GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Although the daily workouts are useful for players -- and their evaluators -- at Spring Training, the first real tangible results aren't as visible until exhibition games get going.
For the Reds, that day is Sunday when they play the Indians at their shared home of Goodyear Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET and the Reds will be the visiting team.
The Reds currently have 54 players in camp and since camp opened on Feb. 16, the workouts have spread over multiple practice fields, batting cages and bullpens. Coaches are split up to run the varying drills and manager Dusty Baker tries to roam from field to field to see what he can.
"You get to see who is a game player and who is a practice player," Baker said. "Sometimes you've got guys hitting the ball a mile in practice and is a totally different player when the games start. Or a pitcher is throwing strike after strike in practice and when the game starts, he can't find the plate. You also have to realize that it's Feb. 26, not March 26."
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It will be interesting to find out who stays and who goes when they cut the roster down to 40. The Reds brought in a few pitchers who are looking to turn their careers around and I think a couple of them will make the team.
