PING!

UPDATE: Leake was scratched from today's start. He's getting a couple days of rest because of his workload recently, according to ESPN.

Check out Reds #1 draft pick Mike Leake in action today as he attempts to silence the aluminum bats of UNC in the College World Series.

BONUS: Also check out UNC's catcher and Reds 4th round pick Mark Fleury.

The game airs on ESPN at 2 p.m.



Photo courtesy of bsstahl, flickr

Draft Day!

Oh, wait. What?

Reds sign Alonso

For once, some good news... The Reds ended up singing first round pick Yonder Alonso right before the deadline.


First baseman Yonder Alonso from Miami, the seventh overall pick in the amateur draft, agreed to a $4.55 million, five-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds shortly before baseball's midnight deadline on Friday.


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