Reds juggle 40-man roster
11/18/2005
CINCINNATI -- The Reds have filled up their 40-man roster.
In a handful of housekeeping transactions Friday, the club reinstated left-hander Jung Keun Bong and right-hander Paul Wilson from the disabled list, designated left-hander Ben Kozlowski, purchased the contract of right-hander Travis Chick from Double-A Chattanooga and purchased the contract of first baseman Joey Votto from Class A Sarasota.
Bong was reinstated after spending the entire 2005 season on the disabled list, first while recovering from left shoulder surgery performed in September 2004, then from a broken left hand suffered on June 13 during his only rehabilitation appearance while pitching for the Florida State League Reds.
Bong is currently pitching for the Estrellas club in the Dominican Winter League.
Wilson went 1-5 with a 7.77 ERA in nine starts for the Reds this season before he had season-ending arthroscopic surgery performed on June 17 to repair the torn rotator cuff and frayed labrum in his right shoulder. He's been rehabbing ever since and is expected to report to Spring Training a month early with the hope of being on the club's Opening Day roster.
Kozlowski was designated after going 4-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 19 starts at Chattanooga and 2-3 with a 4.63 ERA in eight starts at Triple-A Louisville.
A former 12th-round pick by the Braves, the left-hander had been acquired off waivers by the Reds last fall.
Chick was one of two Padres pitching prospects acquired in the July 23 trade that sent Joe Randa to San Diego.
Chick had gone 2-9 with a 5.27 ERA in 19 starts for the Padres' Double-A Mobile club, and he went 2-2 with a 4.86 ERA in eight starts at Chattanooga.
Votto, considered by many to be one of the Reds' top position prospects, hit .256 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs in 124 games for Class A Sarasota this past season. He is ranked by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the organization.
Friday's moves bring the Reds' big-league roster to an even 40, just in time for the deadline for teams to submit their 40-man rosters in preparation for the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, scheduled for Dec. 8 during the Winter Meetings in Dallas.
Train a comin': Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman will emcee the 60th annual Cinergy/CSX Holiday Train display opening event, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday in the lobby of the Cinergy building at 4th and Main Streets downtown.
More than nine million visitors have seen the display since it first opened in 1946. This year, Cinergy is partnering with the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, a charity founded by the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Maupin to support military personnel serving overseas and their families.
Tuesday's ceremony is free and open to the public.
Source: http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/
CINCINNATI -- The Reds have filled up their 40-man roster.
In a handful of housekeeping transactions Friday, the club reinstated left-hander Jung Keun Bong and right-hander Paul Wilson from the disabled list, designated left-hander Ben Kozlowski, purchased the contract of right-hander Travis Chick from Double-A Chattanooga and purchased the contract of first baseman Joey Votto from Class A Sarasota.
Bong was reinstated after spending the entire 2005 season on the disabled list, first while recovering from left shoulder surgery performed in September 2004, then from a broken left hand suffered on June 13 during his only rehabilitation appearance while pitching for the Florida State League Reds.
Bong is currently pitching for the Estrellas club in the Dominican Winter League.
Wilson went 1-5 with a 7.77 ERA in nine starts for the Reds this season before he had season-ending arthroscopic surgery performed on June 17 to repair the torn rotator cuff and frayed labrum in his right shoulder. He's been rehabbing ever since and is expected to report to Spring Training a month early with the hope of being on the club's Opening Day roster.
Kozlowski was designated after going 4-4 with a 3.61 ERA in 19 starts at Chattanooga and 2-3 with a 4.63 ERA in eight starts at Triple-A Louisville.
A former 12th-round pick by the Braves, the left-hander had been acquired off waivers by the Reds last fall.
Chick was one of two Padres pitching prospects acquired in the July 23 trade that sent Joe Randa to San Diego.
Chick had gone 2-9 with a 5.27 ERA in 19 starts for the Padres' Double-A Mobile club, and he went 2-2 with a 4.86 ERA in eight starts at Chattanooga.
Votto, considered by many to be one of the Reds' top position prospects, hit .256 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs in 124 games for Class A Sarasota this past season. He is ranked by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the organization.
Friday's moves bring the Reds' big-league roster to an even 40, just in time for the deadline for teams to submit their 40-man rosters in preparation for the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, scheduled for Dec. 8 during the Winter Meetings in Dallas.
Train a comin': Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman will emcee the 60th annual Cinergy/CSX Holiday Train display opening event, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday in the lobby of the Cinergy building at 4th and Main Streets downtown.
More than nine million visitors have seen the display since it first opened in 1946. This year, Cinergy is partnering with the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, a charity founded by the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Matt Maupin to support military personnel serving overseas and their families.
Tuesday's ceremony is free and open to the public.
Source: http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/
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