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What are the Reds doing?
hardballtimes.com - 1/7/2009
What are the Reds doing?
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I'm not a Reds fan, but because they're close to me and because I have friends that are Reds fans I tend to obsess on their minor personnel moves more than I would that of other teams. This is one worth obsessing on a bit : The Reds, securing protection at shortstop, have reached a ...
hotstove.mlblogs.com - 1/13/2009
Reds open about lefty hitters
— hotstove.mlblogs.com — Much of the Reds' hot stove talk this winter has centered around finding a right-handed hitter that... can play left field. Now that most of the quality righty sluggers are off the market, what about left-handed hitters for left field?... (more) Reds open about lefty hitters

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Reds agree to terms with Hairston | reds.com: News
cincinnati.reds.mlb.com - 1/7/2009
Reds agree to terms with Hairston | reds.com: News
— cincinnati.reds.mlb.com — CINCINNATI -- The Reds have reached an agreement with free-agent infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on a one-year... deal worth a guaranteed $2 million, a baseball source told MLB.com on Tuesday. In an indication that the incumbent Alex Gonzalez ... (more) Reds agree to terms with Hairston | reds.com: News

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hotstove.mlblogs.com - 1/7/2009
Hairston returning to Reds
— hotstove.mlblogs.com — Free agent Jerry Hairston Jr. is returning to the Reds. A baseball source told MLB.com that Hairston... and the club agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $2 million on Tuesday. It's an incentive laden deal that could... (more) Hairston returning to Reds

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Cincinnati Reds Blog:  Hairston Deal Reached

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Hairston Deal Reached
Cincinnati Reds Blog — ... Craig Calcaterra, on his Shysterball blog at The Hardball Times, goes through about half the reasoning why I am skeptical about this: defense counts. Can Hairston really play major league defense at shortstop? Last year's numbers, in a relatively small sample of 34 games, say no. But, no one before has thought him a shortstop, as he had six games there previously. ...

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