"Get well" wishes to the Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay, one of the good guys in the business.

John had an angioplasty procedure on Thursday and will be back at work later this week.

Get well, John

Louisville's season is done with a loss on Sunday, so the Reds could get reinforcements soon.

There are six pitchers from the Bats on the 40-man roster: Homer Bailey, Danny Herrera, Todd Coffey, Bobby Livingston, Daryl Thompson and Tyler Pelland.

There are four position players on the 40-man roster: catcher Craig Tatum, shortstop Paul Janish, second baseman Danny Richar and infielder Adam Rosales.

If the Reds could find room on the 40-man roster for center fielder Drew Stubbs and reliever Josh Roenicke, it could benefit both the Reds and those two players.

Stubbs was the Reds' first-round pick in 2006 (eighth overall) and had struggled for much of his minor league career, but improved this season when he was moved up first to Class AA Chattanooga and then Class AAA Louisville.

In 86 games at Sarasota, Stubbs hit .261/.366/.406. In 26 games with the Lookouts, Stubbs hit .315/.400/.402 and in 19 games at Louisville, hit .293/.354/.480.

Stubbs is the best defensive center fielder in the Reds' organization, including the big league team.

The Reds would need to make a move on the 40-man roster for Stubbs to be eligible for a call-up, but what is Corey Patterson doing other than collecting a paycheck and flirting with the Mendoza Line? If there's no plan to re-sign Patterson (and really, why should there be?), why keep him around? Pay him his money, give him a handshake and see what Stubbs can do in Great American Ball Park.

Stubbs is scheduled to play in the Arizona Fall Leauge (starting Oct. 8). That experience could benefit Stubbs, but not as much as a stint in a Reds uniform.

Roenicke, a right-handed reliever selected in the 10th round of the 2006 draft, was a combined 6-2 with 13 saves and a 2.80 ERA at Chattanooga and Louisville. He pitches a total of 61 innings, an increase over the 46.2 he pitched in 2007, which could be reason enough to shut him down and not bring him up to Cincinnati.

Rosters for the Arizona Fall League have been announced, with the Reds players playing for the Peoria Javelinas.

Pitchers: Charles FIsher, Robert Manuel, Pedro Viola, Sean Watson

Infielders: Sean Henry (taxi squad), Justin Turner, Chris Valaika

Outfielder: Drew Stubbs

Games begin Oct. 7 and continue until Nov. 22

From the Reds:

RHP Johnny Cueto’s examination in Cincinnati today by team medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek revealed a posterior strain of his right elbow possibly due to hyperextension of that elbow.

He will be examined in Cincinnati again on Friday and will miss his next start, scheduled for Saturday against the Giants.

Cueto left yesterday’s start at Colorado after 3.0 innings.

 

And

RHP Homer Bailey’s examination in Cincinnati today by Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek revealed a mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his right knee.

He will miss his next start for Class AAA Louisville, scheduled for Thursday, and will be evaluated again by Kremchek at the end of the week.

And that reminds me, I gotta have my ankle looked at. That badboy is still killin' me.

Jerry Hairston Jr. has been put on the DL, Adam Rosales back up. David Ross designated.

For the Bats, Rosales has had eight consecutive multi-hit games. That's amazing.

I'm glad for him. He's from the Chicago area and was really looking forward to playing at Wrigley Field. I was bummed for him when he didn't get to make the trip, but he'll get to go now. Good for him.