--The Reds adjusted their 40-man roster, removing two players and adding four. 

With Jeremy Affeldt gone, the first free agent in the majors to sign with another team this year (two years, $8 million from the Giants), and with the imminent retirement of Kent Mercker, the Reds are nearly stripped of left-handers in the bullpen. 

--The Reds adjusted their 40-man roster, removing two players and adding four. 

Red Sox generAL manager Theo Epstein thought it would be easier to find a fourth outfielder than an effective eighth-inning reliever, so he didn't hesitate yesterday in trading Coco Crisp to theKansasCityRoyALs for Ramon Ramirez. 

For the eighth consecutive year, the Reds finished below . 

--The Reds adjusted their 40-man roster, removing two players and adding four. 

For the eighth consecutive year, the Reds finished below . 

--The Reds adjusted their 40-man roster, removing two players and adding four. 

With Jeremy Affeldt gone, the first free agent in the majors to sign with another team this year (two years, $8 million from the Giants), and with the imminent retirement of Kent Mercker, the Reds are nearly stripped of left-handers in the bullpen. 

With Jeremy Affeldt gone, the first free agent in the majors to sign with another team this year (two years, $8 million from the Giants), and with the imminent retirement of Kent Mercker, the Reds are nearly stripped of left-handers in the bullpen. 

--RHP Mike Lincoln and INF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr. 

For the eighth consecutive year, the Reds finished below . 

The Reds have hired three top-notch front office people with the addition of Cam Bonifay, Mike Squires and Jamie Quirk -- all people from general manager Walt Jocketty's past. 

Jason Varitek's decline in Boston has the Red Sox pondering whether to re-sign him. 

--RHP Mike Lincoln and INF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr.