Reds Press Clippings July 8, 2017 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1980-Ken Griffey, Sr. is named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in Los Angeles. Griffey, Sr. goes 2-for-3 with a in the Midsummer Classic MLB.COM Late homers from Votto, Schebler not enough By Jarrid Denney and Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | 1:43 AM ET + 58 COMMENTS

PHOENIX -- For the second week in a row, the D-backs gave the ball with hopes of ending a three-game losing streak. Once again, he delivered.

Greinke picked up his 11th win of the season on Friday night as the D-backs topped the Reds, 6-3, at Chase Field. Greinke struck out seven while surrendering four hits with one walk and seven over seven scoreless innings. With the win, Greinke is 9-0 at Chase Field this season, surpassing Patrick Corbin's franchise record for most consecutive wins at home to start a season.

"After a tough series in L.A., we had the right guy step up in Zack Greinke," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "He let us get our legs under us offensively, and went out there and just threw zeros up all night. Shutdown innings after we scored runs and allowed us to get out to a 6-0 lead. When a No. 1 guy is on board, you really start to appreciate these moments."

Greinke, a career .210 hitter, helped his own cause with an RBI single in the fourth to score Brandon Drury. Three D-backs players delivered RBI doubles, and Drury went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two walks and two runs. Reds starter Tim Adleman tossed five innings and struck out four while surrendering four runs (three earned). Adam Duvall tallied two of the four hits that Cincinnati struck against Greinke.

"He was using his slider very well," Duvall said of Greinke. "I think a couple of times, he just painted away. It's a pitch that looks like it's going to be down, but stays right there. I felt like he started spotting up as the game went on, which made it more difficult to hit, obviously."

Joey Votto smashed his -best 25th home run of the season off of T.J. McFarland in the ninth to cut the lead, and Scott Schebler added a solo shot off of Jake Barrett later in the inning.

With the tying run on deck, Fernando Rodney came on with two outs in the ninth and forced Tucker Barnhart to ground out to second to end the game.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Seeing double: Jeff Mathis set the tone for Arizona early and pushed the D-backs out to an early 2-0 lead with a lined grounder down the left-field line that found the corner. That double scored Drury, who two batters earlier had lined his own RBI double, from second.

Goldy goes deep: Three innings after Billy Hamilton robbed him of extra-bases with a stellar running catch, Paul Goldschmidt responded with a 401-foot homer to right field that landed next to the Cincinnati bullpen. Goldschmidt's solo shot -- which Statcast™ projected at a 102.3 mph exit velocity -- gave the D-backs a 4-0 lead.

"It was good," Goldschmidt said. "Was just trying to get another run on there or get on base and I was able to hit it good enough and get it out of there. I had two strikes out was trying to protect -- it ended up being a fastball up the middle and I was able to get enough of it."

QUOTABLE

"He did a really nice job. He limited what we were able to do. We were never really able to get terribly excited against him." -- Reds manager Bryan Price, on Greinke

HAMILTON TAKES HIT FROM GOLDSCHMIDT

Before he cleared the fence in the fifth inning, Goldschmidt powered an opposite-field drive to right-center field in the first inning. But he came up empty when Hamilton made a very long run to catch the ball as he crashed into the wall. According to Statcast™, it was a four-star catch. It had a 35 percent catch probability as Hamilton had to cover 103 feet in 5.3 seconds. His Sprint speed was 30 feet per second.

WHAT'S NEXT

Reds: When the series resumes at 10:10 p.m. ET on Saturday night at Chase Field, rookie Luis Castillo will make his fourth start, still seeking his first big league win. In a 5-3 defeat to the Rockies on Monday, Castillo gave up four earned runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings with one walk and eight strikeouts.

D-backs: The D-backs hope to build on Greinke's strong outing for the second game of the series at 7:10 p.m. MST on Saturday night. Arizona will send to the mound, fresh off a July 2 start in which he gave up one run to the Rockies over seven innings in a no-decision.

Jarrid Denney is a reporter for MLB.com based in Phoenix. Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of or its clubs.

Reds sign top pick Greene to deal By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | July 7th, 2017 + 38 COMMENTS

PHOENIX -- Reds general manager Dick Williams and the club squeezed all it could out of the deadline to sign No. 2 overall pick Hunter Greene on Friday afternoon. Ultimately, the deal was reached as the club inked Greene to a $7.23 million bonus.

It was the largest Draft bonus since bonus-pool restrictions were instituted in 2012 and an all-time record for a high school . The deadline to sign '17 MLB Draft picks was 5 p.m. ET.

"I was pretty stressed there today," Williams said. "You never know until you dot the i's and cross all the t's. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say it came down to the final seconds instead of minutes."

Williams remained in Colorado after the team left for Arizona so he could be in direct contract with Reds CEO Bob Castellini, who was there on business. Reds amateur scouting director Chris Buckley was also a point person in talks.

Greene, 17, was the only player picked in the top 10 of this year's Draft to remain unsigned. Selected out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., the right-handed pitcher was ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Draft by MLBPipeline.com. He is also a veteran of MLB's Urban Youth Academy in Compton, and he was a member the 2015 United States' gold-medal-winning 18- and-under Baseball World Cup club.

Despite wanting to sign Greene, however, Williams and his group were willing to walk away if a deal couldn't get done. The Reds, which would have received the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 Draft as compensation, did not want to incur any penalties for going over their bonus pool allotment of $13,658,400 to sign their top 11 picks.

Greene's deal, Williams said, got them right around that number without going over.

"Anybody that aspires to be a GM should have shadowed me today. That would have disabused them of the notion, I think," Williams joked. "It was just tough because there was a lot at stake. What made going through today a little easier was knowing that Bob Castellini, Walt Jocketty, my staff, Chris Buckley, we were all a united front on where we wanted to go with this negotiation. That made it easy. Internally, we were in agreement. We were at peace with where we were willing to go. If it didn't work out, we were at peace with the consequences.

"That being said, our strong preference was to get this young man signed, because we think he is a generational talent and we really think he's going to have a positive impact on our team."

Greene has already been to Cincinnati and passed his physical. The next step remains fluid, but he will either report to Rookie-level Billings or the AZL Reds in Goodyear, Ariz.

"We think he's got impeccable character and pretty impressive on-field ability," Williams said. "He's the kind of guy we want to sign and build around. The guys we've taken at the top of the Draft the last two years, not just the first round but top couple of rounds, are going a long towards rebuilding this franchise the way we want going forward. Hunter is a big part of that."

Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Finnegan's season over after new injury Reds lefty has surgery on non-throwing shoulder after boating mishap By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | July 7th, 2017 + 11 COMMENTS

PHOENIX -- Because of a second injury to his left arm, the Reds already weren't optimistic that left-hander pitcher Brandon Finnegan would return to the rotation this season. But the news on Friday about a freak injury to Finnegan's right arm clinched that his 2017 season is over.

Finnegan had surgery on Friday to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder. He was injured in a fall while boating in Cincinnati.

"He was on a boat, going from the boat to the dock and he slipped and fell," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "I assumed he tried to catch himself or whatever and did some damage to his shoulder."

Finnegan was already on the 60-day disabled list with strained teres major muscle near his left shoulder. He injured that muscle for the second time on June 26 in his first start off of the DL vs. the Cardinals. A different teres major strain had him on the DL from April 16-June 26.

"He will find it's a miserable rehab even though it's his non-throwing shoulder. He's got a double rehab going," Price said.

Team medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek performed Finnegan's surgery. It was not clear how the right shoulder injury would impact his rehab for the left shoulder or if he would have trouble being ready to pitch in time for 2018.

"I can tell you that it will take several weeks before his right shoulder is pain-free just from normal day-to-day stuff," Price said. "I imagine there will be things he can do with his left, but it will be a few weeks after his right shoulder surgery that he'll be able to address his left."

Romano sent down, but will return

The Reds optioned right-handed starting pitcher Sal Romano to Triple-A Louisville on Friday and recalled outfielder Jesse Winker. Romano earned his first big league win on Thursday vs. the Rockies with two earned runs and six hits over five innings.

Look for Romano to return to the big leagues sooner than later.

"I think it's very likely you'll see him pitching the fourth of fifth game of the second half of the season," Price said.

Romano, the Reds' No. 7 prospect, was slated to go home to Connecticut for an extended break since he wouldn't be able to pitch again for Louisville before its All-Star break begins next week.

"The Triple-A season resumes a day earlier than ours with a three-day All-Star break so he could potentially pitch in the first game after the break for Louisville [in Indianapolis]," Price said. "Organizationally, we were universal that he should get that first crack to come into our rotation and not have to look over his shoulder and think he's one bad start away from going back to the Minors."

Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Castillo seeking first big league win By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | July 7th, 2017 + 0 COMMENTS

Taijuan Walker of the D-backs and Luis Castillo of the Reds are both 24 years old and are exciting young starting . But there is a vast difference in experience. When he starts on Saturday night vs. Cincinnati, Walker will be pitching in his 79th big league game, while this will be Castillo's fourth.

Walker, who is 6-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 13 starts this season for Arizona, is 4-2 with a 2.80 ERA over his last nine starts. He allowed one earned run over seven innings in his previous start -- a no-decision -- vs. the Rockies on Sunday in his club's 4-3 win. This will be his first time facing the Reds.

Castillo also faced the Rockies in his previous start on Monday and took his first big league loss. In a 5-3 game, the right-hander gave up four earned runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings with one walk and eight strikeouts.

Things to know about this game

• Jake Lamb is the second D-backs player to hit 20 homers before the All-Star break in back-to-back years. The first was Mark Reynolds (2009-10).

• The Reds recalled outfielder and No. 2 prospect Jesse Winker from Triple-A Louisville on Friday. Winker gives the club a fifth bench option and a strong pinch-hitting threat from the left side. This is his third big league stint of the season.

• Reds reliever Tony Cingrani has picked off three runners from first base in 55 attempts since the start of 2016, which ranks first among 194 qualified relievers in the Major Leagues.

Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Adleman identifies flaw to improve upon Reds starter struggles with two-strike counts in loss to D-backs By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com | @m_sheldon | July 7th, 2017 + 2 COMMENTS

PHOENIX -- Reds starting pitcher Tim Adleman didn't care or worry so much about working opposite D-backs All-Star ace Zack Greinke. Adleman felt as if he did his job well, then his lineup could stay in the game.

Even though Greinke pitched well in the Reds' 6-3 loss to Arizona, Adleman was kicking himself as pitching coach Mack Jenkins pointed out one troubling tally from the ledger.

"I was just really bad with two strikes tonight," Adleman said. "They had six hits and five came with two strikes. That's just not a winning formula. That's the story for tonight."

Adleman gave up four runs (three earned) with those six hits over five innings with one walk and four strikeouts. The only time Arizona notched a hit off him without two strikes was Brandon Drury's leadoff double in the fourth inning. Greinke's single up the middle on a 1-2 count made it 3-0.

"Give credit to their hitters, but it's a tough way to get yourself into the at-bats, get to two strikes and not finish," Reds manager Bryan Price said.

Cincinnati has dropped five of Adleman's last six starts while he's taken the loss in four of those games. His ERA in that span is 5.23. Paul Goldschmidt's fifth-inning home run -- on an 0-2 fastball that made it a 4-0 game -- extended Adleman's streak of allowing at least one home run in eight straight games.

Entering the night, Adleman's 2.1 homers-per-nine innings was the fifth-highest in the Majors among pitchers with a minimum of 75 innings. But he has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 12 of his 15 starts this season.

"I definitely have plenty of things to improve on," said Adleman, who is 5-6 with a 4.71 ERA in 16 games overall. "By and large I think I am throwing pretty well. Just a few mistakes here and there that I have to eliminate and I have got to work hard to better with. So that's what I'll do and I will just be ready for whenever the next opportunity is."

Price and Jenkins have not set their rotation for after the All-Star break but Adleman will still likely be part of that group.

For a stretch of starts in late May and early June, Adleman was one of the rotation's more dependable starters. He doesn't get flustered much and has shown the ability to pitch deep into games, when he is on.

There haven't been many better options in the system. While Jackson Stephens pitched seven scoreless innings for Triple-A Louisville on Thursday, other prospects like the walks-prone and Amir Garrett haven't fared well. Robert Stephenson is just beginning to come around again after some command struggles.

"He's a kid that comes in and competes in the strike zone, continues to work on the improvement of his curveball, which I think would really be a big difference-maker for him," Price said. "And adding that little slider-cutter pitch he was working on in Spring Training. That hasn't crossed my mind at all, moving him out of the rotation."

Mark Sheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05. Follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Reds sign top pick Hunter Greene Zach Buchanan , [email protected] Published 5:10 p.m. ET July 7, 2017 | Updated 7:47 p.m. ET July 7, 2017

PHOENIX — Hunter Greene does not yet have a driver's license.

During his trip to Cincinnati to take his physical earlier in the week, he had to use his birth certificate to get through airport security. When he accidentally left it behind in his Cincinnati hotel room, he was able to talk his way on the plane back to Los Angeles anyway because he's under 18.

Whenever he does become a licensed driver, the 17-year-old right-hander will be able to buy whatever car he wants. At the last second Friday, the last day to negotiate, the and the No. 2 overall pick agreed to a record-breaking bonus of $7,230,000, according to multiple sources.

The negotiations came down to the very last second, according to Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams. The Reds had until 5 p.m. Eastern to strike a deal, and the deadline actually passed before any official word of an agreement was distributed.

“Anybody that aspires to be a GM should have shadowed me today,” Williams said. “That would have disabused them of the notion, I think. It was just tough because there was a lot at stake.”

That bonus beats the previous record of $7,005,000, given this year by the to No. 4 overall pick Brendan McKay, who forced his way to that spot because the Rays could guarantee such a payday.

The bonus came in $36,000 above slot, which this year was $7,193,200 for the second overall pick. Greene is the only draftee taken in the top two picks in the history of the current draft system, which began in 2012, to sign for an above-slot bonus.

The Reds began the day with $42,400 of wiggle room to play with over the slot suggestion for the No. 2 pick. Any dollar spent beyond that – except for a $2,500 retention bonus that does not count toward the Reds' bonus pool – would incur a 75-percent tax.

Avoiding that penalty was paramount, said Williams, who credited owner Bob Castellini and the rest of the front office with maintaining a united front in that regard. It took until the deadline, Williams said, for Greene’s camp to come down to a number that would keep the Reds under their bonus allotment.

At various points in the negotiations, Williams worried a deal wouldn’t happen. He and the rest of the front office were at peace with walking away. In the final hour, a source with knowledge of Greene’s side of the talks expressed worry that no agreement would be reached.

“At some point, you have to look in the mirror and ask yourself where you can stop,” Williams said. “If not, the other side is always going to pull more out of you. I think the other side was doing the exact same thing.”

The consequences of failing to come to a deal would have been worse for Greene than for the Reds. The right-hander would have been ineligible to enter the pros for at least another year if he played at the junior college level, and for another three years if he honored his commitment to UCLA. In that span, injuries, poor performance or a deeper draft class could lower his stock and ultimately guarantee him less money than the Reds offered Friday.

The Reds, on the other hand, would have received the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 draft, in addition to whatever pick is guaranteed them by their finish to the 2017 season. In 2015, the Houston Astros were in a similar situation and manipulated their bonus pool, the largest in that draft, to sign essentially three first-round talents.

That was always Plan B to the Reds, though.

“Our strong preference was to get this young man signed because we think he is a generational talent and we really think he’s going to have a positive impact on our team,” Williams said.

The financial penalties for paying more than their bonus pool allotment was evidently scarier to the Reds. If the Reds had gone over their allotment by more than five percent – or by more than $682,920, which would have brought Greene's bonus to almost $8 million – they would have had to pay more than $512,190 in taxes while also losing their first-round pick in 2018.

Those overage taxes are pooled together and divvied up among small-market teams receiving revenue-sharing payments. Because the Reds are one of those teams, busting their allotment by even a dollar would have cost them their share of the overage payments, which one club official guessed might wind up in the neighborhood of $750,000 per team.

Paying Greene even a couple hundred thousand dollars over slot could have cost the Reds close to $1 million extra. Paying him $7,876,120, the maximum they could offer without losing a draft pick, would have brought Greene's total price tag to more than $9.8 million once penalties were accounted for.

“What was important was coming up with a bonus that was appropriate for Hunter and fair for him,” Williams said. “We did have that secondary goal of not triggering those penalties in this particular case.”

Greene likely will report to Rookie-Advanced Billings to begin his professional career, although Williams allowed for the possibility that the 17-year-old could first head to the Reds’ spring training facility in Arizona to begin a throwing program. Greene hasn’t pitched in several months.

Once Greene does reach Billings, the Reds plan to have him pitch the rest of the season in order to set him up for a decent workload in 2018, although Greene occasionally could serve as a designated hitter in games he doesn't start.

There’ll be plenty of time to figure that out. The stressful part is done.

“It’s like when we had to do our homework,” Williams said. “You take until the last night before the homework was due to get it all done. In cases like this, there’s a lot at stake for both sides and it takes a while sometimes for everybody to get comfortable that they’re getting a deal that maximizes their interests.”

Who is the Reds' top prospect? Hunter Greene or Nick Senzel C. Trent Rosecrans , [email protected] Published 5:24 p.m. ET July 7, 2017 | Updated 5:57 p.m. ET July 7, 2017

With Hunter Greene in the fold, the question becomes where does he rank among the Reds’ top prospects.

Well, the question comes down more simply to is he the team’s top prospect or is Nick Senzel? Both were taken No. 2 overall in their respective drafts.

The Enquirer reached out to several of the top prospects writers in baseball for their opinion. Here’s how they responded:

• Jim Callis, MLB.com: “I'd rank Greene ahead of Senzel, though I think you could make an argument either way. I tend to err on the side of ceiling, and Greene has a higher ceiling. Senzel has a higher floor.”

• J.J. Cooper, : “It’s a great debate, but as we work on our midseason Top 100, we’re pretty comfortable that Senzel is going to rank ahead of Greene. When we do our rankings, it’s a never-ending debate about risk vs. ceiling. Greene has more upside than Senzel, as he has the stuff and potentially the control/command to be a front-of-the-rotation starter, but Senzel is a very polished bat who is close to the majors. If you look at recent top first-round draft picks from the Southeastern Conference who performed in college, it’s a pretty lengthy list of quick-to-the-big-leagues players who are successful. The path for the high school top first-round pitching prospect is much less certain in recent years. Add all that up and while Greene may end up exceeding Senzel’s ceiling, the higher risk means Senzel will rank above him for now.”

• Christopher Crawford, Rotoworld: “It's very close, but for me Greene is the better prospect. As good as Senzel is, he's more of a high-floor player to me. Greene's ceiling is substantially higher, and because of his athleticism, I think there's less volatility than most prep hurlers. Senzel is a very good prospect. Greene is a great one, in my eyes.”

• Keith Law, ESPN: “This should be easy, since Greene was my No. 1 prospect in the draft class, but I could make a good counterargument that third baseman Nick Senzel, the Reds' first pick in the 2016 draft, is a more valuable prospect today because he's (1) a position player and (2) already in high-A, hitting .303/.364/.471.

I'll still go with Greene, given the incredible upside he offers on the mound and his rare combination of youth and athleticism in a pitcher with his arm strength. It's possible or even likely that Greene won't pitch at all this summer, though he could go out as a shortstop, pitch in instructional league, and return to the mound full-time next March to try to preserve his arm since we've seen few teenagers throwing as hard as Greene does.”

• John Manuel, Baseball America: “They’re just such different prospects, it’s apples and oranges in many ways. Most organizations rank prospects more by ceiling now than by probability, so I think the industry consensus would have Greene at No. 1.

Greene certainly has the higher upside; Senzel’s 22 and just reached Double-A. He’s the proverbial high-floor kind of guy. It’s a very safe bet that he’ll be a big league regular, as hard as that is to do. It’s just a question of how high the ceiling will be and how much impact is in the bat. If he hits for power, it’s going to be hard for Greene to be better than Senzel; Senzel with average to above-average power is a potential .300 hitter with 20-25 homers. That’s an all-star third baseman, hard to find, almost David Wright upside. Greene would have to be very good to make more impact than that. But at this point, I would take Greene because of the value in a potential No. 1 starter. I’m not Greene’s biggest believer, but I know the Reds think he can spin a breaking ball, he’s young, he’s got easy gas and this is a velocity-dominated sport right now. He’s got easy velocity, good athleticism and age on his side.”

• Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com: “I think you could make an argument for either. Obviously, Senzel is much more advanced and is having success during his first full season of pro ball. And he has the chance to be an elite-level third baseman in the big leagues, and in the very near future. All of that said, when we do rankings, we try to line them up based on long-term potential and upside. Based on that, I think I’d put Greene at 1 and Senzel at 2 because of his tremendous ceiling and projectability.”

• Jeffrey Paternostro, Baseball Prospectus: “I'd rank Senzel ahead based on proximity to the majors and his advanced, broad base of skills. He could be an above-average regular at third base as soon as midseason 2018. You can certainly argue that Greene has more upside, but there is enough uncertainty over his role, and enough risk in his profile either on the mound or in the field to make me be a little conservative with his ranking, at least until we get a more extensive pro track record. That said, we are talking 10 or 15 spots probably, just not a huge gap even in the top half of a national 100 list. It's well within what we call 'the fudge factor.'"

Greinke shuts down Reds in loss to D-Backs Zach Buchanan , [email protected] Published 1:52 a.m. ET July 8, 2017 | Updated 5:11 a.m. ET July 8, 2017

PHOENIX – Right now, at the top levels of their minor-league system, the Cincinnati Reds have a host of young pitchers full of potential. Some were drafted highly, and some turned themselves into top prospects through the force of strong minor-league performances. Many of them have yet to figure out how to pitch in the majors.

The Reds can only hope that one of them cracks the code like ace Zack Greinke has. The 33-year-old Greinke started as a young phenom, the sixth pick in the 2002 draft with stuff that made scouts drool. Now he’s a savvy veteran with a 90 mph fastball who knows how to pitch.

Greinke still has pitches that fool even the best hitters, but it’s his drive, intelligence and strike zone command that keep him dominant. After Greinke stymied them for seven scoreless innings in a 6-3 loss Friday at Chase Field, the Reds certainly know that firsthand.

“You could tell when he was upset when he made a mistake, even if it wasn’t put in play or put in play hard,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “He knew he made a mistake. That, to me, represents a guy who always is challenging himself and has high expectations.”

Greinke allowed only four hits and one walk. He struck out seven hitters. During one stretch, spanning the fourth through seventh innings, he retired nine Reds in a row.

Adam Duvall was the only batter who had any measure of success against the right-hander, going 2 for 3 with a double off Greinke. Even Duvall admits he got a bit lucky. His fourth-inning single came after lunging at a slider several inches below the zone.

Ironically, it was the sliders that remained on the edge of the strike zone that were most troubling.

“A couple of times, he just painted away,” Duvall said. “It’s a pitch that looks like it’s going to be down but stays right there. I felt like he started spotting up as the game went on.”

Tasked with keeping Greinke’s pace was Reds right-hander Tim Adleman, a pitcher who couldn’t have traveled a more different journey to the majors. Adleman is in his second season in the majors after clawing his way back into affiliated baseball from the independent leagues several years ago.

Like Greinke, he works in the low 90s and depends upon his command and offspeed pitches. Unlike Greinke, he didn’t always hit the spots for which he aimed. Five of the six hits Adleman allowed – including the game-deciding solo home run by Paul Goldschmidt in the fifth – came on two-strike pitches.

“I think I probably tried to be a little too fine on them,” Adleman said. “Obviously, there’s a specific spot you’re throwing to but that doesn’t mean you do anything different mechanically or thought process-wise. You go out and execute the pitch and I just didn’t do that today.”

The Reds had one true chance to put a dent in Greinke, but couldn’t capitalize. With two outs in the seventh, Eugenio Suarez drew the righty’s lone walk and then went first-to-third on a Scott Schebler single. But Jose Peraza swung over a slider in the lower third of the zone to end the inning.

The missed opportunity proved costly. Reds reliever Blake Wood gave up two runs in the seventh, but the Joey Votto and Schebler slugged a pair of home runs to score three in the ninth against Arizona’s low-leverage relievers.

The Reds got the tying run into the on-deck circle in pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett, but Tucker Barnhart grounded out against Arizona closer Fernando Rodney to end the game.

“That probably had more value than anything, getting out of that seventh inning,” Price said.

Finnegan falls off boat, has right shoulder surgery Zach Buchanan , [email protected] Published 8:03 p.m. ET July 7, 2017 | Updated 8:38 p.m. ET July 7, 2017

PHOENIX – Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brandon Finnegan, already on the 60-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left shoulder, underwent labrum repair surgery on his other, non-throwing shoulder Friday in Cincinnati. He is expected to miss four to six months.

Finnegan suffered the injury after falling off a boat while trying to jump to a dock, Reds manager Bryan Price said. In a text, Finnegan said he slipped and dislocated the shoulder while trying to catch himself. The surgery was performed by Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek.

Finnegan was already out with a left shoulder injury that bothered him all season. The 24-year-old made just three starts to begin the year before straining his teres major, landing him on the disabled list for more than two months. In his first start off the DL, he injured a different part of the muscle in the same manner.

It was already unlikely that he would pitch again in 2017 before the boat fall, Price said.

“It would have been a stretch that he would have been able to pitch again or that we would try to make a decision to pitch him somewhere in that last couple of weeks of the season,” Price said.

If there’s a silver lining, it’s that the surgery was to Finnegan’s non-throwing shoulder. It’s possible that Finnegan could be ready to go by spring training.

“I’ve been through that on my throwing shoulder, separating it in a bike accident,” Price said. “It’s a miserable rehab. And he will find it’s a miserable rehab even though it’s his non-throwing shoulder. He’s got a double rehab going."

Romano to stick around

The Reds on Friday optioned right-hander Sal Romano to Triple-A and brought up outfielder Jesse Winker to serve as an extra bat, but Romano isn’t out of the Reds rotation just yet. The Reds won’t need his spot until after the All-Star Break, when they will call him back him.

“I think it’s very likely you’ll see him pitching the fourth or fifth game of the second half of the season,” Price said.

The Reds are still trying to determine if Romano will pitch the first game of the second half of the Triple-A season before returning to the majors. The two leagues’ schedules break at different times.

Gennett's four-homer night to air twice on Fox Sports Dave Clark , [email protected] Published 4:40 p.m. ET July 7, 2017 | Updated 4:40 p.m. ET July 7, 2017

Scooter Gennett's historic four-homer night against the Cardinals is one of three Reds games FOX Sports Ohio will show during next week's All-Star break.

The June 6 game in which Gennett had five hits, drove in 10 runs and became the 17th Major League Baseball player to hit four home runs in a game will be replayed by the network twice on Thurs., July 13 - at noon and again at 7:30 p.m.

The Reds Rewinds series also will show the Reds' 9-3 win against the Orioles April 18 - when Adam Duvall hit his first grand slam - on Mon., July 10 at 7 p.m. and on Tues., July 11 at noon. And it will show the Reds' 3-2, come-from-behind win June 2 featuring Devin Mesoraco's walk-off homer against the Braves - three times on Wed., July 12 (midnight, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.). WCPO - Channel 9 Report: Reds pay record to sign phenom Hunter Greene WCPO Staff 5:50 PM, Jul 7, 2017 11:10 PM, Jul 7, 2017

CINCINNATI - When it came down to the wire, the Reds came up with the cash.

The Reds agreed to pay a record $7.23 million bonus to sign second overall draft pick Hunter Greene, according to MLB.com’s Jim Callis.

"I was pretty stressed there today," Reds General Manager Dick Williams said during a conference call. "You never know until you dot the i's and cross all the t's. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say it came down to the final seconds instead of minutes."

The Reds have not confirmed any contract details.

The 17-year-old California prep star with the 102 mph fastball, a slugger's swing and shortstop skills could have opted to attend UCLA, where he had committed. But if he did that, he wouldn't have been eligible for the draft again for three years. Or he could have gone to a junior college and re-entered the draft after just one season.

But with the 5 p.m. EDT signing deadline only a few ticks away, Greene took the money and the Reds avoided what would have been a huge embarrassment.

As part of the deal, the Reds agreed to pay for four years' tuition at UCLA, according to LA Times reporter Eric Sondheimer, who covered Greene's high school exploits.

According to Greene's father, the Sports Illustrated cover boy was "on top of the world" after the signing, Sondheimer reported.

“We were getting our hair cut 30 minutes to the deadline. The last two or three minutes, he was on the couch,” Russell Greene said.

Williams had touted Greene as a can't-miss prospect and couldn't believe his luck after the Twins passed on Greene with the first pick.

"I spent the last couple of months worrying that we weren't picking high enough to get him," Williams said after picking Greene. "I'm really thrilled that we able to get him at No. 2."

If the Reds had failed to sign Greene, they would have received the No. 3 pick next year as compensation. But fans would have raised a ruckus. As it turned out, they managed to avoid a tax that teams get for overpaying their draft picks.

“If it didn’t work out, we were at peace with the consequences,” Williams said. “That being said, our strong preference was to get this young man signed, because we think he is a generational talent and we really think he’s going to have a positive impact on our team. … We think he’s got impeccable character and pretty impressive on-field ability. He’s the kind of guy we want to sign and build around.”

The Reds plan to develop Greene as a pitcher, his other skills notwithstanding, and Greene is fine with that, his father said.

Most experts agree that Greene's baseball skills are off the charts, "The reports I read are like no other reports I've seen in my limited time in baseball. Making some historic comparisons - that's not my job," Williams said.

Instead, Williams marveled at Greene's intangibles following the draft.

"What I saw in Hunter is a belief in himself," Williams said. "This may sound a little corny on a call like this, but his awareness of his place in the world. I was stuck by the maturity you all have seen. He's understands that being able to play baseball at this level is a gift. It's not something to be taken for granted. I was incredibly impressed by how he's leveraged that gift to share happiness with other people.

"He's going to be a tremendous baseball player, and he's going to be a tremendous person."

Greene has already been to Cincinnati and passed his physical, according to reds.com. He will either report to Rookie-level Billings, Montana, or the Arizona League Reds in Goodyear, Arizona.

Greene's signing was the good Reds news of the day. Here was the bad:

LHP Brandon Finnegan today had surgery to repair the torn right labrum which he suffered away from the field.

Also before Friday’s series opener at Arizona, the Reds recalled outfielder Jesse Winker from Louisville and optioned right-hander Sal Romano to the Triple-A club. DAYTON DAILY NEWS Reds’ Finnegan undergoes shoulder surgery Reds starter injures non-throwing shoulder in fall away from the field By David Jablonski Posted: 6:53 p.m. Friday, July 07, 2017

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan, already on the 60-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury, suffered another injury in his right shoulder, the Reds announced Friday.

Finnegan underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder. He suffered the injury in a fall away from the field.

Finnegan has been on the disabled list since June 28. He was on the DL from April 16 to June 26 and returned to the mound only to suffer another injury in the fourth inning of his first start.

Finnegan, 24, is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in four starts. Last season, he was 10-11 with a 3.98 ERA in 31 starts.

The Reds begin a three-game series on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

Reds sign first-round pick Hunter Greene at deadline No. 2 pick receives $7.23 million bonus, according to reports By David Jablonski - Staff Writer Updated: 5:09 p.m. Friday, July 07, 2017 | Posted: 5:06 p.m. Friday, July 07, 2017

CINCINNATI — The signing of first-round pick Hunter Greene by the Cincinnati Reds on Friday just before the 5 p.m. deadline was the equivalent of a buzzer-beating shot. There's no clock in baseball. That'll have to do as the comparison.

"I was pretty stressed today," General Manager Dick Williams said. "You never know until you dot the Is and cross the Ts. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say it came down to the final seconds instead of the final minutes."

As a senior at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., Greene hit .324 with six home runs. On the mound, he had a 0.75 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 28 innings. The Reds took with him the No. 2 overall pick in June.

If the Reds had not signed Greene, he would not have been able to play pro baseball for another year. His options would have been to go to a junior college or an independent league team with the option of returning to the draft in 2018 or going to UCLA, his college choice, in which case he would have had to wait three years.

The Reds would have received a No. 3 compensatory pick in the draft next year had they not signed Greene. According to Jim Callis, of MLB.com, Greene received a $7.23 million signing bonus, the biggest ever paid in the bonus pool era.

"Anybody who aspires to be a GM should have shadowed me today," Williams said. "I would have disabused them of that notion. It was was tough just because there's a lot at stake. What made going through today a little easier was knowing Bob Castellini, Walt Jocketty, my staff, Chris Buckley, we were all on a united front with where we wanted to go with this negotiation. If it didn't work out, we were at peace with the consequences. That being said our strong preference was to get this young man signed because we think he is a generational talent, and we really think he's going to have a positive impact on our team."

The next step for Greene likely will be playing in the rookie league with the Billings (Mont.) Mustangs.

“I think we’ll probably place him at Billings to start,” Williams said, “but because Billings is on the road right now there’s a chance we’ll have him report to Arizona and get initiated there and get some follow-ups to his physical and get him throwing a little bit.”

Ask Hal: Reds firing manager would defy logic SPORTS By Hal McCoy - Contributing Writer Posted: 12:45 p.m. Friday, July 07, 2017

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy knows a thing or two about our nation’s pastime. Tap into that knowledge with an email to [email protected].

Q: Are you the proud owner of a pet donkey given to you for any of your past accomplishments? — Dave, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek.

A: No, but I’ve been called a jackass a few times, but it comes with the territory. When Joey Votto presents one to Zack Cozart for making the All-Star team, that donkey will be the second associated with baseball. When Charles O. Finley owned the Kansas City A’s, a politician gave Finley a mule because Missouri’s state animal is the mule. Finley named the mule after himself, Charley-O, and permitted the beast to roam in the grass beyond the center field fence, where some goats and sheep also grazed. Finley often put an A’s hat on Charley-O and paraded him around the press room after games.

Q: Since the Reds are where everybody thought they would be, last place, is it time for the Bryan Price demise rumors to start? — CHRIS, Waynesville.

A: You answered your own question. The Reds weren’t expected to compete. They are rebuilding. Price has been told developing players right now is more important than winning games. He is trying to do just that. Why would they fire a guy who is doing just what they asked and actually winning a few more games than expected? They won’t lose 100, as many expected. But it isn’t time to start those rumors because those rumors started on Opening Day. Last place isn’t his fault, so why fire him?

Q: Because Reds pitchers will bat when they reach the majors, why don’t they bat in the minors where the designated hitter is used so they can at least learn to bunt? — LARRY, Piqua.

A: Teams do have that option to not use the DH in the minors, but pitchers are there to learn and refine their pitching mechanics. In addition, by using the DH the minor league teams can use nine hitters and get at-bats for non-pitching prospects. If they’d just do away with the infernal DH at all levels then pitchers would have game opportunities to bunt and hit. Won’t happen, though.

Q: Are the Reds going to try to trade Devin Mesoraco at the July 31 trade deadline because his contract is up after 2018? — TERESA, Madison, Ind.

A: It does make sense on two fronts. The first is that Mesoraco will be due $13,125,000 for the 2018 season. The second is that the Reds are loaded throughout the system with catchers, including Tyler Stephenson, the No. 1 draft pick in 2015, to say nothing about current catchers Tucker Barnhart and Rule 5 player Stuart Turner, who the Reds seem intent upon keeping. One drawback, though, are Mesoraco’s health issues, which have involved two hip surgeries and a shoulder surgery the past couple of years. And he is sharing time this year with Barnhart so other teams have to be suspect about Mesoraco’s durability. And guess what. He is back on the disabled list with a sore shoulder.

Q: I read that when Reds rookie Jackson Stephens made his debut that his fastball was faster than he threw in the minors and that is throwing much harder than he did in April. Have the Reds turned up the dials on the speed gun to entertain the fans? — STEVE, Adelaide, Australia.

A: Different guns record varying speeds in different parks, I’m told. And there is no indication the Reds are cranking up the radar. Stephens probably was pumped up on adrenaline and Iglesias always throws hard and probably has built up his shoulder strength over the course of the season. And the Reds certainly didn’t have to adjust anything when Aroldis Chapman pitched. They did probably check the gun when he hit 105. It was accurate.

Q: I see a lot of major league outfielders making basket catches at the belt rather than catching the ball above their heads with two hands. Is this something they are teaching or are players doing it on their own? — RICK, Dayton.

A: Whatever works. Nobody teaches a basket catch but some outfielders like to put a little flair into their catches, a little mustard for the hot dog in them. Most teams will let them do it until they miss one. Then the pitcher might tell him where to put his basket catches. Few players can be Willie Mays.

Q: Will the Reds sign Scooter Gennett for next season? — TOM, Kettering.

A: If they don’t, they aren’t trying. Gennett was the steal of the year when the Reds signed him this spring after Milwaukee released him. The Brewers dumped him so Travis Shaw could play third base — a good move — and so they could move from third to second, where Gennett played. Horrible move. Villar is hitting .207 with eight homers. Gennett, playing part-time, is hitting .314 with 14 homers. If the Reds trade Zack Cozart, as expected, Jose Peraza can move to shortstop and Gennett can take over second base.

Q: As a neophyte fan new to baseball, I watch every game and I am confused by the umpires’ signals for safe or out. Are there specific signals? — ROY, Springfield.

A: Very elemental, sir. When you see an umpire hook his thumb into the air, as if he is hitch-hiking on I-70, the runner is out. When he spreads his arms wide at the chest, as if he is an eagle ready to take flight, the runner is safe. When you see an umpire run toward the dugout and put on a head set, he isn’t listening to Bachman Turner Overdrive, he is awaiting a decision from New York on a replay/review and anything can happen.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Q: When Joey Votto turned down the invitation to participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby, did he snub fans who deserve to see the best players? — RICHARD, Tipp City.

A: To the contrary, he did Reds fans a favor. Votto saw what happened to Todd Frazier and Adam Duvall, teammates who participated in the Home Run Derby. Both went downhill fast after the derby. Duvall admitted that for two weeks afterward he couldn’t lift his arms to his shoulders. That is a lot of hard swings in a short time. Votto’s swing is grooved to hit and if home runs happen they happen. He doesn’t try. He doesn’t want to alter that swing and he doesn’t want to struggle the second half and hurt both himself and his team. The derby is an exhibition and it certainly is a detriment to teams who lose the effectiveness of their players who spend a day swinging from the heels until their tongues hang out. ESPN.COM Hunter Greene's $7.23M signing bonus highest for draftee since '12 ESPN.com news services 7:43 PM ET

PHOENIX -- High school right-hander Hunter Greene, taken by the Cincinnati Reds with the second overall pick in last month's amateur baseball draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with a $7.23 million signing bonus -- the highest since constraints on draft spending began in 2012.

Reached just before the 5 p.m. EDT deadline to sign for players with remaining college eligibility, the deal topped the $7,005,000 signing bonus Tampa Bay agreed to last week with Louisville pitcher/first baseman Brendan McKay, the No. 4 pick.

The bonus has been reported by multiple outlets.

"I was pretty stressed there today,'' general manager Dick Williams said during a conference call. "You never know until you dot the i's and cross all the t's. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say it came down to the final seconds instead of minutes.''

If the Reds had failed to sign the 17-year-old Greene, they would have received the No. 3 pick next year as compensation.

"If it didn't work out, we were at peace with the consequences,'' Williams said. "That being said, our strong preference was to get this young man signed, because we think he is a generational talent and we really think he's going to have a positive impact on our team. ... We think he's got impeccable character and pretty impressive on-field ability. He's the kind of guy we want to sign and build around.''

Greene's bonus is the highest ever for a high school pitcher. He also played shortstop at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, and had accepted a scholarship to UCLA. A fastball that can reach 100 mph has the Reds projecting him as a future ace. He will begin his professional career with Billings in the rookie-advanced Pioneer League, likely after a short stop in Arizona because the Montana farm team is on the road.

Greene's signing bonus exceeded the slot value of $7,193,200, but was just low enough to allow the Reds to avoid a tax.

Also before Friday's series opener at Arizona, the Reds recalled outfielder Jesse Winker from Louisville and optioned right-hander Sal Romano to the Triple-A club.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Greinke, Goldschmidt help Diamondbacks beat Reds 6-3 Today

PHOENIX -- Zack Greinke shut down the Cincinnati Reds -- and picked up the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Greinke threw seven scoreless innings and Paul Goldschmidt hit his 20th homer in the Diamondbacks' 6-3 victory Friday night.

Arizona rebounded from a 5-4 loss in Los Angeles a night earlier when closer Fernando Rodney blew a three-run lead in the ninth. The Dodgers won all three games by one run.

"On a night when we were maybe a little down and smarting after a tough series in LA, we had a guy step up in Zack Greinke," manager Torey Lovullo said. "He was the right guy for us at the right moment. ... He had the weight of 24 guys on his shoulders and carried them."

Greinke (11-4) allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked one -- and even singled in a run. The right-hander struck out Jose Peraza to end the seventh with runners on the corners.

"It felt like it was a big win," Greinke said. "It was a bad series in LA. ... We played close, but just didn't get any wins. It is nice to get a win so you can have some positive thoughts again."

He's 9-0 at home, and the Diamondbacks are 33-13 -- matching their victory total from last season.

Drawing a loud mixed reaction from the crowd when he entered the game, Rodney got Tucker Barnhart to ground out to second for his 22nd save.

"These athletes, what they want to do after a performance where they maybe didn't have their absolute best is to get out there as quick as possible and turn the page," Lovullo said.

Joey Votto and Scott Schebler homered in the ninth for Cincinnati. Votto hit a two-run shot -- his 25th -- with no outs off T.J. McFarland, and Schebler connected off Jake Barrett with two outs. Barrett was returning from shoulder problems that knocked him out of spring training.

"We had the ability to score runs as we saw there late in the game. We hit some homers, put the barrel on the ball," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We didn't do much with Greinke. We didn't have a lot of balls that were hard hit."

Goldschmidt homered to right-center off Tim Adleman (5-6) in the fifth to make it 4-0. The Arizona slugger tied Jake Lamb for the team lead in homers and RBI (67).

"Honestly, I don't think we felt like we need to turn the page or do anything different," Goldschmidt said. "Whether you are winning or losing the day before it doesn't carry over."

Adleman allowed four runs -- three earned -- and six hits in five innings.

Arizona added two runs in the seventh off Blake Wood. David Peralta had an RBI double, stole third and scored when catcher Barnhart's throw sailed past third.

Brandon Drury and Jeff Mathis had RBI doubles in the second to give Arizona 2-0 lead. Greinke was hit by a pitch in the inning, then helped himself in the fourth with a two-out RBI single up the middle.

BIG REDS SIGNING

Hunter Greene, the high school right-hander drafted second overall by Cincinnati, agreed to a minor league contract Friday with a $7.23 million signing bonus -- the highest since constraints on draft spending began in 2012. Reached just before the 5 p.m. EDT deadline, the deal topped the $7,005,000 signing bonus Tampa Bay agreed to last week with No. 4 pick Brendan McKay. Greene's bonus is the highest ever for a high school pitcher. He also played shortstop at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Greene will begin his professional career with Billings, Montana, in the Pioneer League.

WINTER IS(N'T) COMING

It was Game of Thrones Night at Chase Field after Phoenix set a record for the date at 118 degrees. It was 113 outside and 85 inside the closed stadium at the 6:40 p.m. start.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Reds: Left-hander Brandon Finnegan had surgery Friday after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in an off-field fall. Finnegan has been on the disabled list since June 28 because of a left shoulder problem.

Diamondbacks: Arizona placed right-hander Rubby De La Rosa on the 10-day disabled list because of right shoulder inflammation, and recalled Barrett from Triple-A Reno.

UP NEXT

Reds: Luis Castillo (0-1, 4.41) is coming off a loss at Colorado on Monday night.

Diamondbacks: Taijuan Walker (6-3, 3.30) also last pitched against Colorado, striking out eight in seven innings Sunday in a no- decision in a home victory. There will be a three-inning Alumni Game in the afternoon.

Reds left-hander Finnegan has surgery on right shoulder Today

PHOENIX (AP) — Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brandon Finnegan has had surgery after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in an off-field fall.

The Reds announced the surgery Friday before their series opener at Arizona

Finnegan has been on the disabled list since June 28 because of a left teres major strain. On Sunday, he was transferred to the 60- day disabled list.

The 24-year-old is 1-1 with a 4.14 ERA in four starts this season.

Also Friday, the Reds signed high school right-hander Hunter Greene, drafted second overall last month. They recalled outfielder Jesse Winker from Louisville, and optioned right-hander Sal Romano to the Triple-A club. TRANSACTIONS 07/08/17 Minnesota Twins recalled CF Zack Granite from Rochester Red Wings. Minnesota Twins optioned RHP Felix Jorge to Rochester Red Wings.

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