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Reds sign Arthur Rhodes, Rule V draft update
Dunn and Dunner —
2:10 PM: Reds traded David Patton to the Cubs per C. Trent Rosencrans 12:47 PM: Reds also draft Francisco Lizarraga in the minor league part of the draft. Seems like he is pretty bad just taking a quick peek at his stats from the minors. Someone drafted Henry Arias from the Reds, but every site covering the draft isn't working for me so I have no idea who it was. Ken Rosenthal: The Reds have reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent left-hander Arthur Rhodes to a two-year, $4 ...
Reds Reach Agreement With Rhodes
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to Ken Rosenthal, the Reds have reached an agreement with lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes on a two-year, $4MM deal. It's pending a physical. ...
Reds sign Arthur Rhodes
Redleg Nation —
It appears that the Reds have signed lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes, according to Ken Rosenthal (thanks for the tip, Phill):
The Reds have reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent left-hander Arthur Rhodes to a two-year, $4 million contract. The deal is pending a physical, which the 39-year-old Rhodes will take Friday.
Rhodes appeared in 61 games last season — 36 for the Mariners, 25 for the Marlins — and had a combined record of 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA.
Initial reactions: Rhodes probably improves the bullpen, so the Reds ...
Two Small Pieces of News
C70 At The Bat —
... Two, Arthur Rhodes is going to Cincinnati. Derrick Goold has Twittered that Rhodes actually preferred St. Louis, so either the Cardinals backed out because if they sign Fuentes they'd be too left-handed in the pen (which I don't think would be the reason, since Fuentes isn't a lefty specialist) or they just didn't want to go more than two years (which would be ironic if Fuentes winds up with a three-year deal). ...
Angels Making Play for Peavy?
Hot Foot —
... FoxSports.com’s Gerry Fraley is reporting that the Angels have jumped into the Jake Peavy sweepstakes, and have put together a package for Padres GM Kevin Towers. ...
Cubs End Peavy Pursuit — Angels Start One Up?
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
... Towers said Thursday that Cubs GM Jim Hendry told him Chicago was ceasing its pursuit of the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner. Towers said Monday that the Cubs were the only team in the running at that point.
Padres spokesman Warren Miller confirmed that trade talks with Hendry and the Cubs had halted.
"Now we need to start moving forward," Towers told reporters before leaving the winter meetings. "He said he's got other things going on. I respect his position."
Robothal claims the Angels are trying to fill the void left by the Cubs.
According to ...
The Morning After: December 12, 2008
Sparty and Friends —
... Ringer was not the best running back in the country this year, apparently. I demand a recount! Actually, Shonn Greene was a stud. Too bad he couldn’t get 1 measley yard when he needed to against Michigan State. Here are all the College Football Award winners.
Tebowner, get it?!
The Mets and the Phillies have become bigger rivals over the last couple years, they might even be the second biggest rivalry in the MLB. Exhibit A.
No huge deals made yesterday in Vegas. Burnett is not a Yankee, yet. Teixeira is not on the ...
Is Kevin Towers serious; Is Frank Wren up to the task
Talking Chop —
... Towers may yet find a trade partner other than the Braves and the Cubs. The Angels are now reportedly offering a package in exchange for Peavy. This is a pretty shrewd move by the Angels, figuring that Towers may be lowering his price and getting desperate after not working out a deal with anyone yet. Or maybe the Angels' fans will discover what Braves and Cubs fans learned over the last two months, that it's a waste of time trying to figure out what Kevin Towers is trying to accomplish. No one faults him for trying to rebuild his team, but he can't possibly ...
