SARASOTA, Fla. 

Pete Rose has as many opinions as he has hits - maybe more - and he has 4,256 hits, more than 3,000 of them batting lefthanded. 

SARASOTA, Fla. 

The Cincinnati Reds and Edwin Encarnacion have agreed to a two-year contract that will pay the third baseman at least $7. 

--C Ryan Hanigan and C Ramon Hernandez will compete this spring for the starting spot. 

The Reds did little in the offseason other than minor tinkering, adding C Ramon Hernandez and LHP Arthur Rhodes. 

--C Ryan Hanigan and C Ramon Hernandez will compete this spring for the starting spot. 

The Reds did little in the offseason other than minor tinkering, adding C Ramon Hernandez and LHP Arthur Rhodes. 

Shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a lot to prove in a short period of time after missing all of last season with a stress fracture in his left knee. 

Shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a lot to prove in a short period of time after missing all of last season with a stress fracture in his left knee. 

SARASOTA, Fla. 

Yes, it's Valentine's Day, but the Baseball fan in you should also be loving this as the day pitchers and catchers report for spring training. 

Reds pitcher Micah Owings, hampered by a shoulder strain after he was acquired from Arizona last season in the Adam Dunn trade, is hoping his pinch-hitting skills and now pain-free delivery will secure him a roster spot. 

AL East 

Shortstop Alex Gonzalez has a lot to prove in a short period of time after missing all of last season with a stress fracture in his left knee.