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Fruitful offseason buoys Reds’ hopes

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Chapman will begin the season in the minor leagues, back spasms suffered March 22 having delayed his development.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — When Major League Baseball staged its winter meetings in Las Vegas in December 2008, the expected names — the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels and Mets — were the most [...]

Reds 12, Dodgers 4

Associated Press

Travis Wood fanned five in four frames in a 12-4 win over LA Dodgers

LAS VEGAS — Travis Wood had to make his final case to be the Cincinnati Reds fifth starter with a howling wind blowing out to center field.

Considering the situation, he did about as well as could be expected in [...]

The 22-year-old Leake was the Reds' first-round selection, and the eighth pick overall, in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft but didn't play professionally during the regular season last year before debuting in the Arizona Fall League. Should he win the fifth spot, he'd become the rare pitcher to skip the Minor Leagues and [...]

Buzz ratcheted up in five cities

By Mike Bauman MLB.com

Here are five baseball locales where the excitement level is going to be considerably higher in 2010. The places where the 2009 excitement was wall-to-wall need not apply.

Cincinnati
The Reds became more exciting simply by signing Aroldis Chapman, but that is not the issue.

This is a franchise that has not had a [...]

Padres 7, Reds 5

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Opening Day starter Aaron Harang pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs — four earned — on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Reds right-hander Opening Day starter Aaron Harang pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs — four earned — on five hits with [...]

Chapman appears headed to minors

Associated Press

According to Walt Jocketty, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman will likely start the season in the Cincinnati Reds' farm system.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman will likely start the season in the Cincinnati Reds‘ farm system.

General manager Walt Jocketty said Tuesday that the left-hander has adapted well during spring training — he [...]

Reds 1, Cubs 8

Associated Press

The Reds were in Mesa on Monday taking on the Cubs. See photos from the game and other spring training action.

MESA, Ariz. — Early in spring training, Lou Piniella fretted about a pitching staff filled with unknowns. Now, with the exhibition season down to the final days, the Chicago Cubs manager is [...]

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Associated Press

Kershaw struck out seven in six strong innings Sunday, getting the better of Bronson Arroyo in a matchup of No. 2 starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in a game that took only two hours, 16 minutes.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw got regular-season results in no [...]

Reds’ Chapman throws 1 inning

Associated Press

The Cuban defector pitched one inning of a minor league game for the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, having little trouble with the up-and-coming Milwaukee Brewers. He struck out the first two batters he faced — one of them on a nasty slider — and gave up a single up the middle before [...]

Reds 2, Padres 3

Associated Press

Starting pitcher Micah Owings looked sharp in his three innings or work. Owings allowed one hit with one walk and three strikeouts.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Tim Stauffer thinks he can help the Padres, even if it’s out of the bullpen.

Stauffer pitched four shutout innings to help a San Diego split-squad beat the Cincinnati [...]

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