The Cincinnati Reds have finalized their 25 man roster for opening day. Johnny Cueto, Paul Bako, Mike Lincoln, Kent Mercker, and Corey Patterson all had their contracts purchased by the big league club and made the roster.
David Ross, Alex Gonzalez, and Matt Belisle were all placed on the 15 day disabled list.
Mike Stanton and Jon Coutlangus were designated for assignment.
The Cincinnati Reds have re-assigned Scott Sauerbeck and Alvin Colina to the teams minor league camp where they will get some more work. Sauerbeck reall needs some help as he sucked it up all spring. Ten earned runs and eight walks in five innings will not get you on a big league roster!
The Cincinnati Reds made a round of roster cuts on Thursday as they reassigned three players to the teams minor league camp and optioned two players to Triple-A Louisville.
Drew Anderson and Marcus McBeth were the two players sent to Triple-A Lousiville.
Jay Bruce, Josh Roenicke, Tom Shearn were all optioned to the teams minor league camp where they will get some more work.
The Cincinnati Reds have signed two former Chicago Cubs players that played under manager Dusty Baker. Centerfielder Corey Patterson and utility player Jerry Hairston Jr. have both signed minor league contracts with an invitation to spring training with the Reds.
Patterson had played the last few seasons with the Balitmore Orioles after he was traded there from the Chicago Cubs. Patterson who was once thought to be a five tool player has never really got it going at the plate in his career. He is a good defender however, and can provide the Reds with some depth.
Hairston played with the San Diego Padres last and was mostly used as a utility player. He can play in the outfield as well as the infield. He is a decent player, but isn’t going to put many numbers up in the stats column.
