The Reds didn't sign any free agent pitchers Tuesday. But neither did anyone else in baseball.
Things have slowed down considerably on the free agent market.
Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky remains hopeful that the Reds will be able to add a veteran arm to the rotation.
"Yeah, I am," he said. "We'll see. We're still having conversations with a lot of people. It's the same as it's been."
Krivsky will not name names. But it's believed that the Reds have been in contact with right-hander Josh Fogg.
"I'm not going to confirm that," Krivsky said.
Fogg went 10-9 with a 4.94 ERA last season with the Colorado Rockies. It was the fifth time in six years that he reached double figures in wins.
He's been reliable, averaging 30 starts over the last six years. But he's never pitched more than 200 innings in a season.
Fogg, 31, was very good for the Rockies down the stretch in their pennant drive.
He went 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA in five September starts. He also won a game in the NLCS.
Fogg made $3.625 million last season.
Fogg is one of a long list of second-tier free agent pitchers still available. Kris Benson, Jon Lieber, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, Livan Hernandez and Brett Tomko are some of the other available arms.
The Reds have Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo and Matt Belisle penciled into the top three spots in the rotation.
The other two spots will be determined by competition among Homer Bailey, Edinson Volquez, Johnny Cueto and Matt Maloney.
