[This report was submitted by loyal Nation member and super Reds fan John Rohrig — who comments here as WVRedlegs — who has reported for RN from the Charleston caravan stop each of the last few years. Lots of great information. Thanks, John!]
Friday night, January 26, 2018, the Reds Caravan East Tour leg rolled into town. An estimated crowd of around 300 greeted the Reds. Participants on this leg of the tour this year were:
–Manager Bryan Price
–Reds Vice President Buddy Bell
–former Reds pitching great Tom Browning
–pitcher Big Sal Romano
–pitcher Cody Reed
–top Reds minor league prospect 3B Nick Senzel
–Reds broadcaster Jeff Piecoro
Last year, we broke news when Reds GM Dick Williams announced that Homer Bailey was experiencing elbow pain in his throwing program.