The Reds got the news they expected about Ryan Freel on Wednesday, The super utility player's season is over.
Freel had arthroscopic surgery performed on his right knee Wednesday morning, during the one-hour procedure, team medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek repaired torn cartilage and worked to remove a lesion on a bone in the knee of the 31-year-old player.
"He'll be out for the year, but he should be as good as new by next spring," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky said.
Krivsky didn't waste time trying to fill the void.
Outfielder Jason Ellison was claimed off of waivers from the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon.
Ellison, who the Reds had scouted for a while, spent the day flying in from Seattle and was expected to join the team in time for Thursday afternoon's game.
In a season with no hope, the Red's fans at least wanted to see more of Freel's exciting defensive plans.
But, now it will just be like how the Cincy Reds season has gone, bad.
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