Reds sign Patterson, Hairston

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Reds Sign Corey Patterson
Published 3/4/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... According to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Reds have signed 28 year-old center fielder Corey Patterson to a minor league deal.  Patterson, a Boras client, makes for a surprising bargain with a dash of upside.  He happened to reach free agency in an offseason with a center field surplus.  He's reunited with former Cubs manager Dusty Baker, who some say mishandled Patterson at times.  Fay believes this takes Kenny Lofton off the table for Cincy. ...

Corey Patterson signs with Reds
Published 3/4/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
... According to a post on the from the Cincinnati Enquirer (click here for the article), Corey Patterson has signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.  The Reds General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, is quoted in the article saying that Patteron will be a part of the competition for the starting CF job.  The article also notes that the Reds have signed Jerry Hairston Jr. to a minor league deal as well. ...

In the News
Published 3/4/2008 by Jared at Right Field Bleachers
... - The Reds have signed Corey Patterson and Jerry Hairston Jr. to minor-league deals. These two former Cubs will "battle" for a spot this spring. ...

Tough Decisions on Tap
Published 3/4/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... Cory Patterson is now a Red. The man's line in the bigs is .258/.298/.414. He looked like a star in the making, but that never happened. Dusty Baker had been calling for him and now he has him, which means Jay Bruce is likely out. The fact is, if this team truly thinks they have a shot at the NL Central or the Wildcard, Bruce should be in. ...

Dusty Baker Getting Some Old Cubs
Published 3/4/2008 by Bryan at OUT OF RIGHT FIELD
... is 31. They've got some experience, but we gave them no guarantees. They'll come in and compete." I love it. Next the Reds will sign Neifi Perez, Tom Goodwin, Troy O'Leary, Doug Glanville, Jose Macias, and Ramon Martinez. All of "Dusty's Guys." Cincinnati, you think Dusty is going to allow Jay Bruce to play this season at the Major League level? Get real. Dusty is and always will be a "veteran's guy." Get ready for a lot of Jerry Hairston. Former Cubs Trying Out for Dusty [Cincinnati Enquirer] ...

Around the Majors
Published 3/6/2008 by Grey at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com
... Corey Patterson landed with the Reds cause Dusty loves him some bad OBP guys in the leadoff spot. Let me look into my crystal ball real quick… I see… Sometime in July…. Hold on, Dunn’s standing in front of my foresight…. Hard to see anything…. Ah, now I see it…. Dusty lets Harang throw 140 pitches on the way to a 2-1 loss. After the game, Harang says he feels fine then he punches me in the mouth. What the new Patterson schema means, Jay Bruce starts the year in the minors, Freel and Hopper split time against lefties and Patterson makes a run at 25/40/.260. And ...