Reds Try To Replace Straily With Feldman and maybe Arroyo

[kevin]

A week after trading 14 game winner Straily the Reds signed Scott Feldman of 183 starts in 12 years with Reds his 6th team. Reds and Feldman are thinking of him as a starter, but he has bullpen experience if that's what it comes down to. The Reds feel on Storen and Feldman they haven't spent much money on either. They are also considering bringing Arroyo back. The Reds have said all along they needed to add veteran starting pitching. Now Arroyo has had arm injuries the last 3 years and just went under elbow surgery in November. At that time his hope was to maybe sign with a team by late February. He is now 39 years old with a more injured arm than Reds fans remember, Still, both Reds and Arroyo are talking. The idea is a minor league contract to bring him into Spring Training and see if Dude still has anything left in the tank. Again, the Reds aren't spending much money looking into veterans.

That's about it on Reds moves going into February. Nothing to get excited over the last place Reds. The Pete Rose Statue Day will probably be the highlight of Reds season.