Post-Christmas Reds links
Posted by nhurm 12/27/10, 6:09 pm

Since there’s no need for Brandon Webb gossip, here’s a lump of random Reds-related stories floating around the WWW universe:

These are the best values to be found in the free-agent bargain bin http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/wr...z19M1iVV8m

Here are 25 of the better (and presumably better-priced) players yet to go somewhere… 8. Scott Podsednik, OF. The Angels and Reds are said to be among those interested. And why not? He appears to be undergoing something of a career resurgence. - Jon Heyman, SI.com

Deion Sanders defends Marge http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/deion-sand...ott-video/

Deion Sanders was on NFL Network to preview Sunday’s action when talk turned to the Chargers-Bengals game in Cincinnati – the city where, host Rich Eisen noted to Sanders, “you took a lot of Marge Schott’s money.” Sanders’ reaction to Schott’s name entering the conversation: “Marge Schott was good to me; y’all leave Marge Schott alone.” - Glenn Davis, Sportsgrid.com

Joey Votto cleaning up Canadian Awards http://www.canada.com/sports/Votto+slugs...z19M3zsCw4

The Cincinnati Reds first baseman was named the National League’s most valuable player in November, and earned the Lou Marsh award earlier this month as Canada’s top male athlete. And on Monday, he was named the Postmedia News male athlete of the year in a poll Postmedia Network Inc. writers, columnists and editors across the country. – Dale Oviatt, Postmedia News

Cuba’s plan to shop talent may not help MLB http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp...lity122710

Arolidis Chapman’s defection, along with that of shortstops Jose Iglesias (Boston signed him for $8.2 million) and Adeiny Hechavarria (Toronto signed him for $10 million), has compelled Cuba to reconsider its policy on restricting players from plying their trade professionally elsewhere. The Baseball Federation of Cuba, headed by Fidel Castro’s son Tony, is discussing a plan that would allow baseball players to leave the country in exchange for a proportion of their salary going to Cuba, according to two sources familiar with the proposal. – Jeff Passan, Yahoo!

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