The Reds signed Scott Sauerbeck to a minor league contract today with an invitation to spring training. Sauerbeck went 3-1 last season with a 4.22 ERA. With the Reds scraping to get the requisite number of pitchers together (though you know they’ll start the season with 13 on the roster), Sauerbeck has a greater-than-average chance of landing a spot on the team.

They also signed catcher Paul Bako to a minor league contract (enabling them to also carry 3 catchers). And they signed Matt Belisle out of arbitration as well. Normally I’d leave the reporting of these moves to HMZ, the expert in these matters, but I really wanted an excuse to post this picture from Reds.com.