Per Ken Rosenthal:
I guess Jocketty felt the team was looking a bit too young.12:01 p.m. — Reds close to signing Rhodes
The Reds have reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent left-hander Arthur Rhodes to a two-year, $4 million contract. The deal is pending a physical, which the 39-year-old Rhodes will take Friday.
Rhodes appeared in 61 games last season — 36 for the Mariners, 25 for the Marlins — and had a combined record of 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA.
As for the deal, I am not crazy about it as there were better options out there still, like Reyes. I also would have preferred it to be only a one year deal, but Rhodes is still striking out guys and if his health holds up..... it should be ok. I just hope we don't run into the situation of running out old guys past their prime when they are getting torched and refusing to release them and promote some of the promising young bullpen arms that will likely be in AAA as a result.