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. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the

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Offseason

* November 11, 1997:

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and Donne Wall were traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for

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. * November 11, 1997: Mike Kelly was traded by the Reds to the

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for a player to be named later. The Devil Rays completed the deal by sending

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to the Reds on November 18. * November 27, 1997: Ricardo Jordan was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians. * January 8, 1998:

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was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * January 12, 1998: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds. * March 19, 1998:

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was selected off waivers from the Reds by the

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon. * June 24, 1998: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds. * July 4, 1998:

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was traded by the Reds to the

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for

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and Dennys Reyes. * July 21, 1998:

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was signed as a free agent by the Reds.

Draft picks

* June 2, 1998: Adam Dunn was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the

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. Player signed June 11, 1998. * June 2, 1998: Termel Sledge was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 45th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ''Stats through the end of the 1998 season''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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