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    Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    The Hawaii rosters are complete:

    Yonder Alonso
    Todd Frazier
    Philippe Valiquette

    Eric Eymann was rumored to be going but he's not on the roster.

    Arizona Fall League:

    Carlos Fisher
    Robert Manuel
    Pedro Viola
    Sean Watson
    Sean Henry
    Justin Turner
    Chris Valaika
    Drew Stubbs

    I've already read that Matt Maloney plans to pitch winter ball in the Dominican Republic and Adam Rosales has said he plans to play winter ball in Puerto Rico I believe. If I'm missing anyone then please name them.


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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    By the way, the AFL season begins on October 7th and ends November 20th. The Hawaii League begins on September 27th and ends on November 15th.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Glad to see Watson and Henry on the AFL roster they are slightly undervalued I think and this will give them a chance to shine and improve.
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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Eymann was removed from the roster about two weeks ago by the Reds. Not sure why yet, but I should probably find out soon enough. I have someone looking into it. He was on the original roster.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    It's crazy how much baseball these guys play that isn't recognized, like these offseason leagues. I don't see how some pitchers do it.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Alonso said he was going to the instructional league for a while. Since the Hawaiin League starts this weekend, does that mean he won't be there at the beginning?
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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    As I recall, one of the obscure TV stations here in Cincinnati would show the Hawaiian games - maybe Channel 25 or 38? That would be nice this year.
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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    I'll be at the AFL games when Stubbs playing holding a sign saying "I wish the Reds picked Lincecum"

    I kid...I kid...

    Will be nice to see Vailaka in person though.

    The Reds got paired up with the Brewers, Yanks and Rays in the AFL but its disappointing to not see really any of those teams big guns playing this year.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Actually the players going to Hawai had to report to Sarasota on SEPTEMBER THE 15th,
    dor some kind of evaluation/tune-up. They left this morning and they will be in Hawai tonight.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    Arizona Fall League:

    Carlos Fisher
    Robert Manuel
    Pedro Viola
    Sean Watson
    Sean Henry
    Justin Turner
    Chris Valaika
    Drew Stubbs

    I've already read that Matt Maloney plans to pitch winter ball in the Dominican Republic and Adam Rosales has said he plans to play winter ball in Puerto Rico I believe. If I'm missing anyone then please name them.
    Reds didn't have a lot of disappointing farm players this year, but most of them are on that list-- eg Viola, Watson. Maloney, Fisher and Rosales were perhaps mild disappointments as well.

    Wood and Bailey are pretty much the only others. Bailey'll be somewhere, I figure-- either Puerto Rico or Mars.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Carlos Fisher was disappointing?

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    It looks like Ramon Ramirez will be playing winter ball in Venezuela:

    Ramirez plans to sharpen his skills during winter ball in Venezuela.

    "I know I need to come ready next year to win a spot in the rotation or bullpen," Ramirez said. "I have to show in Spring Training that I can do my job first to win that spot."

    http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=cin

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Chris Heisey is playing winter ball in Puerto Rico according to a poster over on Doug's site.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    It looks like Ramon Ramirez will be playing winter ball in Venezuela:

    Ramirez plans to sharpen his skills during winter ball in Venezuela.

    "I know I need to come ready next year to win a spot in the rotation or bullpen," Ramirez said. "I have to show in Spring Training that I can do my job first to win that spot."

    http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=cin
    I love seeing that, wish the other Soto disciplines join him.

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    Re: Confirmed Reds playing in the AFL/Hawaii/Winter Ball

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    It looks like Ramon Ramirez will be playing winter ball in Venezuela:

    Ramirez plans to sharpen his skills during winter ball in Venezuela.

    "I know I need to come ready next year to win a spot in the rotation or bullpen," Ramirez said. "I have to show in Spring Training that I can do my job first to win that spot."

    http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=cin
    This article seems to say (Using google translations) that MLB is not going to let Ramirez pitch due in the first half to "Extreme Fatigue".


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