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 Saturday, February 20, 2016 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: Fifty-six of the 62 players on the spring roster have checked into POCKET SCHEDULE Goodyear, including all 41 pitchers (34) and catchers (7)...position players aren’t due to report until Sunday ........................... Team Meeting, 9:40am Tuesday...hitting and fielding b-roll of SS Zack Cozart, recovering from 6/15 right knee surgery, is Bryan Price available, 7:45am available under the Multimedia tab at www.redspressbox.com...manager Bryan Price will be available Monday ........................... Team Meeting, 9:40am to the media in his office at 7:45 a.m tomorrow. Bryan Price available, 8:15am Jocketty & Price at Media Day, Biltmore, 4:00pm DAILY INFORMATION: For comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, follow on Tuesday ......................Position players physicals Twitter @Reds...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times Bryan Price available, TBD for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters Workout, following physicals can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com. Wednesday........................... Photo Day, 7:00am Team Meeting, 9:40am DOT, DOT, DOT...: SS Zack Cozart and CF Billy Hamilton, coming off surgeries, received permission Bryan Price available, 8:15am from MLB to work out with the pitchers and catchers...Lou Piniella, manager of the Reds’ 1990 World Thursday......................... Team Meeting, 7:45am Series championship team, will be the grand marshal of the 97th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade. Bryan Price available, TBD Fri, 2/26 .......................... Team Meeting, 9:40am MEDIA DAY: Cactus League Spring Training Media Day will be held Monday at the Arizona Biltmore Bryan Price available, 8:15am in Scottsdale from 2:15 to 5:00 p.m....Commissioner Rob Manfred will be available at 2:15...Reds Reds/Indians charity golf outing, 1:00pm President of Baseball Operations Walt Jocketty and field managerBryan Price will be available from Sat, 2/27 ......................... Team Meeting, 8:00am 4:00 to 5:00...to confirm attendance, media should email [email protected]. Bryan Price available, TBD Sun, 2/28 ........................ Team Meeting, 9:40am CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ sixth annual charity celebrity golf tournament is scheduled Bryan Price available, 8:15am for Fri, 2/26 at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...proceeds again will Mon, 2/29........................ Team Meeting, 9:00am benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families atCancer Bryan Price available, 8:15am Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by email at Tue, 3/1 .......................... Team Meeting, 9:40am [email protected] players/coaches expected to attend include Chad Wallach, Tim Bryan Price available, 8:15am Melville, Pedro Villarreal, Chris O’Grady, Drew Hayes, Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis, Nick Travieso, Spring Opening Day, Reds at Indians, 1:05pm Stephen Johnson, Zack Weiss, Ryan Mattheus, Matt Magill, Jon Moscot and Corky Miller. REDS’ 2015 POST-SEASON HARDWARE GET YOUR TICKETS: Tickets for all Reds regular season home games, excluding Opening Day, go on sale Sat, 2/27 online at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-7337 or (877) 647-7337 and in person at Great Joey Votto.........................*Most Valuable Player American Ball Park ticket windows and select area Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets. Aroldis Chapman .........Most Outstanding Pitcher Todd Frazier ............................ Good Guy Award *** RED HOTS *** Robert Stephenson.......... ^Reds’ No. 1 Prospect * Finished third in the BBWAA’s National League MVP voting ^ Reds’ top prospect for the third straight year DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2016 is the seventh for the Reds in their player development complex in Goodyear, Arizona...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, LONGEST-TENURED REDS 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 Major Brandon Phillips........2006-15 ...............10 years League Baseball clubs training in the Phoenix Area and 15 training in Florida...in 2010 the Reds Homer Bailey ............2007-15 .................9 years made the move here from Sarasota, Florida, where they trained for 12 springs from 1998-2009...the Joey Votto.................2007-15 .................9 years agreement with Goodyear includes a 20-year lease and two 5-year team options. Jay Bruce..................2008-15 .................8 years SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 62 players overall, 34 pitchers, 2015 NL CENTRAL STANDINGS 7 catchers, 10 infielders, 11 outfielders and 23 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited Team W L Pct. GB to Major League camp 64 (2015), 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), St. Louis 100 62 .617 - 65 (2008), 58 (2007), 63 (2006), 55 (2005), 56 (2004), 64 (2003), 70 (2002), 58 (2001), 72 (2000), 54 Pittsburgh 98 64 .605 2.0 (1999), 51 (1998), 55 (1997) and 59 (1996) players. Chicago 97 65 .599 3.0 Milwaukee 68 94 .420 32.0 OUT OF OPTIONS: Players on the 40-man roster out of options include RHP Homer Bailey, IF/OF Cincinnati 64 98 .395 36.0 Ivan De Jesus Jr., 2B Brandon Phillips, OF Yorman Rodriguez and RHP Blake Wood. 2015 SPRING TRAINING RECORDS, NL CENTRAL SURGERIES: RHP Homer Bailey on 5/8 had “Tommy John” surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, an injury not related to the torn flexor tendon he sustained in 2014...SS Zack NL Central W L Pct. GB Cozart on 6/15 had surgery to repair the torn lateral collateral ligament, torn biceps tendon and torn St. Louis 13 11 .542 - anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee...CF Billy Hamilton on 9/29 had surgery to repair the torn Pittsburgh 15 13 .536 .006 posterior labrum in his right shoulder...LHP John Lamb on 12/7 had surgery to repair a disc injury in Cincinnati 15 14 .517 0.5 his lower back...RHP Matt Magill on 5/8 had “Tommy John” surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral Chicago 15 17 .469 2.0 ligament in his right elbow...C Devin Mesoraco on 6/29 had surgery to repair the torn labrum and Milwaukee 13 16 .448 2.5 to remove a bone spur in his left hip...RHP Jon Moscot on 6/19 had surgery to repair the fractured scapula in his left shoulder... on had surgery on his left ankle. 2015 OPENING DAY ROSTER C Kyle Skipworth 12/7 Returning New in ‘15 Gone from ‘14 THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his third season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76- Cingrani, P Badenhop, P Bailey, P 86 in his inaugural 2014 season and 64-98 last year...before he became manager spent the previous Cueto, P Chapman, P Bell, P 4 seasons on Dusty Baker’s staff as pitching coach...in Price’s 4 seasons as a coach Reds pitchers Hoover, P DeSclafani, P Christiani, P ranked seventh, 12th, third and fourth in team ERA after finishing seventh, 13th and 15th the previous Leake, P Diaz, P LeCure, P 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 staffs were 2 of the most successful in franchise history...in each of Parra, P Gregg, P Ondrusek, P the 2012 and 2013 seasons Reds pitchers established club records for strikeouts...the 2012 and Pena, C Iglesias, P Partch, P 2013 staffs are the first in Major League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers Cozart, SS Marquis, P Simon, P with 100 strikeouts...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Frazier, 3B Mesoraco, C Barnhart, C Phillips, 2B Dominguez, IF Santiago, IF Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009). Votto, 1B Negron, IF/OF Soto, IF Bruce, RF Boesch, OF Bernadina, OF ...AND HIS CREW: Assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, Hamilton, CF Byrd, OF Heisey, OF catching coordinator Mike Stefanski and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes return in those positions Schumaker, OF Ludwick, OF to third-year manager Bryan Price’s Major League coaching staff...Freddie Benavides moves from coach to first base coach, Billy Hatcher moves from first base coach to third base coach, and Jim Riggleman moves from third base coach to bench coach...new to the Cincinnati staff are pitching coach Mark Riggins and assistant hitting coach Tony Jaramillo...Riggins spent the last 4 seasons 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. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark 40-MAN ROSTER (39) are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium