTER OFF RED: For insights into spring training, log on to Jamie Ramsey’s top-rated 1980 9-13 22 4.12 .273 Marlon Byrd Better Off Red blog at www.ramsey.mlblogs.com. 1979 10-14 24 3.61 .255 Juan Duran 1978 14-11 25 4.32 .275 Billy Hamilton VIP TOURS: The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2-hour Major League Clubhouse 1977 11-15 26 4.77 .272 Donald Lutz Tour features visits to the Reds’ clubhouse, visitors’ clubhouse and broadcast booths 1976 7-7 14 3.90 .274 Yorman Rodriguez in addition to the stops on the Scotts Great American Ball Park Tour that include 1975 18-11 29 3.85 .305 Skip Schumaker the dugout, seating bowl, Crosley Terrace, press box, media interview room, Crosley 1974 NA Kyle Waldrop Room, FOX Sports Ohio Champions Club and Mercedes Benz Diamond Club... 1973 17-9 26 3.14 .266 museum admission is included with all tours...the Major League Clubhouse Tour is 1972 9-11-1 21 2.70 .240 Added* available Saturdays at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. through March 14...call (513) 765-7923 or 1971 15-15 30 4.44 .283 Burke Badenhop, RH log on to www.redsmuseum.org. 1970 14-13-1 28 4.95 .269 Marlon Byrd, OF A. DeSclafani, RH *** 2014 IN REVIEW *** Amir Garrett, LH Matt Magill, RH SUMMARY: The Redlegs finished last year 76-86 and in fourth place in the NL Central, 14.0g behind the division champion Keyvius Sampson, RH Cardinals...began the season with 8 disabled players, the most in the Major Leagues...overall, 15 players made 19 apps on Eugenio Suarez, IF the DL, the Reds’ highest totals since 19 players made 21 apps on the 2009 disabled list...at the All-Star break were 51-44, a Kyle Waldrop, OF season-high 7g above .500 and just 1.5g out of first place...in the second half went25-42 , including 6-14-2 in 22 series, and tied Deleted* the club record for fewest wins following the All-Star Game in a non-strike season (1933)...began the second half with a 7-game Trevor Bell, RHP losing streak and 4 straight series losses to drop 6.0g back through 7/30 and didn’t get any than 4.0g (on 8/7)...after Jake Elmore, IF the All-Star Game, Reds batters .222 and over the second half of the season ranked last in the Major Leagues in hits (488), Ismael Guillon, LHP hitting (.222), slugging (.335) and on-base percentage (.278) while ranking 29th in runs (218, Atl 211)...the .222ba was the Jack Hannahan, IF lowest by any Reds team over the second half of any season since the All-Star Game debuted in 1933 and the lowest batting Chris Heisey, OF average over a second half by any Major League team since the 1974 Padres hit .212. Mat Latos, RHP Ryan Ludwick, OF 2014 AWARDS SEASON: The Reds received the Major Leagues’ Wilson Defensive Team of the Year Award, while Johnny Logan Ondrusek, RHP Cueto won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for pitchers...Cueto finished second in the BBWAA’s Cy Young Curtis Partch, RHP voting and was a finalist for the Players’ Choice Most Outstanding Pitcher award...CF Billy Hamilton finished second in the Ramon Santiago, IF BBWAA’s Rookie of the Year voting and was a finalist for thePlayers’ Choice Most Outstanding Rookie award...2B Brandon Alfredo Simon, RHP Phillips, SS Zack Cozart and Hamilton were finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...the local chapter of the BBWAA Neftali Soto, IF voted Cueto the Reds’ MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher and Brayan Pena the recipient of the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award. * Since end of 2014 season CONGRATULATIONS: Jesse Guffey was named the Dominican Summer League’s Athletic Trainer of the Year...the prestigious Non-Roster Invitees award is presented annually by the Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). Nate Adcock, RHP J. Crawford, RHP MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/13, LHP Aroldis Chapman agreed to terms on a 1-year contract through the 2015 Ismael Guillon, LHP season, avoiding arbitration; LHP Ismael Guillon cleared waivers, was outrighted to Louisville and was invited to Major League Kevin Gregg, RHP spring training camp...2/11, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training camp IF Chris Nick Howard, RHP Dominguez...2/8, signed to a 2-year contract through the 2016 season, avoiding arbitration, 3B Todd Frazier...2/7, signed to M. Lorenzen, RHP a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, with a mutual option for 2016, RHP Burke Badenhop; designated for assignment Paul Maholm, LHP LHP Ismael Guillon; signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp RHP Jason Marquis, RHP Kevin Gregg; named Dustin Hughes bullpen catcher...2/4, the Reds and Class AAA Louisville Bats extended their Player Jose Mijares, LHP Development Contract for 2 seasons through 2018...1/30, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Jon Moscot, RHP spring training camp LHP Paul Maholm...1/26, signed to a 4-year contract through the 2018 season C Devin Mesoraco, R. Stephenson, RHP avoiding arbitration...1/16, agreed to terms on 1-year contracts through the 2015 season with SS Zack Cozart and RHP Mike Nick Travieso, RHP Leake, avoiding arbitration for both...1/8, claimed off waivers from the Padres RHP Keyvius Sampson...12/31, acquired from Ramon Cabrera, C the Phillies OF Marlon Byrd and cash in exchange for minor league RHP Ben Lively...12/11, acquired from the Tigers RHP , C Jonathon Crawford and IF Eugenio Suarez in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon; acquired from the Marlins RHP Anthony Chad Wallach, C DeSclafani and C Chad Wallach in exchange for RHP Mat Latos; in the Class AAA Phase of the selected from Ivan DeJesus Jr., IF Class AA Binghamton the contract of C Camden Maron and from Class AA Birmingham the contract of RHP Euclides Leyer; Irving Falu, IF in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the contract of RHP Tim Crabbe was selected from Class AA Pensacola by Reno Chris Dominguez, IF and the contract of 1B Harold Riggins was selected by New Orleans...12/2, acquired from the Dodgers RHP Matt Magill in Josh Satin, IF exchange for OF Chris Heisey; did not offer 2015 contracts to RHP Logan Ondrusek or RHP Curtis Partch. Neftali Soto, IF Brennan Boesch, OF Ryan LaMarre, OF Felix Perez, OF Jesse Winker, OF