Scott Rolen News

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo found a good way to avoid the temptation of reading Hot Stove rumors about his team potentially moving players and reducing payroll.

Bronson's favorite Thanksgiving side dish? Coconut rum. Sheldon spoke to Chris Dickerson about this and that where he fits in the outfield and how he played this season and such.

A late season surge helped prevent a historically bad offense, but nonetheless, relative to average, the Reds fell off 26 runs in 2009 to 71 runs below average .

The Cincinnati Reds selected Todd Frazier, a product of Rutgers, with the 34th selection in the 2007 MLB Draft.

Only a few days ago, reports said the Reds were preparing to slash payroll, prompting speculation a salary dump might be near.

While Scott Rolen is still in the "honeymoon" stage with the Reds, I will be evaluating him on a 40-game season.

The skipper who led the Reds to their last World Series will be at Redsfest. Current Cubs manager Lou Piniella, who helmed the 1990 championship team was confirmed as an attendee on Wednesday and he will be on hand on opening night, Friday, Dec.

A few months after sending Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds in trade, it looks like the Toronto Blue Jays have interest in making another move with them.

I'd tried to get a hold of Bob Castellini last week. But he was out of the country.

How do rumors get started? The Timex Social Club asked that musical question in 1986, long before every baseball geek had a blog, and round-the-clock hot stove coverage rendered the notion of a baseball "off-season" a laughable misnomer.

A couple of days ago the Cincinnati Reds dumped $8.5 million by not picking up the option year of catcher Ramon Martinez.A Now let's say that the Reds don't go all nutters and start trading like a stockbroker on crack.

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.