Tagged Jim Owens

This Day in Reds History: Cookie Rojas Dealt to Phillies

November 27, 1962: On this day, the Reds deal prospect second baseman Cookie Rojas to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Jim Owens. Rojas had been one of several Cuban players the Reds (or Redlegs) had bee... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Ten Worst Reds Trades

Summarizing the Redleg Trade Review series, today I'll list my ten worst Reds trades ever. You can search all the trades that were reviewed by going to the Redleg Nation search engine at the upper right corner... Read More...

Redleg Trade Review: Gifting Prospects

Bill DeWitt became the next General Manager of the Reds late in 1960 after Gabe Paul resigned to take a simiilar position with the expansion Houston Colt .45's. Paul had built the Reds on power to make the mos... Read More...