| 10 January 2011
The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder Fred Lewis to a one-year contract on Tuesday, giving the team all the parts it feels necessary to repeat as National League Central champions.
Lewis, 30, will likely start in left field against right-handed pitchers and will bat leadoff. In 2010 with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lewis batted .262 with eight home runs, 36 RBIs, 17 steals and an OPS of .745.
Lewis has a career OPS of .796 against righties and could form a nice platoon tandem with Jonny Gomes in LF.
More good news for the Reds is they landed Lewis on the cheap, signing him for $900,000.
I don’t expect general manager Walt Jocketty to make any major moves between now and the start of the season. This is a Reds team that had two holes to fill – shortstop and left field/leadoff hitter – and they filled them both this week. (Including the inking of SS Edgar Renteria.)
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