Scott Rolen News

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The Red Stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St.

Reds give third baseman Rolen 2-year extension: Scott Rolen agreed Saturday to a two-year contract extension with Cincinnati that guarantees him an additional $13 million while converting almost half of his 2010 salary to a deferred signing bonus.

Scott Rolen is a pretty good baseball player, which is good, 'cause he's gonna be here a while.

The Cincinnati Reds have recently upgraded third baseman Scott Rolen's contract to tie him up for the next three years.

View full size photo>> A few days ago, there was a rumor that the Dodgers were talking to the Reds about trading for starting pitcher Aaron Harang .

The Cincinnati Reds have restructured third baseman Scott Rolen's contract and extended it by another two seasons, the Major League Baseball team said on Saturday.

But is it enough to keep Harang, Arroyo on board? December 19, 2009 When the names Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo popped up on the old rumor mill last week, the immediate thought was the Reds were in a position where they had to shed payroll.

As a devoted Chicago Cubs fan for more than a decade now, I have long been keenly aware of the plight of Ron Santo.

It was a slow weekend of rumors after a week full of them, so I will post some more snippets from Baseball America's Top 10 lists.

I need to be a bit faster about wrapping these up. The Baseball America Top 10 list for the Blue Jays comes out December 14 and I'd like to have all the positional lists done before that time.

I was born in 1975 and have been a Cincinnati Reds fan ever since. For the majority of my life, the shortstop position has basically been manned by two people: Dave Concepcion and Barry Larkin.

Monday's quiet day for the Reds could be a sign of what's to come the rest of the week at the Winter Meetings.

"Do you hate the Yankees as much as I do?" one kid asked. Dusty Baker's response wasn't as diplomatic as expected.

Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro is aggressively pursuing a former Philliesa star to play third base next season.

We've spent the better part of the 2009 offseason wondering about the fate of one Harry Leroy "Doc" Halladay .

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo found a good way to avoid the temptation of reading Hot Stove rumors about his team potentially moving players and reducing payroll.

Bronson's favorite Thanksgiving side dish? Coconut rum. Sheldon spoke to Chris Dickerson about this and that where he fits in the outfield and how he played this season and such.

A late season surge helped prevent a historically bad offense, but nonetheless, relative to average, the Reds fell off 26 runs in 2009 to 71 runs below average .

The Cincinnati Reds selected Todd Frazier, a product of Rutgers, with the 34th selection in the 2007 MLB Draft.

Only a few days ago, reports said the Reds were preparing to slash payroll, prompting speculation a salary dump might be near.