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BIGGEST NEEDS: A leadoff hitter and a No. 2 hitter who can get on base. The players the Reds used in those two spots struggled to have .300 on-base percentages, which is too low for the top of the order.

The Cincinnati Reds made several roster moves on Friday. The team reinstated IF Danny Richar from the team's 60-day disabled list, outrighted him off the roster and he elected free agency.

When the season ended, the Reds had a full 40-man roster plus 4 players on the 60-day DL who did not count toward the 40-man roster.

Houston Astros left-hander Mike Hampton told the club that he's shutting it down for the season to undergo multiple surgeries.

The Reds have bolstered their bullpen for a tough stretch of the season by promoting left-handed pitcher Pedro Viola from Triple-A Louisville.

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb is done for the season after having shoulder surgery.

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Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy is in his 37th year of covering the Cincinnati Reds, the longest tenure for any active writer covering one team.

LOS ANGELES - Joey Votto spoke with Edinson Volquez a bit, and then wanted a report from Reds pitching coach Dick Pole.

Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame Baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime.

Missing 58 games on the disabled list put Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion in a pretty unenviable position.

Edwin Encarnacion was hitting .127 when he went on the disabled list in April, but his return Friday almost had the feel of a Manny Ramirez rejoining the Dodgers.

Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime.

The Cincinnati Reds have improved the quality of their team without making a trade.

Edwin Encarnacion #28 of the Cincinnati Reds runs to third base during the game against the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park on April 9, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

It's a light day today after an off-day, but there is still good news in the air: 0 recs 46 comments Comments The Dodgers have a 70% chance of winning their division in late June? Damn.

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will skip his next turn in the rotation with weakness in his right shoulder, and the Japanese phenom could be headed to the disabled list.

The sign on the clubhouse door says, "Welcome to the home of the Cincinnati Reds." They should change it to, "Welcome to the home of the Cincinnati/Louisville RedBats." How long can it last, this hanging near the front of the National League Central like a street person at the door of a five-star restaurant? By necessity, much of the team is here ...

Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez is back on the disabled list, this time with bone chips in his throwing elbow.

Everything seems to be coming together for the Louisville Bats. They slapped a couple of two-run home runs, got solid pitching from starter Sam LeCure and decked Gwinnett 5-0 Friday night before 11,352 fans at Louisville Slugger Field.