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Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports And you can watch it, too! (Just kidding...you can’t.) The Cincinnati Reds will continue their quest to actually finish Cactus League play with an above .500 record this afternoon when they face the San Francisco Giants at their Scottsdale complex. Frankie Montas will be on the bump for the Reds, his first such in-game action since being … [Read more...] about Frankie Montas toes the rubber as Reds face Giants in Scottsdale

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Manager David Bell made the call on Sunday afternoon. There are no images in the Getty folder of Frankie Montas throwing pitches while wearing a Cincinnati Reds uniform. He seemingly signed just a couple of minutes ago, and while he’s made a pair of starts for the Reds in Cactus League play, apparently there wasn’t an image captured … [Read more...] about Frankie Montas will start Opening Day for the Reds, and that’s just fine

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Best of luck to the future Hall of Famer. I heard the scuttlebutt yesterday. I saw the social media posts. I was out of pocket for most of the day - a big reason why I didn’t get anything written about it sooner - but a large part of me wanted to wait until the teams and player involved made things official before … [Read more...] about Joey Votto has officially signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Nearly $30 million from an era of big spending now all off the books. Jose Barrero was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers this weekend, which in itself is something of a story of reasonable importance. He was once rated as high as the #33 overall prospect in the game by Baseball America, and his tools jump … [Read more...] about Reds lose Jose Barrero to Rangers on waivers, tie bow on 2016-2017 international class

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some familiar faces in unfamiliar places, too! After successfully navigating a bullpen session last week, it appeared as if Nick Lodolo had finally gotten past the tibia issue that plagued him for the better part of a year. The Cincinnati Reds and their prized lefty are putting that to the test for ‘real’ today as … [Read more...] about Nick Lodolo, Matt McLain return as Reds take on Guardians in Cactus League action