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Cincinnati
Reds
Votto ready for
spring training
Franchise player Joey Votto should be ready to go for spring training,
Reds GM Walt Jocketty said Thursday. The first baseman had two knee
surgeries in 2012, and he missed 48 games from mid-July through early
September.
“Everything as far as we know is good,” Jocketty said.
Matt Krause, the Reds’ strength and conditioning coordinator, recently
visited Votto’s offseason home in Florida.
“Matt was down there a couple weeks ago to see him and said he looks
very good, his strength looks good,” Jocketty said. “He hadn’t started
to hit at that point. That was his next step, swinging the bat.”
Votto was not 100 percent physically when he rejoined the Reds last
September. Votto hit .389 in the NLDS against San Francisco, but he had
no extra-base hits or RBI.
CUETO UPDATE: Reds ace Johnny Cueto also is progressing well, Jocketty
said. Cueto left his NLDS Game One start against San Francisco after
only eight pitches, because of a mild right oblique strain.
“Cueto’s in great shape,” Jocketty said. “We just saw him in the
Dominican. We had a group of people there, and they said he’s in great
physical shape. He feels good, the side is good, he’s throwing. He
should be 100 percent.”
ROLEN DECISION: The Reds still don’t know whether third baseman Scott
Rolen will retire. Rolen, who will turn 38 on April 4, is mulling
whether to play another year.
“We hope to get it resolved this week,” Jocketty said.
Reds manager Dusty Baker said the decision is never easy.
“The hardest thing is when to say goodbye,” Baker said. “It’s the
hardest thing a pro ballplayer has to do. When are you going to call it
quits, and how much time do you have left in the tank?”
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