Not a lot going on with the Reds these days. The ownership change has yet to be finalized and free agency is just beginning to ramp up. So here’s a couple of tidbits.

According to Baseball Prospectus, the Reds had the best catching tandem in the major leagues. The emergence of Javier Valentin along with the reliability of Jason LaRue led the two to a combined 51.1 WARP. That was the best total since 2001 when Paul LoDuca and Chad Kreuter combined for a 70.4 VORP.

David Weathers, who did a decent job out of the pen this past season (61 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings with a 1.29 WHIP) had shoulder surgery. Doesn’t look like a big deal and he should be ready to by spring training.

That’s about it.

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