Redlegnation interview with Bo Lanier

Bill Lack from Redlegnation.com did an interview with Bo Lanier, its pretty interesting. Check it out at www.redlegnation.com

10/30 AFL Update

Drew Anderson went 0-2
Jon Coutlangus went 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and 1 strikeout. No runs.

Milb.com's week 3 Roundup of the AFL

Lisa Winston of milb.com wrote this review of week 3 in the AFL
PHOENIX DESERT DOGS
(Reds, Tigers, Athletics, Devil Rays, Blue Jays)
Record: 10-6, first place in the East Division
Team Average: .281 (third)
Team ERA: 4.75 (third)

"USC" DOESN'T MEAN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HERE: If there is a slight "Gamecock" vibe in the Phoenix dugout, it's not surprising. Four members of the Desert Dogs roster came out of the University of South Carolina: relievers Marcus McBeth (Oakland) and Jon Coutlangus (Cincinnati), second baseman Kevin Melillo (Oakland) and catcher Landon Powell (Oakland). Adding to the coincidence -- or even irony -- is the connection between McBeth and Coutlangus. McBeth was the Gamecocks' starting center fielder until he was drafted by the Athletics in the fourth round of 2001. At that point, Coutlangus transferred to South Carolina and took McBeth's spot in center before being drafted by San Francisco in the 19th round of 2003 (he was a savvy waiver claim by the Reds this past spring). Both underwent conversions from center field to the mound in 2005 and are now top relief prospects in their organizations.

STRAIT UP: Outfielder Cody Strait of the Cincinnati Reds was the AFL Player of the Week, hitting .444 (8-for-18) with six runs scored, seven RBIs and four steals. The speedy Strait, who swiped 50 bases during the regular season, posted a .722 slugging percentage in that span. He's tied for the league lead with six steals.

WHO'S HOT: Ben Zobrist of Tampa Bay had scored 14 runs to rank third in the league, one behind second-place Cannon. He was hitting .311 with 10 RBIs. Jordan DeJong (Blue Jays) had three wins, tying him for the league lead. Closer Marcus McBeth, who earned the save in the Rising Stars Showcase, had two saves on the season. Blue Jays prospects Dustin McGowan and Kyle Yates (1.86) were both on top of the league with 13 strikeouts. Coutlangus' 1.69 ERA earned him a spot on the Rising Stars roster, as did Oakland's Mike Mitchell's identical ERA.

You can read the entire article at www.milb.com

AFL Update 10/28

Cody Strait went 1-5 with a double
Javon Moran went 0-4
Drew Anderson went 1-3 with a double and RBI
Calvin Medlock went 1 innings, allowed a solo HR

AFL Update 10/26

Cody Strait went 1-5 with 3 RBI and his 6th stolen base in 6 attempts.
Calvin Medlock pitched 1 scoreless inning allowing 1 hit and striking out 3.

Reds prospects playing in the Dominican and Venezuelan Winter Leagues

Dominican Winter League

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Chris Denorfia	7	23	1	4	1	0	0	3	2	7	1	.174	.240	.217
Joey Votto	7	23	5	9	3	0	1	5	7	8	4	.391	.533	.522
Jerry Gil	4	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	.083	.154	.083

Player	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Johnny Cueto	0	0	19.31	2	0	2.1	6	5	5	3	2

Venezuelan Winter League

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
William Bergolla	9	34	5	16	3	0	0	3	4	1	3	.471	.526	.559
Ray Olmedo	10	26	8	7	0	0	1	4	7	3	3	.269	.429	.385
Javier Colina	9	33	1	5	3	0	1	5	2	6	0	.152	.194	.333
Luis Bolivar	10	31	8	9	2	0	0	1	7	5	0	.290	.436	.355

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jose Rojas	0	0	2.45	4	0	0	3.2	0	1	1	5	3
Jan Granado	1	0	3.38	2	2	0	10.2	9	5	4	4	6

AFL Update 10/25

Wow, what a game today. The Phoenix Desert Dogs scored 14 runs before allowing a run. They wound up winning the game 23-9. A Red played a major part in that score, but not in a good way. Tyler Pelland allowed 8 runs on 4 hits, 4 walks, 2 HR and 3 strikeouts in 1.2 innings. Jon Coutlangus went 0.1 innings, allowed 1 HR, a grand slam but was only charged for 1 run, the others went to Pelland. On the offensive side it looked like this for the Reds prospects.
Cody Strait went 1-7 with a walk, 2 runs, and an RBI
Drew Anderson went 1-2 with a walk, RBI and a run
Javon Moran went 2-3 with 2 RBI, a walk and a run

AFL Update 10/24

Cody Strait went 1-6 with a run
Javon Moran went 1-2 with an RBI
Phil Dumatrait went 3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 walks and a HR. Struck out 2.

Cody Strait named AFL Offensive player of the week

(Joy R. Absalon/MLB.com)

Offensive Player of the Week
Cody Strait, Phoenix Desert Dogs
.444 (8-18), 6 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 1 SO, 4 SB, .722 SLG
Power and speed generally do not mix in the world of baseball, as players who excel in one category usually lack in the other. This is not the case with Strait, who hit 17 homers for the Class A Advanced Sarasota Reds while swiping a league-leading 50 bases. The 23-year-old, continuing his 2006 campaign with the Phoenix Desert Dogs, is coming off a monster week in which he collected eight hits and drove in seven runs over just five games.

The highlight of Strait's recent hot stretch came during Saturday's 11-8 win against the Scottsdale Scorpions. With one on and one out in the seventh inning, the Texas native launched his first homer of the AFL season to give the Desert Dogs a lead they would not relinquish. Strait currently ranks third in the league in average (.382), fifth in on-base percentage (.476) and second in stolen bases (5).

Article written by Benjamin Hill of www.milb.com

AFL Update 10/23

Cody Strait went 0-3 with an RBI
Javon Moran went 1-2 with a run, RBI and a double
Drew Anderson went 1-3

AFL Update 10/21

Cody Strait went 1-4 with a HR and 3 RBI
Javon Moran went 0-2 with an RBI
Calvin Medlock went 1.1 innings, allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and struck out 2
Jon Coutlangus went 1 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks and had 1 strikeout. He also got the win

Reds article on Prospects in the AFL

This article is from reds.com
Strait leading Reds prospects in AFL

Outfielder collects seven hits in first 21 at-bats for Desert Dogs
By Ryan McConnell

Cody Strait may not be the most experienced Cincinnati Reds prospect playing in the Arizona Fall League, but he's out to prove that he's among the most talented.

The 23-year-old from Texas displayed his five-tool skills last year for Class A Advanced Sarasota, hitting .258 with 17 homers, 74 RBIs and 50 stolen bases in 131 games. But playing in the Florida State League is a different experience than facing off against the more advanced competition in the AFL.

It's early, but Strait hasn't been intimidated thus far. The 12th-round selection in the 2004 draft collected seven hits in his first 21 at-bats, leading all Reds prospects in the AFL this week. He went 2-for-5 with a double, stolen base and a run scored in Phoenix's 14-6 win over the Peoria Seguaros on Monday.

Here's how the other Reds farmhands performed during the week of Oct. 11-17:

LHP Jonathan Coutlangus -- Coutlangus shut down opposing batters this week, tossing three scoreless innings in three outings. The southpaw from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., allowed just two hits, none to left-handed batters.

LHP Phil Dumatrait -- Dumatrait started Phoenix's 7-3 win over Scottsdale on Oct. 12, allowing a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out one in two innings. It was the left-hander's first outing of the AFL.

2B Drew Anderson -- Anderson has struggled out of the gate, managing one hit with four strikeouts in his first nine at-bats.

OF Javon Moran -- Moran went 1-for-14 with four strikeouts in four games.

RHP Tyler Pelland -- Pelland tossed 2 1/3 scoreless frames in Phoenix's 11-8 loss to Scottsdale on Oct. 13. He gave up two hits but did not walk a batter while striking out one.

RHP Calvin Medlock -- After tossing a perfect inning in his AFL debut on Oct. 11, Medlock faltered in his last two outings, surrendering three runs in 3 1/3 frames.

This article is from Reds.com

Also be sure to check out the progress from the Dominican Winter League posted below

Update on some Reds participating in the Dominican Winter League

Position Players

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jerry Gil	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Chris Denorfia	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	.125	.222	.250
Joey Votto	6	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	.333	.556	.833

Pitchers

Name	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Johnny Cueto	0	0	20.30	1	1.1	4	3	3	1	3

Its pretty hard to follow along with the Dominican Winter League...their website is in Spanish, and well, I don't speak much Spanish. Apparently my computer also hate their website. I had to use my brothers jsut to check the stats out. So every few days I will update the guys progress.

AFL Update 10/19

Cody Strait went 2-3 with a double, walk and 2 RBI.
Javon Moran went 1-4 with a run, double and 2 RBI
Tyler Pelland started and went 4 innings, allowed 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and had 4 strikeouts.

Reds Top 40 Prospects: 1-10

Who would have guessed, Homer Bailey at #1? So most of you did. How about the Rest of the Top 10? Questions and comments are welcome.

1. Homer Bailey - RHP, 20, Chattanooga

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
SAR	3	5	3.31	13	13	70.2	49	35	26	6	22	79	0.99	.189
CHA	7	1	1.59	13	13	68.0	50	13	12	1	28	77	1.43	.208
Totals	10	6	2.47	26	26	138.2	99	48	38	7	50	156	1.18	.198

2. Jay Bruce - OF, 19, Dayton

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
DAY	.291	117	444	69	129	42	5	16	81	44	106	19	9	.355	.516	.871

3. Joey Votto - 1B, 23, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
CHA	.319	136	508	85	162	46	2	22	77	78	109	24	7	.408	.547	.956

4. Travis Wood - LHP, 19, Dayton

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
DAY	10	5	3.66	27	27	140.0	108	65	57	14	56	133	0.78	.215

5. Johnny Cueto - RHP, 20, Sarasota

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
DAY	8	1	2.59	14	14	2	2	76.1	52	22	22	5	15	82	1.15	.191
SAR	7	2	3.50	12	12	1	1	61.2	48	25	24	6	23	61	0.79	.214
Totals	15	3	3.00	26	26	3	3	138.0	100	47	46	11	38	143	0.96	.202

6. Drew Stubbs - OF, 22, Billings

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
BIL	.252	56	210	39	53	7	3	6	24	32	64	19	4	.368	.400	.768

7. Chris Valaika - SS/2B, 21, Billings

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
BIL	.324	70	275	58	89	22	4	8	60	24	61	2	2	.387	.520	.907

8. Milton Loo - SS/3B, 20, GCL

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
RDS	.372	14	43	10	16	6	0	1	7	1	5	0	1	.413	.581	.994

9. Javon Moran - OF, 24, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
SAR	.372	10	43	5	16	2	0	0	3	2	5	4	4	.413	.419	.832
CHA	.320	63	250	34	80	11	3	1	12	11	26	16	7	.355	.400	.755
Totals	.328	73	293	39	96	13	3	1	15	13	31	20	11	.363	.403	.766

10. Sam Lecure - RHP, 22, Sarasota

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
SAR	7	12	3.43	27	27	141.2	130	63	54	12	46	115	0.79	.243

Here is the rest of the list that was revealed earlier this week.

11. Paul Janish - SS, 24, Chattanooga

12. Justin Turner - 21, 2B, Billings

13. Josh Ravin - RHP, 18, Billings

14. Sean Watson - 21, RHP, Dayton

15. Tyler Pelland - 23, LHP, Chattanooga

16. Drew Anderson - 23, 2B, Chattanooga

17. Carlos Fisher - 23, RHP, Dayton

18. Jordan Smith - 20, RHP, Billings

19. Daryl Thompson - 20, RHP, GCL

20. Craig Tatum - 23, C, Dayton

21. Chris Dickerson - 24, OF, Chattanooga

22. Jon Coutlangus, 25, LHP, Louisville

23. Cody Strait - 23, OF, Sarasota

24. David Shafer - 24, RHP, Chattanooga

25. Calvin Medlock - 23, RHP, Chattanooga

26. Miguel Perez - 23, C, Chattanooga

27. William Bergolla - 23, 2B, Louisville

28. Jerry Gil - 24, IF/OF, AA (just acquired)

29. Brandon Rice - 18, RHP, GCL

30. Phil Dumatrait - 25, LHP, Louisville

31. Rafael Gonzalez - 20, RHP, Dayton

32. Carlos Guevara - 24, RHP, Chattanooga

33. Daniel Dorn - 22, OF, Billings

34. Adam Rosales - 23, SS, Dayton

35. Logan Parker - 22, 1B, Billings

36.. Juan Francisco - 19, 3B, GCL/Billings

37. BJ Szymanski - 24, OF, Dayton

38. Tonys Gutierrez, - 23, 1B, Sarasota

39. Philippe Valiquette -19, LHP, Dayton

40. Camilo Vazquez, - 23, LHP, Chattanooga

AFL Update 10/18

Cody Strait went 1-3 with 2 walks, 2 stolen bases and 2 runs scored.
Drew Anderson went 2-5 with a stolen base and a run scored.
Phil Dumatrait went 3 innings, allowed 4 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts and 3 runs. Also got the win.
Jon Coutlangus went 1 inning, allowed a hit and a walk. 0 runs.

BA Top Prospects by position

The Reds had the usual 3 ranking toward the top of the positional prospect rankings that are in the newest Baseball America issue.
At first base, the Reds had the #1 prospect in Joey Votto.
For corner outfielders, Jay Bruce ranked #3 behind Delmon Young and Billy Butler.
For RHP Starters, Homer Bailey was #2 behind Philip Hughes.

My opinion? Not sure you can put Billy Butler ahead of Jay Bruce. Butler can absolutely rake, but his defense is not good at all. Jay Bruce is a plus defender with a plus arm and can hit with almost anyone. As for Bailey behind Hughes, I guess that is all about which way you look at prospects. Bailey has the higher cieling, Hughes has more polish right now. I take Bailey every day of the week, but I could be slightly biased.

Reds Top Prospects 11-20

We are getting real close to the top 10, but not just yet.

11. Paul Janish - SS, 24, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
DAY	.398	26	98	19	39	6	0	5	18	7	10	0	0	.435	.612	1.047
SAR	.278	91	335	53	93	17	2	9	55	38	39	8	2	.355	.421	.776
CHA	.267	4	15	1	4	1	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	.313	.333	.646
Totals	.304	121	448	73	136	24	2	14	75	46	54	8	2	.371	.460	.830

12. Justin Turner - 21, 2B, Billings

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
BIL	.338	60	231	53	78	16	3	6	41	23	38	12	2	.411	.511	.921

13. Josh Ravin - RHP, 18, Billings

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
RDS	0	1	4.29	7	6	21.0	21	13	10	0	10	22	2.00	.266
BIL	0	0	3.52	4	4	15.1	10	7	6	1	13	18	0.81	.189
Totals	0	1	3.96	11	10	36.1	31	20	16	1	23	40	1.37	.235

14. Sean Watson - 21, RHP, Dayton

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
BIL	0	0	1.52	7	4	1	23.2	16	7	4	0	5	19	0.67	.190
DAY	1	2	8.59	10	0	0	14.2	22	14	14	2	5	16	1.00	.349
Totals	1	2	4.23	17	4	1	38.1	38	21	18	2	10	35	0.77	.259

15. Tyler Pelland - 23, LHP, Chattanooga

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
CHA	9	5	3.99	28	28	142.0	144	78	63	11	89	107	1.13	.275

16. Drew Anderson - 23, 2B, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
SAR	.300	83	327	48	98	19	9	4	31	29	51	7	4	.360	.450	.810
CHA	.277	43	148	19	41	9	3	2	15	14	25	2	2	.337	.419	.756
Totals	.293	126	475	67	139	28	12	6	46	43	76	9	6	.353	.440	.793

17. Carlos Fisher - 23, RHP, Dayton

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
DAY	12	5	2.76	27	27	150.0	133	53	46	5	38	122	1.93	.237

18. Jordan Smith - 20, RHP, Billings

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
BIL	6	3	3.01	14	14	68.2	58	29	23	3	20	49	1.58	.227

19. Daryl Thompson - 20, RHP, GCL

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
VER	0	1	6.75	4	4	6.2	5	5	5	0	5	8	1.00	.200
RDS	0	0	2.57	5	4	14.0	10	4	4	1	4	16	0.75	.222
Totals	0	1	3.92	9	8	20.2	15	9	9	1	9	24	0.84	.214

20. Craig Tatum - 23, C, Dayton

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
DAY	.277	98	343	41	95	21	0	8	37	32	70	3	1	.344	.408	.752

AFL Update 10/17

Javon Moran went 0-4
Calvin Medlock went 2 innings, allowed 3 hits, 1 run and 3 strikeouts

AFL Update and more

AFL Update
Drew Anderson went 0-2
Cody Strait went 2-5 with a run, double and a stolen base

Notes
The Hardball Times has an article on Homer Bailey, Philip Hughes and Yovani Gollardo.
Not a lot to it really, but thought it was worth taking a look at.

Brad Salmon was added to the Reds 40 man roster.

Reds Top Prospects 21-30

Today we continue the look at the Reds Top 40 Prospects by looking at 21-30 after yesterdays look at 31-40. Questions and comments are welcome, I will try to answer the best that I can.

21. Chris Dickerson - 24, OF, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
CHA	.242	115	389	65	94	21	7	12	48	65	129	21	6	.355	.424	.779

22. Jon Coutlangus 25, LHP, Louisville

Team	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
CHA	1	3	2.86	49	9	63.0	40	24	20	0	32	56	2.11	.185
LOU	0	0	0.00	2	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2.50	.222
Totals	1	3	2.74	51	9	65.2	42	24	20	0	33	58	2.13	.187

23. Cody Strait - 23, OF, Sarasota

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
SAR	.258	131	489	85	126	36	4	17	74	36	108	50	9	.325	.452	.777

24. David Shafer - 24, RHP, Chattanooga

Team	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
CHA	1	2	2.36	44	26	49.2	37	14	13	2	16	52	0.81	.204

25. Calvin Medlock - 23, RHP, Chattanooga

Team	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
CHA	7	2	2.97	42	2	63.2	54	24	21	4	28	70	1.09	.226

26. Miguel Perez - 23, C, Chattanooga

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
CHA	.241	111	394	33	95	16	0	3	33	19	88	5	1	.290	.305	.594

27. William Bergolla - 23, 2B, Louisville

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
LOU	.279	114	416	46	116	21	2	2	33	22	47	14	8	.317	.353	.670

28. Jerry Gil - 24, IF/OF, AA (just acquired)

Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
TUC	.128	16	47	6	6	1	0	1	3	0	15	1	0	.146	.213	.359
TEN	.269	112	446	71	120	27	6	26	86	18	111	6	6	.302	.531	.834
Totals	.256	128	493	77	126	28	6	27	89	18	126	7	6	.288	.501	.789

29. Brandon Rice - 18, RHP, GCL

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
RDS	1	2	2.73	10	9	33.0	28	16	10	0	10	20	1.69	.222

30. Phil Dumatrait - 25, LHP, Louisville

Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
CHA	3	4	3.62	10	10	49.2	39	24	20	4	22	45	0.79	.218
LOU	5	7	4.72	16	15	87.2	104	49	46	10	36	58	1.58	.301
Totals	8	11	4.33	26	25	137.1	143	73	66	14	58	103	1.26	.272