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Reds Have No Plans To Deal KearnsReds interim general manager Brad Kullman reiterated Sunday evening the team now has no plans to trade Austin Kearns. That his name came up at all, Narron said, suggests something about him. "Everybody in baseball has the idea that this guy is going to have a big year," Narron said. "If I was Austin, I wouldn't like hearing my name brought up about being traded. But the good thing about it is it means a lot of people in baseball like him. That part of it should be flattering." Cincinnati Reds Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tribe Offers Westbrook For KearnsThe Cleveland Indians, attempting to fill an outfield hole, have expressed interest in Cincinnati Reds outfielder Austin Kearns, dangling pitcher Jake Westbrook as the bait. Reds interim general manager Brad Kullman said several clubs continue to ask about Kearns, including the Tribe. While he wouldn't say, "No deal," he did say, "If we thought Jake Westbrook was the one piece that would give us a championship, we'd do it." Westbrook was 15-15 in 32 starts with a 4.49 earned-run average last season. "What we have to be careful about is that we gave up a lot of offense when we traded Sean Casey and Joe Randa and we don't want to cut ourselves short on offense," he said. "A lot of our people see a big upside in Kearns. Right field is his to lose. "He has been hurt a lot, but back in 2002 everybody was saying he was our best clutch hitter, including Ken Griffey Jr. He stands to get 550 at-bats this year." Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Beattie Could Have Inside Track To Become Reds Next GMBob Castellini said Monday he expects to interview six to eight candidates to replace Dan O'Brien as general manager. It looks like he'll have two of them in-house by the end of the week. In addition to interim general manager Brad Kullman, who will get consideration for the full-time job, Castellini said he plans to hire former Expos and Orioles general manager Jim Beattie as a special adviser this week. Castellini has a specific project for Beattie in the short-term, but the 51-year-old former major league pitcher also will get a look for the GM's job. "I think he's probably going to be a candidate," said Castellini. "But what I want him to focus on while he's here is to take a look at our entire pitching program, from soup to nuts, and determine what our plan is and let me know, because I've never been able to really fully understand what our plan is." Beattie spent nine seasons pitching for the Yankees and Mariners, compiling a 52-87 record and a 4.17 ERA. Cincinnati Reds Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Reds Jan 2006 Archive
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