Reds make extension offer to Phillips: The Reds made a contract extension offer to 2B Brandon Phillips earlier this week, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Phillips, who had his $12 million option for 2012 picked up at the end of last season, has spent the past six seasons with the Reds. “I don’t know if they were completely happy ... they didn’t agree to it,” Cincinnati general manager Walt Jocketty told the newspaper. (Updated 12/09/2011)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
The deal to Phillips was lost in the shuffle of the MLB Winter Meetings as the Reds hope to lock up the star 30-year-old. Phillips posted a career-high .300 batting average last season as he showed no signs of slowing down in his ninth major league season. His power remained consistent as he clubbed 18 homers and 82 RBI. Phillips has also improved his on-base percentage every year since 2008. Fantasy owners should consider him a solid option in the first six rounds of most 2012 Fantasy drafts. (Updated 12/09/2011).
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The Reds rebuilt a significant portion of their roster in the hopes of winning now. Our Al Melchior breaks down Cincinnati's Fantasy options for owners to consider on Draft Day.
After a down campaign in 2010, Brandon Phillips had a solid season with the bat last year and posted some of his best numbers in years. He batted .290 with eight homers and 49 RBI in the first half before picking up the pace after the All-Star break. He would slug 10 home runs with 33 RBI and a .315 average over his final 63 games. He also slugged .512 over that span and stole nine bases. Phillips finished the year with a career-high .300 average and posted a .457 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage. While his 18 homers matched his mark from the year before, his 82 RBI were second in the NL among second basemen behind Pittsburgh's Neil Walker. The 30-year-old is no longer the 30-30 threat he was a few years ago but he remains one of the more productive second basemen in baseball, which makes him excellent for Fantasy. Playing in Great American Ball Park only enhances his offense and he has some potent bats surrounding him in Cincinnati. Consider Phillips a Top 10 Fantasy 2B on Draft Day. (Updated 2/9/12)
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