After an 18-year career, Russ Springer has decided to hang the spikes up for the final time. He sat down with Bob Tompkins of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk where he said, “For the first time in my career, it feels right.”
“Last year, I thought I had retired, but I wanted to go back [...]
01/30/11
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto has been suspended for seven games for his actions during a fight between his Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, according to ESPN.com news services. Additionally, Reds’ manager Dusty Baker and Cardinals’ manager Tony La Russa were suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount. Reds’ second baseman Brandon [...]
08/12/10
The Cincinnati Reds haven’t made the playoffs since 1995, and the only thing standing in the way of winning the National League Central outright are the St. Louis Cardinals. The two teams have a crucial three-game series this week and everybody knows it including Reds’ second baseman, Brandon Phillips.
“I’d play against these guys with one [...]
08/10/10
7/21 15:12: John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer says GM Walt Jocketty expects Isringhausen to sign later today. Fays guesses that Isringhausen could be on the big league mound in late August.
7/20 15:14: Free agent reliever Jason Isringhausen threw for the Cincinnati Reds today, and the team has offered him a contract, according to John [...]
07/21/10
Free agent reliever Jason Isringhausen told KFNS in St. Louis (via Mark Sheldon of MLB.com) that he is schedule to throw for the Cincinnati Reds and general manager Walt Jocketty this week. This has been confirmed by Sheldon directly from Jocketty.
“There’s not a lot available on the market,” Jocketty said. “I know these guys [...]
07/20/10
17-year Major League veteran Russ Springer has accepted an offer to join the Cincinnati Reds, according to Bob Tompkins of thetowntalk.com.
The 41-year-old right-handed pitcher who has not pitched since 2009, threw for five teams before accepting an offer with the Reds.
“Me being a big Cincinnati fan growing up, even though the other offer (of the [...]
07/15/10
Here are a few more PRO Rumors to follow on Thursday:
Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg Times says that Carlos Pena hopes to stay with the Tampa Bay rays after the season. With the expiring deal of Carl Crawford, it’s unlikely that the team can keep both.
Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune says that Cubs’ [...]
02/26/10
The other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho [...]
01/15/10
Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are working on signing three relief pitchers. The Pirates’ management has spoken with Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco, with the expectations that Carrasco is getting a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.
The team is also going after another free-agent right-handed pitcher, but it is unknown [...]
01/13/10