Monday, February 25, 2008

What stands out from Reds previews

Some interesting facts/things I didn't realize that pop out when reading through Reds previews that have surfaced in the past week:

  • SI.com NL Central preview: Hamilton for Volquez "smacks of one team having more information than the other" ... "it was a very quiet winter for a 72-90 team" ... Hatteberg vs. Votto looks like Karros vs. Choi, and "given Baker's history of preferring veterans, Hatteberg certainly has an inside track"

  • New Dusty Baker feature on CBSSportsline.com: "He's got his hands full right now," Ryan Freel says. "He asked us not to wear jackets onto the practice field so he can see our names on the back of our jerseys."

  • In Scott Miller's Five Things: A Reds' move to Arizona "could present a dilemma for teams in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues because, with the Dodgers and Indians moving to Arizona next spring, it could leave 15 major league clubs training in Florida and 15 in Arizona. Without even numbers, someone would have to play split-squad games in each state every day, which would not be a desired situation later in March after a few rounds of cuts and as the regular season nears." ... "Of the 63 players in camp during general manager Wayne Krivsky's first spring -- 2006 -- only 14 remain. And of 32 pitchers there that first spring, not counting Bailey (who was in camp then as a non-roster invitee), only four remain: Belisle, Todd Coffey, Harang and Weathers."

  • FoxSports.Com's new Reds '08 preview: "Interestingly, the Reds' streak of seven losing seasons coincides with the big trade to land Ken Griffey from Seattle in 2000."
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