CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds continue to trim the roster in spring training: Tuesday, slugger Rob Stratton was cut.  Stratton led the preseason Reds with four home runs and ten runs batted in.  He will join phenom prospect Edwin Encarnacion in the Louisville Bats, the Reds' triple-A affiliate.

"I promised to bring a championship to the Reds organization, and I will deliver," said Dan O'Brien, the Reds general manager.  "Rather than settle for another fourth-place finish in the NL Central, we're going to stock up the Bats and destroy the International League.  I can't believe no other team has thought of this yet."

O'Brien continued, "Next, I'll send down [Austin] Kearns, [Adam] Dunn, and Wily Mo [Pena] to rehab from their injuries."  When informed that none of those players are injured, O'Brien rubbed his hands together, chuckled, and said, "Oh, they will be."