The Crack Photography Staff will probably be putting together a slideshow of the photos he took at Redsfest sometime soon, but in the meantime, here are some of the snapshots I grabbed with my iPhone.

You know you’ve arrived at Redsfest when you see Adam Dunn’s old jersey.

We spent most of the time in Autograph Line D, the kids’ only line. First up was an autograph from Paul Janish.

We were back in line a little later to add Edinson Volquez’s name to the back of the Reds Heads jersey.

Plus Ryan Hannigan to fill out the autograph list for Friday.

Of course, it wasn’t all autograph hunting. No Redsfest would be complete without the climbing of a simulated rock face.

I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a Redsfest. I’ve taken the afternoon off work, the kid is home from school, and we’re just about ready to hit the road. To think: just 2 1/2 hours till we’re at the Convention Center of Dreams!

Pics to come.

The Cincinnati Reds yesterday tendered contracts to all of their arbitration-eligible players. That means Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Bill Bray, and Jared Burton will all be Reds again next year.

Somehow, I doubt anyone was worried Votto wouldn’t be back.

Actually, Bill Bray and Jared Burton were the only 2 of those 6 that I could see the Reds passing on. But retaining control over 2 players under 30 years old who have both been very successful relievers so recently is a good idea. Replacing them would cost too much, especially since predicting how good a middle reliever will be from year to year is such a crapshoot.

In addition to the contracts, the Reds are moving forward with long-term contracts for Bruce and Votto. Hopefully, the Colorado Rockies’ extension of Troy Tulowitzki for 7 years at $134 million won’t price either of them out of the Reds’ payroll. I’d love to have both spend the bulk of their careers as Reds.