Scott Rolen News

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells will undergo surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left wrist.

Pitcher Roy Halladay, the most coveted player in baseball, remains a Blue Jay as Friday's non-waiver deadline nears.

Forgive me for being a bit late to comment on this article by Dejan Kovacevic, but I just saw it.

The free-agent market isn't expected to be robust and their payroll flexibility isn't plentiful.

The Cincinnati Reds are 24-11 when Scott Rolen mans third base and they are 31-29 since he arrived via trade from Toronto.

Packed cardboard boxes cluttered the clubhouse floor space, a clear sign that the baseball season for the Cincinnati Reds is over - cut short of the playoffs for the ninth straight season.

Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Zach Duke's control problems for an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

"We're the team to beat in the National League Central in 2010," the Reds second baseman said.

The best prospect the Reds have developed in years and Dusty may not give him the opportunity to realize his potential...Wait, of course he will, right? I mean, I'm just overreacting to a throwaway line, right? Of course Jay is going to start in RF next year.

Matt Maloney , of course. Matty went 7 strong innings, giving up only 2 runs on 6 hits, and walked nobody.

Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime.

PITTSBURGH - The Reds have won 21 of 31 games since Aug. 23, which is second to Boston over that period.

The Cincinnati Reds continued their dominance of Pittsburgh, pounding the Pirates 12-2. Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen, Jay Bruce, Laynce Nix and Corky Miller drove in two runs apiece as the Reds beat the Pirates for the seventh-straight time and ran their overall winning streak to three games.

Scott Rolen had three hits and three RBIs, Joey Votto had three doubles and scored three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 10-4 on Tuesday night, clinching the Pirates' third straight last-place finish in the NL Central.

Injuries to Hernandez and Ryan Hanigan forced the Reds to use their catching depth.

The Astros made some plays and there was some exciting defense, but they lost so screw them.

Pinch-hitter Drew Sutton's two-out double in the top of the ninth scored two runs and gave the Reds a 7-5 win over the Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Paul Janish's third double of the game drove in the winning run in the seventh inning and lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros at Great American Ball Park.

The Reds promoted Juan Francisco from Louisville today and returned Jay Bruce from rehab.

Hal McCoy is back in town, fresh from an old-school series at Wrigley Field . The Reds and the Dayton Daily News will honor Hal on Wednesday night.