Why?

They’re too cheap this year to give invites to players who won’t make the team.

They still have 6 weeks or so to add more. There are still a ton of FA’s out there that might have to resort to minor league deals.

Also, if you look at the Reds.com active roster, the Reds gave Willy Taveras Jr’s # 3

Not according to Walt (via Fay):

Quickly from Walt Jocketty (I’ve got a conference call in four minutes):

—“We didn’t sign Jerry (Hairston) to be our everyday shortstop. We don’t know that Alex Gonzalez can’t play. Reports are he’s progressing well. We won’t know for sure until spring training. But we can’t count him out.”

—“Jerry will play a lot of left field. He gives us flexibility. He’s a very important part of the club.”

—Jocketty said he has talked to the Yankees. The Yankees are reportedly looking to move Nick Swisher or Xavier Nady. “I’ve talked to (GM Brian) Cashman a lot.

—The Reds are still interested in Rocco Baldelli but probably not Ty Wigginton. "We’re going to keep Edwin (Encarnacion). We don’t want to play Wigginton in the outfield.”

—On obtaining the much-talked-about right-hander RBI man: “I’m not turning my back on it. But we may end up going into spring without one. I’m going to try to strength the bench a bit and add an outfielder.”

The problem with Cherry is that he should not be the everyday anything. He’s a fine utility player, but he doesn’t have the bat for LF or the glove for SS.

And is anyone else’s mind blown that there is not a single true shortstop in the system besides Zack Cozart (I hear Valaika’s a stretch)?