SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 6Th Season in Goodyear
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SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK 6th Season In Goodyear . 3125 S. Wood Blvd., Goodyear, AZ 85338 . @Reds, @RedsPR, ramsey.mlblogs.com Monday, February 23, 2015 TODAY’S NEWS & NOTES: The 2015 media guide is available on the home page at www. POCKET SCHEDULE redspressbox.com and under the FANS tab at www.reds.com...manager Bryan Price will be available Tomorrow .......... Physical examinations, 7:00am in his office at9:45 a.m. tomorrow...the daily team meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:30, followed Full team meeting/workout, 10:30 by the first full-squad workout of the spring. Bryan Price available, 9:45 Robert Stephenson’s birthday DAILY INFORMATION: For comprehensive coverage of the team on and off the field, follow on Wednesday.....................Team Meeting, 7:45am Twitter @Reds...for press conference alerts, daily schedule information and media availability times Team meeting/workout, 9:00am for manager Bryan Price and players, follow @RedsPR...the Spring Training Notebook and rosters Bryan Price available, TBA can be found updated daily on the home page at www.redspressbox.com. Nate Adcock’s birthday Thursday............................... Photo Day, 7:00am HOT STOVE: Tomorrow night’s Hot Stove League radio show will be hosted for the final time this year Team meeting/workout, 9:00am from Holy Grail Banks, located across the street from Great American Ball Park, by Hall of Fame Bryan Price available, 8:15am broadcaster Marty Brennaman and son Thom...the 6:00 p.m. ET show can be heard live on 700 Friday................ Team meeting/workout, 9:00am WLW Radio, via the internet at reds.com/hotstove and on Reds On Radio Network affiliates...the 5 Bryan Price available, 8:15am shows each Tuesday in March will be broadcast from the club’s spring training home in Goodyear. Reds & Indians Charity Golf, 1:00pm Jumbo Diaz’ birthday CHARITY GOLF: The Reds and Indians’ fifth annual charity celebrity golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday .........................Team meeting, 8:00am Fri, 2/27 at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear (1:00pm shotgun start)...Reds already committed Bryan Price available, TBA to play include Paul Maholm, Jon Moscot, Robert Stephenson and Nick Travieso...proceeds Aroldis Chapman’s birthday again will benefit theH.O.P.E. Team, a non-profit organization that supports the patients and families Neftali Soto’s birthday at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear...register by phone at (623) 207-3545 or by Sunday ............. Team meeting/workout, 9:00am email at [email protected]. Bryan Price available, 8:15am Team Meeting, 1:30am STARS OF THE QUEEN CITY: The Reds Hall of Fame’s new Stars of the Queen City exhibit opens Kyle Skipworth’s birthday in March...the new exhibit celebrates the 100 different players who have represented the Reds as Monday ...........................Team meeting, 8:00am All-Stars, dating to the first All-Star Game in 1933, and explores the 4 All-Star Games previously Bryan Price available, TBA played in Cincinnati...each of the 100 Reds All-Stars is represented in the exhibit with a period artifact Tue, 3/3 ..........................Team meeting, 8:00am associated with his Reds career...the exhibit also features a display dedicated to the 8 position players Bryan Price available, TBA who have represented the Reds the most number of times in All-Star history. Reds vs Indians, 1:05pm TONY PEREZ EXHIBIT & STATUE: In March the Reds Hall of Fame will begin a celebration of the 40-MAN ROSTER career of Tony Perez, a legendary member of the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s and one of New In 2015 Gone From 2014 the most popular players in the history of the franchise...the exhibit features dozens of game-used items RHP Burke Badenhop RHP Trevor Bell and rare collectibles that document the long and storied career of one of the greatest clutch hitters in OF Marlon Byrd IF Jake Elmore the history of the game...the celebration of Perez’ career culminates the weekend of 8/21-8/22, when RHP Anthony DeSclafani LHP Ismael Guillon his statue will be dedicated at Great American Ball Park. LHP Amir Garrett IF Jack Hannahan RHP Matt Magill OF Chris Heisey BREAKING BARRIERS: Major League Baseball, in partnership with Scholastic, is accepting RHP Keyvius Sampson RHP Mat Latos submissions for the Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life essay contest held each year during Black IF Eugenio Suarez OF Ryan Ludwick History Month to honor the breaking of baseball’s color barrier by Jackie Robinson in 1947...through OF Kyle Waldrop RHP Logan Ondrusek 3/13, students in grades 4-9 are encouraged to write about how they used Robinson’s values to face RHP Curtis Partch their own barriers...grand prize winners will receive a trip to the 2015 All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Great IF Ramon Santiago American Ball Park...applications and contest rules can be found at www.MLB.com/BreakingBarriers. RHP Alfredo Simon IF Neftali Soto *** RED HOTS *** Ismael Guillon and Neftali Soto are 2015 non-roster invitees 2014 POST-SEASON HARDWARE DRY HEAT: Spring Training 2015 is the sixth for the Reds in their player development complex in ...the facility on South Wood Boulevard includes a 44,000-square foot clubhouse, Johnny Cueto ...........Reds Most Valuable Player Goodyear, Arizona 6 full practice fields, 2 half fields and an agility field...spring training games are played at nearby Reds Most Outstanding Pitcher , a the club shares with the ...there are 15 Major Brayan Pena ...................Reds Good Guy Award Goodyear Ballpark 10,300-seat facility Indians League Baseball clubs training in the and 15 training in ...in 2010 the Reds RHP Robert Stephenson ...Reds’ No. 1 Prospect Phoenix Area Florida 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..2006-14 .......................9 years Homer Bailey ......2007-14 .......................8 years SPRING ROSTER: The Major League spring training roster includes 64 players overall, 34 pitchers, Joey Votto...........2007-14 .......................8 years 6 catchers, 11 infielders, 13 outfielders and 24 non-roster invitees...most recently, the Reds invited Jay Bruce............2008-14 .......................7 years to Major League camp 60 (2014), 58 (2013), 58 (2012), 54 (2011), 59 (2010), 63 (2009), 65 (2008), Johnny Cueto .....2008-14 .......................7 years 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. THE SKIPPER...: Bryan Price is in his second season as a Major League manager...the Reds went 76-86 in 2014...before he became manager spent the previous 4 seasons on Dusty Baker’s staff as pitching coach...in Price’s 4 seasons as a coach Reds pitchers ranked seventh, 12th, third and fourth in team ERA after finishing seventh, 13th and 15th the previous 3 seasons...his 2012 and 2013 staffs were 2 of the most successful in franchise history...in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons Reds pitchers established club records for strikeouts...the 2012 and 2013 staffs are the first in Major League history to produce in consecutive seasons at least 6 pitchers with 100 strikeouts...before joining the Reds spent the previous 10 seasons as pitching coach for the Mariners (2000-2005) and Diamondbacks (2006-2009). ...AND HIS CREW: Bench coach Jay Bell, coach Freddie Benavides, first base coach Billy Hatcher, bullpen coach Mack Jenkins, hitting coach Don Long, pitching coach Jeff Pico, assistant hitting coach Lee Tinsley and catching coordinator Mike Stefanski return to second-year manager Bryan Price’s Major League coaching staff...new to the Cincinnati staff are third base coach Jim Riggleman and bullpen catcher Dustin Hughes. ADDITIONAL STAFF: Assisting the Major League coaching staff during spring training workouts are instructors Darren Bragg, Tom Browning, Miguel Cairo, Eric Davis, Delino Deshields, Bill Doran, Jeff Fassero, Ryan Jackson, Tony Jaramillo, Pat Kelly, Eli Marrero, Ray Martinez, Jose Nieves, Ted Power, Mark Riggins, Dick Schofield, Mario Soto. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990 REDS LIVE: FOX Sports Ohio’s Reds Weekly - Spring Training Edition shows will 40-MAN ROSTER (40) air March 2 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET), March 9 (10:00-10:30), March 16 (11:00-11:30), REDS’ SPRING TRAINING RECORDS Pitchers (22) March 23 (10:00-10:30) and March 30 (10:00-11:00)...check local listings for replays... Year Record G ERA BA Dylan Axelrod, R the shows will be hosted by Jim Day and Chris Welsh and will highlight spring training 2014 14-17-0 31 4.82 .269 Burke Badenhop, R news, notes, interviews and features. 2013 13-20-2 35 5.50 .271 Homer Bailey, R 2012 15-17-1 33 5.19 .274 Aroldis Chapman, L ON THE AIR: FOX Sports Ohio will televise games on Wed, 3/4 at Cle (3:00 p.m. ET), 2011 17-14-1 32 5.67 .297 Tony Cingrani, L Thu, 3/5 vs Cle (3:00et), Tue, 3/17 at Cle (4:00et) and Thu, 3/26 at Cle (4:05et)...32 of 2010 12-16-3 31 4.94 .259 Carlos Contreras, R the 33 exhibition games can be heard on the Reds on Radio Network via 700 WLW Goodyear 71-84-7 162 5.23 .274 Daniel Corcino, R or 1360 WSAI and online at reds.com.