There was a lot that happened over the weekend, so I am pushing back the normal stuff back a day (Season in Review will be tomorrow and State of the Farm Wednesday).
The Reds announced at Redsfest that they have tentatively scheduled a “Futures” game for 2012. The game will have the Cincinnati Reds facing a line up of their prospects the Tuesday before Opening Day. I can’t wait.
Speaking of Redsfest, did you go? Share your experience. I had a good time, but thought that they could have used more room. Navigating past anywhere that had an autograph line was simply impossible. You can see me hanging out in the background of “Mustache Trivia with Sam LeCure” over on Jamie Ramsey’s blog in the 9th picture on the slideshow. Of course, you have to know what I look like to see me.
It appears that the Reds have named Jim Riggleman as the manager of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Riggleman is the former Washington Nationals manager who resigned after a game over a contract dispute in earlier this year.
Zack Cozart has been cleared to resume baseball activities. He should easily be ready to go for spring training.
The Reds announced their Minor League Awards on the main stage at Redsfest. Below is a video for the Awards and then some stats on each player.
Minor League Community Service Award – Drew Hayes
I don’t know what all goes into receiving this award, but it was noted that Hayes had 25 hours of community service this year while with the Dayton Dragons. He had one heck of a season too.
| Tm | W | L | ERA | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Dayton | 2 | 2 | 1.35 | 22 | 60 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 89 | 0.93 |
Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award – Josh Smith
Smith led the organization in wins, ERA and strikeouts while leading the Dayton Dragons to the playoffs.
| Tm | W | L | ERA | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Dayton | 14 | 7 | 2.97 | 0 | 142.1 | 122 | 10 | 33 | 166 | 1.09 |
Minor League Hitter of the Year Award – Denis Phipps
Denis Phipps had a big breakout year as he led the system in batting average with a .346 mark between Carolina and Louisville.
| Lev | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| AA-AAA | 511 | 83 | 160 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 40 | 124 | .346 | .397 | .527 | .924 |
Minor League Player of the Year – Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton had a down and up year, struggling for the first half of the season before having a much stronger second half. He set the Reds single season record for steals by a minor leaguer.
| Tm | PA | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Dayton | 610 | 99 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 103 | 20 | 52 | 133 | .278 | .340 | .360 |
Also, if you haven’t submitted your Top 10 Reds prospects list, get on it. I will release the list by you guys later this week. You can leave it in the comments or email it to me.