CINCINNATI -- Finding a quality and lasting leadoff hitter has eluded the Reds for several years. They have tried numerous players -- including such free-agent busts as Corey Patterson and Willy Taveras, and others, including Ryan Freel and Norris Hopper.
"Offensively, we might like a true leadoff hitter or another run producer," general manager Walt Jocketty said. "We will try to refine what we have." If the Reds do add a leadoff hitter, it would probably be either a shortstop or left fielder -- the only positions that can be considered somewhat in flux for the time being. This past season the Reds used seven players at the top of the order, but the three used most often were Phillips, Orlando Cabrera and Drew Stubbs.
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