Cleaning up my apartment yesterday I found an old Reds program from May-July 2008. Looking at the 40 Man Roster inside it’s insane to see how much the roster has changed over 2 short years. I thought it might be fun to show you all, in a “Where Are They Now?” fashion, the mid-2008 Cincinnati Reds!

Pitchers

41- Jeremy Affeldt (released 10/30/2008, signed with the Giants, part of 2010 World Champs)

61- Bronson Arroyo

34- Homer Bailey

31- Matt Belisle (released 12/12/2008, signed with Colorado)

45- Bill Bray

51- Jared Burton

56- Todd Coffey (taken off waivers by the Brewers 9/10/2008, released, signed by Washington)

48- Francisco Cordero

47- Johnny Cueto

33- Josh Fogg (released 11/1/08, signed and cut by Colorado, Mets, & Phillies, free agent)

39- Aaron Harang (released 11/3/10, signed with San Diego)

57- Mike Lincoln (released 11/1/10, free agent)

38- Gary Majewski (released 12/10/08, signed and cut by Phillies and Astros, free agent)

58- Marcus McBeth (taken off waivers by Boston 8/13/08, released, signed with Oakland)

50- Kent Mercker (released 10/31/08, retired)

73- Tyler Pelland (released 7/31/08)

74- Ramon Ramirez (taken off waivers by Tampa Bay 11/9/09, taken off waivers by Boston)

75- Daryl Thompson

36- Edinson Volquez

25- David Weathers (traded to the Brewers for cash 8/9/09, released, retired)

Catchers

9- Paul Bako (released 11/3/08, signed and cut by the Cubs abd Phillies, retired)

65- Ryan Hanigan

26- David Ross (released 8/19/08, signed and cut by Boston, signed with Atlanta)

71- Craig Tatum (taken off waivers by Baltimore 11/20/09)

17- Javier Valentin (released 10/30/08, signed and cut by the Nationals and Mets, retired)

Infielders

28- Edwin Encarnacion (traded to Toronto for Scott Rolen 7/31/09, selected off waivers by A’s, released, signed by Toronto)

2- Alex Gonzalez (traded to Boston for Kris Negron 8/14/09, released, signed with Toronto traded to Atlanta)

15- Jerry Hairston Jr. (traded to the Yankees for Chase Weems 7/31/09, part of 2009 World Champs, released, signed and cut by San Diego, signed by Washington)

21- Scott Hatteberg (released 6/5/08, retired)

7- Paul Janish

27- Jeff Keppinger (traded to the Astros for Drew Sutton 3/31/09)

4- Brandon Phillips

19- Joey Votto

Outfielders

83- Drew Anderson (released 4/7/09, signed and released by Milwaukee)

32- Jay Bruce

63- Chris Dickerson (traded to Milwaukee for Jim Edmonds 8/9/10)

44- Adam Dunn (traded to Arizona for Micah Owings, Wilkin Castillo, and Dallas Buck 8/11/08, released, signed and released by Washington, signed with Chicago White Sox)

6- Ryan Freel (traded to Baltimore for Ramon Hernandez 12/9/08, traded to the Cubs, traded to the Royals, released, signed and released by Texas, retired)

3- Ken Griffey Jr. (traded to the White Sox for Nick Masset and Danny Richar 7/31/08, released, signed by Seattle, retired)

30- Norris Hopper (traded to the White Sox  for Corky Miller 6/26/09, traded to Washington, released, signed and cut by Milwaukee, free agent)

23- Corey Patterson (released 11/3/08, signed and cut by Washington, Milwaukee, Seattle, and Baltimore, signed by Toronto)