CINCINNATI -- The Reds are calling this week's workouts a "pitching summit." While the term sounds like meeting of pitchers of different disciplines seeking to make peace and levy sanctions on rogue knuckleballers, manager Bryan Price's vision is team building and unity.
Eleven young Reds pitchers and four catchers gathered at the team's player development complex in Goodyear, Ariz., to both throw in the bullpen and learn. Price last held a summit in January 2016, when the roster was loaded with many pitchers that didn't have experience above Double-A.
"We were somewhat depleted through trades and injuries at the big league level and were looking forward to this next wave of young pitchers to come through and supplement the big league roster," Price told MLB.