NL Standings Subscribe to the daily Cincinnati. The Reds and Ochoa agreed to a two-year deal Thursday, avoiding arbitration. Bowden did not rule out settling with any of those players for the right price. But they were talking about more money. If that's the case, we'll go through the process.
Players have to be willing to give up some money for more security.
The Reds rarely have gone to arbitration in recent years, so there's a chance any of the cases could be settled before they go before a hearing. We're getting closer with some players. Graves and Reese are most likely to go to arbitration. The Reds have been preparing to absorb the jumps in salary. Basically, we're trying to break even.