Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Who makes the Reds Bullpen?

   There happens to be a lot of candidates for the bullpen this year. Even with the loss of Arthur Rhodes, there are a lot of options for the Reds. There are three locks in my mind that have no chance of not making it. You got to know with the money in Cordero, he's going to be the closer. Chapman is going to be there with the way he performed last year. Nick Masset seems to be the next guy in line. Nobody sticks out to me as being better than him.

   Jose Arrendondo would be the first to make it after the big three, if he can return to his form of a few seasons ago. Although I could see him starting in Louisville just to get back into the swing of things. If he's pitching strong in Spring Training though, he's going to make the team out of camp.

   Bill Bray appears to be an option as a lefty specialist, and they gave him a contract, avoiding arbitration. The south paw was great at getting left handed hitters out down the stretch for the Reds while Arthur Rhodes was dealing with a heel injury even though he never landed on the DL.

   Logan Ondrusek had a very up and down season. Even getting sent down the first month of the year. It was a shock he made the squad in the first place. He pitched his way onto the team though. I see him having a great chance to make the team on Opening Day.

   Dontrelle Willis was brought in almost as an experiment, although him and Bryan Price both reside in Scottsdale, Arizona and reports are the D Train is looking really good. Now he's not going to be in the running for a rotation spot, but he is working his way in as a reliever. I could see him being a nice long reliever for the Reds this year.

   There are also guys like Jared Burton (who recently avoided arbitration with the Reds), Carlos Fisher, Danny Ray Herrera, Sam LeCure, and Jordan Smith. Any of these guys have a chance of snagging a spot on the team out of camp. I believe they will all be on the team at some point in the year though due to guys not performing or injuries.

   Who do you guys think are going to make the bullpen to start?

  

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