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. 2009 13-20 33 4.30 .241 Johnny Cueto, R 2008 17-15-1 33 5.49 .283 Ryan Dennick, L ON MLB NETWORK: MLB Network will broadcast games on 3/3 vs Cle (4:00pm), 2007 18-12 31 3.96 .279 Anthony DeSclafani, R 3/4 at Cle (midnight), 3/5 vs Cle (6:00am on 3/6), 3/10 at Mil (9:00pm), 3/13 at LAD 2006 22-11 33 4.61 .279 Jumbo Diaz, R (3:00am on 3/14), 3/15 at Cubs (6:00am on 3/16), 3/20 at SF (live at 9:00pm), 3/23 at 2005 17-15 32 5.01 .264 Amir Garrett, L Tex (live at 9:00pm), 3/25 vs Tex (midnight), 3/29 at LAA (9:00am on 3/30), 3/31 at Mil 2004 18-16-1 35 4.16 .258 David Holmberg, L (9:00am on 4/1), 4/3 vs Tor at Montreal (12:30am on 4/2) and 4/4 vs Tor at Montreal 2003 13-18-2 33 4.57 .262 J.J. Hoover, R (live at 1:00pm)...all times are Eastern. 2002 9-22-1 32 4.74 .239 Raisel Iglesias, R 2001 14-14-1 29 4.48 .267 Mike Leake, R GOODYEAR TIX: Tickets for Reds spring training games in Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark 2000 16-17 33 4.94 .285 Sam LeCure, R are on sale now...single-game ticket prices range from $8 berm seats to $29 for premium 1999 15-16 31 4.52 .288 Matt Magill, R and club seating...full-season plans include all home games for the Reds, Indians or 1998 13-18 31 3.88 .250 Sean Marshall, L both...3-game mini-plans are also available...in addition to saving between $64 and $160 Sarasota 185-194-7 386 4.56 .267 Manny Parra, L per seat, season ticket holder benefits include exclusive pre-sale opportunities, discount 1997 17-15 32 4.39 .301 Keyvius Sampson, R coupons and a season ticket holder appreciation party...full-season plan holders also 1996 11-18 30 4.83 .242 Pedro Villarreal, R receive a complimentary season parking pass...fans can purchase tickets by phone at 1995 7-5 12 5.55 .305 Catchers (3) (800) 745-3000...for more information about tickets, Goodyear Ballpark or the Reds’ 1994 12-19-1 31 5.26 .283 Tucker Barnhart spring training facility, call (623) 882-3130 or log on to www.reds.com/spring. 1993 18-9-2 29 4.28 .290 Devin Mesoraco 1992 22-9-1 32 3.12 .283 Brayan Pena CREDENTIALS: Spring training daily credentials for the Reds’ complex and home 1991 13-17-1 31 4.83 .271 games at Goodyear Ballpark can be made via Major League Baseball’s secured 1990 9-7 16 4.63 .281 Infielders (6) credential web site...please contact us for step-by-step instructions...when registering on 1989 16-14-2 32 3.49 .275 Zack Cozart MLB’s site, please use an email address associated with your media organization and 1988 16-12-2 30 3.65 .262 Todd Frazier not a personal email address...please request credentials at least 24 hours in advance. 1987 16-19-1 26 4.59 .289 Kristopher Negron 1986 16-13 29 4.97 .295 Brandon Phillips BETTER OFF RED: For insights into spring training, log on to Jamie Ramsey’s top-rated 1985 14-12 26 4.15 .267 Eugenio Suarez Better Off Red blog at www.ramsey.mlblogs.com. 1984 11-14 25 3.62 .241 Joey Votto 1983 9-14-1 24 3.98 .261 Outfielders (9) VIP TOURS: The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2-hour Major League Clubhouse 1982 14-12 26 3.22 .256 Jason Bourgeois Tour features visits to the Reds’ clubhouse, visitors’ clubhouse and broadcast booths 1981 12-13 25 4.44 .282 Jay Bruce in addition to the stops on the Scotts Great American Ball Park Tour that include 1980 9-13 22 4.12 .273 Marlon Byrd the dugout, seating bowl, Crosley Terrace, press box, media interview room, Crosley 1979 10-14 24 3.61 .255 Juan Duran Room, FOX Sports Ohio Champions Club and Mercedes Benz Diamond Club... 1978 14-11 25 4.32 .275 Billy Hamilton museum admission is included with all tours...the Major League Clubhouse Tour is 1977 11-15 26 4.77 .272 Donald Lutz available Saturdays at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. through March 14...call (513) 765-7923 or 1976 7-7 14 3.90 .274 Yorman Rodriguez log on to www.redsmuseum.org. 1975 18-11 29 3.85 .305 Skip Schumaker 1974 NA Kyle Waldrop *** 2014 IN REVIEW *** 1973 17-9 26 3.14 .266 1972 9-11-1 21 2.70 .240 Added* SUMMARY: The Redlegs finished last year76-86 and in fourth place in the NL Central, 1971 15-15 30 4.44 .283 Burke Badenhop, RH 14.0g behind the division champion Cardinals...began the season with 8 disabled 1970 14-13-1 28 4.95 .269 Marlon Byrd, OF players, the most in the Major Leagues...overall, 15 players made 19 apps on the DL, A. DeSclafani, RH the Reds’ highest totals since 19 players made 21 apps on the 2009 disabled list...at the All-Star break were 51-44, a season- Amir Garrett, LH high 7g above .500 and just 1.5g out of first place...in the second half went 25-42, including 6-14-2 in 22 series, and tied the Matt Magill, RH club record for fewest wins following the All-Star Game in a non-strike season (1933)...began the second half with a 7-game Keyvius Sampson, RH losing streak and 4 straight series losses to drop 6.0g back through 7/30 and didn’t get any closer than 4.0g (on 8/7)...after Eugenio Suarez, IF the All-Star Game, Reds batters hit .222 and over the second half of the season ranked last in the Major Leagues in hits (488), Kyle Waldrop, OF hitting (.222), slugging (.335) and on-base percentage (.278) while ranking 29th in runs (218, Atl 211)...the .222ba was the Deleted* lowest by any Reds team over the second half of any season since the All-Star Game debuted in 1933 and the lowest batting Trevor Bell, RHP average over a second half by any Major League team since the 1974 Padres hit .212. Jake Elmore, IF Ismael Guillon, LHP 2014 AWARDS SEASON: The Reds received the Major Leagues’ Wilson Defensive Team of the Year Award, while Johnny Jack Hannahan, IF Cueto won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for pitchers...Cueto finished second in the BBWAA’s Cy Young Chris Heisey, OF voting and was a finalist for the Players’ Choice Most Outstanding Pitcher award...CF Billy Hamilton finished second in the Mat Latos, RHP BBWAA’s Rookie of the Year voting and was a finalist for thePlayers’ Choice Most Outstanding Rookie award...2B Brandon Ryan Ludwick, OF Phillips, SS Zack Cozart and Hamilton were finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...the local chapter of the BBWAA Logan Ondrusek, RHP voted Cueto the Reds’ MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher and Brayan Pena the recipient of the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award. Curtis Partch, RHP Ramon Santiago, IF CONGRATULATIONS: Jesse Guffey was named the Dominican Summer League’s Athletic Trainer of the Year...the prestigious Alfredo Simon, RHP award is presented annually by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). Neftali Soto, IF * Since end of 2014 season MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2/13, LHP Aroldis Chapman agreed to terms on a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, avoiding arbitration; LHP Ismael Guillon cleared waivers, was outrighted to Louisville and was invited to Major League Non-Roster Invitees spring training camp...2/11, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training camp IF Chris Nate Adcock, RHP Dominguez...2/8, signed to a 2-year contract through the 2016 season, avoiding arbitration, 3B Todd Frazier...2/7, signed to J. Crawford, RHP a 1-year contract through the 2015 season, with a mutual option for 2016, RHP Burke Badenhop; designated for assignment Ismael Guillon, LHP LHP Ismael Guillon; signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp RHP Kevin Gregg, RHP Kevin Gregg; named Dustin Hughes bullpen catcher...2/4, the Reds and Class AAA Louisville Bats extended their Player Nick Howard, RHP Development Contract for 2 seasons through 2018...1/30, signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League M. Lorenzen, RHP spring training camp LHP Paul Maholm...1/26, signed to a 4-year contract through the 2018 season C Devin Mesoraco, Paul Maholm, LHP avoiding arbitration...1/16, agreed to terms on 1-year contracts through the 2015 season with SS Zack Cozart and RHP Mike Jason Marquis, RHP Leake, avoiding arbitration for both...1/8, claimed off waivers from the Padres RHP Keyvius Sampson...12/31, acquired from Jose Mijares, LHP the Phillies OF Marlon Byrd and cash in exchange for minor league RHP Ben Lively...12/11, acquired from the Tigers RHP Jon Moscot, RHP Jonathon Crawford and IF Eugenio Suarez in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon; acquired from the Marlins RHP Anthony R. Stephenson, RHP DeSclafani and C Chad Wallach in exchange for RHP Mat Latos; in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft selected from Nick Travieso, RHP Class AA Binghamton the contract of C Camden Maron and from Class AA Birmingham the contract of RHP Euclides Leyer; Ramon Cabrera, C in the Class AAA Phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the contract of RHP Tim Crabbe was selected from Class AA Pensacola by Reno Kyle Skipworth, C and the contract of 1B Harold Riggins was selected by New Orleans...12/2, acquired from the Dodgers RHP Matt Magill in Chad Wallach, C exchange for OF Chris Heisey; did not offer 2015 contracts to RHP Logan Ondrusek or RHP Curtis Partch. Ivan DeJesus Jr., IF Irving Falu, IF Chris Dominguez, IF Josh Satin, IF Neftali Soto, IF Brennan Boesch, OF Ryan LaMarre, OF Felix Perez, OF Jesse Winker, OF