The Cincinnati Reds have fired General Manager Wayne Krivsky and replaced him with former Cardinals GM, Walt Jockety. The move apparently came as a surprise to Krivsky although he’s probably the only one. The writing was on the wall when Jockety, the former St. Louis Cardinals GM, was hired on as a special assistant in [...]

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USA Today reports that the Reds have signed former Cardinal GM Walt Jockety as a special adviser to club president and CEO Bob Castellini. Reds fans must be hoping that he gives Castellini the kind of advice that allowed the Cards to win 6 division titles and one World Series over the past 13 years.

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MLB.com is reporting that the the Reds have shipped outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Rangers in exchange for two pitchers, righty Edinson Volquez who was 14-6 in the minors last year and lefty Danny Herrera who made 34 relief appearances in Double-A last year.
Hamilton has had a career troubled by legal and drug problems but [...]

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The list of teams interested in non-tendered Mark Prior is getting longer by the day. We already knew the list included the likes of the Reds, Astros, Padres, Nationals, and Rangers but today the Star Ledger is reporting that both New York teams are interested as well. Prior is still coming back from injury but [...]

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The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Mariners appear to be the leading candidates to acquire left handed ace, Erik Bedard. The article also mentions that talks haven’t really died down much since the GM’s left the Winter Meetings at Nashville but that no deal is [...]

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According to the Boston Herald, Cincinnati has signed Francisco Cordero to shore up its ailing bullpen. For $46 million over four years, the Reds add a reliever who had more saves last year (44) than the entire Cincinnati bullpen (34). His ERA of 2.98 should also help bring down the Reds’ bullpen average from last year’s league high [...]

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SI.com is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds have landed the top remaining free agent closer, Francisco Cordero. The deal apparently spans 4 years for about $46 million. Cordero, who compiled 44 saves last year, had an almost schizophrenic year last year tossing up an impressive 1.09 ERA at home but a startling 6.55 earned run [...]

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Joe Nuxhall, the man who was both the youngest player (15 years, 10 months, 11 days old) in major league history and “The Ol’ Lefthander” on Reds radio broadcasts has past away according to the Cincinnati Post. He pitched in one game for the Reds in 1944 (the war years also produced a one-armed outfielder [...]

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This is one trade rumor I haven’t seen before: Ken Griffey to the Braves? Now, this Atlantic Journal article is really more of a suggestion by the sportswriter than an actual rumor but I figured I’d discuss it anyway. Obviously the Braves are in need of a new center fielder with Andrew Jones departing. And, [...]

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