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Buzz: So, is Brandon Phillips Available or Not?

by Matthew Cerrone on November 17th, 2009 at 11:55 am

Last week, Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse said the Reds could look to trade 2B Brandon Phillips or pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang, as they try to cut payroll for 2010.

Later in the week, Red Sox reporter Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe said, “The Reds are going to trade some players who will surprise you.”

However, yesterday, Reds GM Walt Jocketty told MLB.com that all of the above was just speculation by reporters.

“They see that our attendance is down and so that must mean our payroll will go down,” Jocketty is quoted as saying.  “We were grouped in with clubs that are reducing payroll, but we’re not in that position and hopefully won’t be.”

Yesterday, the Reds re-signed catcher Ramon Hernandez to a one-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com.