During the offseason, the Reds made only one major-league signing, and it was hardly a big move.
On November 20, the team inked Blake Wood, a relatively unknown 30-year-old right-handed reliever, to a one-year deal worth $600,000.
While there was certainly upside in Wood and his power arm, the move got little fanfare, as he had pitched in a mere nine big-league games after undergoing Tommy John surgery in May of 2012.
Spring training didn’t do much to rid any doubt, either. Wood allowed 10 earned runs on 21 hits and six walks in 13 innings, though he still made the club on Opening Day.