Brandon Phillips reported to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, but declined to speak with reporters.
His name was mentioned often in trade rumors this offseason.
"I'm just here to play," Phillips said through a team spokesman.
It was reported during the Winter Meetings that the Reds offered him to the New York Yankees for Brett Gardner, but the Yankees declined.
Bryan Price did not think Phillips would have any issues this season with the team after the events of the winter.
"I've spoken with him a small handful of times this offseason," Price said. "He made a good commitment to come out for Redsfest. What I'd love to do is talk about this at the front end of Spring Training and then just get past it. To me, it really has gotten to the point of a non-issue. I don't even really think about it at this point in time. We're so far past those early offseason times where it was a front-and-center question."
Via Mark Sheldon/MLB