The Reds and Ryan Freel agreed to a two year for an undisclosed amount of money. Freel’s a player that gets on base, and he can pretty much anywhere. This might have been the best move the Reds have made all year as they’ll avoid arbitration.

The Reds also signed reliever Chris Hammond. Hammond is a solid left hander and he made a name for himself by coming back from a three abscence and posting a 0.95 ERA for the Braves in 2002. Since then, he’s bounced around. Regardless, he’s had four solid seasons. The one downer is, he turns 40 in January so while he has to decline eventually, let’s hope it’s not when he’s sporting a Reds uniform. He’ll be paid $800k with a mutual option for 2007.

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