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Here we go again...

Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky has been working the phones.
"We've had lots of conversations with a lot of agents," Krivsky said. "But I'm not going to get into specifics."
Krivsky not only wouldn't name names, he wouldn't say what positions the Reds are targeting in free agency.
But it's safe to say whatever the Reds spend on free agents, the vast majority of it will go to pitchers. The club finished second to last in the 16-team National League in pitching with a 4.94 ERA. The Reds were dead last in the NL in relief pitching with a 5.13 ERA.
There seems to be more depth in relievers than starters on the free-agent market.
"There's always good players," Krivsky said. "It's up to us to find a match."
The big question is: Will the Reds try to fill their closer role through free agency?
Francisco Cordero, who finished second in the NL in saves for Milwaukee, is a free agent and is likely to demand big bucks. Krivsky would not talk even in general terms about whether the Reds would bid on someone like Cordero.
Cordero, a 32-year-old right-hander, had a 2.98 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 631/3 innings last season.
He instantly would make the Reds' bullpen better. But his price is going to be extremely high, and to sign him, the Reds probably would have to increase their team payroll considerably from the $68.9 million it was last season.
But there are other relievers who would upgrade the Reds' bullpen. Among them:
Octavio Dotel, 33: He's had injuries, but he struck out 41 in 302/3 innings last season.
Scott Linebrink, 31: He's not the guy he was a few years ago. But a 3.71 ERA would look pretty good to the Reds.
LaTroy Hawkins, 34: He had a 3.42 ERA despite pitching half his games at hitter-friendly Coors Field.
Kerry Wood, 30: He had a 3.33 ERA and struck out 24 in 241/3 innings.
The Reds acted quickly in free agency last year, signing Alex Gonzalez Nov. 20.
"We had targeted him at our organizational meetings," Krivsky said. "He moved quickly. That helps from a planning standpoint."
So have the Reds targeted anyone this offseason - not naming names, of course?
"I'm not going to say," Krivsky said. "We'll see."

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I am not even excited a little over this typical charade. It is hard to be a Reds fan in the offseason. Or at least, it is hard to be a Krivsky policy fan.