Anthony DeSclafani is right at home in the Cincinnati Reds' organization.
For starters, the Freehold, N.J., native hails from Colts Neck High School, a mere 20 minutes from the hometown of teammate Todd Frazier. Then there are the college connections. DeSclafani and his new manager, Bryan Price, share an alma mater in the University of Florida.
Not that that earns DeSclafani -- or "Disco," as he's known -- any extra brownie points with Price. He doesn't need those. Price was impressed enough by DeSclafani's baseball skills that he offered the 25-year-old a spot in his club's starting rotation out of Spring Training.