Reds finalize contract with Ryan Ludwick
Ryan Ludwick - OF - Cincinnati Reds
Feb. 8, 2012 - 2:55 PM ET
Reds signed OF Ryan Ludwick to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2013.
The deal was agreed to in mid-January, but wasn't officially announced until Wednesday. Ludwick, 33, batted just .237/.310/.363 with 13 home runs, 75 RBI and a .674 OPS in 2011 between the Padres and Pirates. He's expected to share playing time with 27-year-old Chris Heisey in left field this season.