The Giants had put Taylor Rogers on waivers the previous season. It wasn’t much of a secret that the team was looking to move a chunk of his $12 million salary. But any awkward feelings were overcome by a greater sense of gratitude for the two amazing seasons that the Rogers brothers were able to spend as major-league teammates — a notion so impossible that they never even dared to dream about it.
Cincinnati Reds Manager Terry Francona Impressed With Offseason Additions. Francona was hired by the Reds in October. They made a plethora of changes after hiring him to be their manager.