CINCINNATI, OH -- All along, Reds' General Manager Wayne Krivsky has talked about providing enough players to give Manager Jerry Narron “options.” Today, he revealed that those weren't the options he was talking about.

“There's an obscure little rule in baseball that says if you have enough second basemen, you can send down your manager,” explained Krivsky.

It's not likely to come to that, as Narron's team has been performing very well so far.

“It's just an insurance policy,” said Krivsky. “I don't realistically foresee us calling up [triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats manager] Rick Sweet any time soon.

Castellini On All-Star Ballot
The All-Star game is widely regarded as a venue for the biggest impact players in the game of baseball. For the first time, the Reds have a good chance of having their owner voted in.

While past Reds' owners have certainly made an impact, none has made such drastically positive changes so quickly as Bob Castellini. It's been widely noted that Castellini has changed the tone of the Reds and set an expectation of winning.

“He's made a huge difference to this team,” said Reds' utility man Ryan Freel.

If Castellini is voted in, he vows to make his influcence felt.

“I want to bring a tradition of winning to the National League,” said Castellini.