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Redleg Nation 2013 Season Preview: The Bench

The Bench 2012 Slash Line*: .235/.286/.347 2013 Projection: .250/.310/.380

2012 WAR: -0.2 2012 WAR/600 PA: -0.1 2013 Best Guess WAR/600 PA: 1.0 Projected Difference: +1.1/600 PA

*The 2012 bench for the purposes of the above calculations was: Chris Heisey, Scott Rolen, Xavier Paul, Miguel Cairo, Wilson Valdez, Mike Costanzo, Henry Rodriguez, Didi Gregorius, Willie [...]

Jocketty lands elite lead-off hitter: Meet Shin Soo Choo

Photo: Cincinnati Enquirer

Our long lead-off nightmare is over.

Photo: Cincinnati Enquirer

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Reds GM Walt Jocketty has traded Drew Stubbs and Didi Gregorius for Cleveland outfielder Shin Soo Choo and utility IF Jason Donald [update: plus $3.5 million to the Reds].

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Report: Stubbs and Gregorius for Choo and Donald “All but complete” (Fay) [update]

Danny Knobler at CBS Sports broke the news about an hour ago that the Reds are in the advanced stages of trade discussions with Cleveland. The Reds would trade Drew Stubbs and DiDi Gregorius for Shin Soo Choo. The report says the Reds would play Choo in centerfield, where he hasn’t played much recently.

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Reds shopping SS, part ways with Valdez and Bray

FOX reporter Jon Paul Morosi reports the Reds are drawing considerable interest at the winter GM meetings in CA, since many teams are looking for a shortstop. Jocketty confirmed with Morosi that the Reds would be willing to part with either Zack Cozart or Didi Gregorius, the two shortstops on the Reds 40-man roster, [...]

Contract status and payroll for 2013

Something constructive to take your mind off the NLCS and the Baker extension: The 2013 contract status for the players on the 2012 Reds major league roster and the initial payroll situation.

2013 CONTRACT STATUS

Signed - team control, agreed salary amount (2012 > 2013)

Joey Votto ($9.5 m > $17 m) Brandon [...]

In case you missed this…

I know we’re all in hyper-playoff mode, but didn’t want this nugget from Mark Sheldon to get by us…

ST. LOUIS — It’s been hinted and largely expected, but now it will definitely happen next season. Reds top prospect Billy Hamilton is switching positions, going from shortstop to center field.

“There are a lot [...]

Roster Questions, Part 5: The Scrum on the Bench

To wrap up our little series, it’s time to take a look at who will be the last man on the bench. Right now, the Reds have three bench spots locked up. They’ll go to Todd Frazier, Chris Heisey, and the second catcher (probably Dioner Navarro). After that, it gets a little murky. There [...]