Yorman Rodriguez Rumors

Reds Sign Yonder Alonso, Yorman Rodriguez

11:30pm: The Reds also inked Venezuelan outfielder Yorman Rodriguez, according to a press release.

11:09pm: MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan says Alonso signed for $4.5MM.  John Manuel adds details: "$2MM bonus, $4.55MM guarantee" on a Major League deal.

10:40pm: Baseball America's Jim Callis says the Reds have signed Alonso, most likely to a big league deal.  Terms are not yet known.

6:09pm: According to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Reds GM Walt Jocketty has made his final offer to first-round pick Yonder Alonso.  Jocketty says Alonso backed down slightly for the first time today, so there is hope.

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Odds and Ends: Yorman, Hamilton, Ng, Carrasco

Some odds and ends before you fire up the grill...

• The Twins signed their other first round pick, Carlos Gutierrez.
• According to Jeff Passan, 15 year-old Venezuelan center fielder Yorman Rodriguez may have already agreed to a deal with the Reds.
• MLB.com's Jim Molony notes that the Phillies' director of Major League scouting watched a recent Red Sox-Astros game.
• Like Brian Bannister, Arizona's Max Scherzer uses an understanding of BABIP to his advantage.
• Josh Hamilton sensed jealousy in the Reds' clubhouse.  Wayne Krivsky says it wasn't a factor in the trade but that "there were issues in the clubhouse."
• Yahoo's Tim Brown has an article on Kim Ng.
• Phillies' pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco has "mild soreness" in his pitching shoulder.
• Jeff Francoeur has been sent to Double A to reboot his swing.
• I chatted with Eric DeLash over at his blog.  I also answered some questions from The Blog Of Champions.

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