The consummate Swiss Army knife of pitchers, Nick Martinez can do it all for a staff: starting, short relief, long relief, high leverage or low leverage -- whatever it takes. But for perhaps the first time as a Major Leaguer,

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona declared Nick Martinez one of his opening starting pitchers, which leaves one opening. Andrew Abbott? Others?

CINCINNATI -- The Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants 5-2 in their first full-squad Spring Training game Sunday afternoon in Scottsdale. Ironically, the Reds will then host the Giants on Opening Day on March 27th.

Budding Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz homered from both sides of the plate in a Saturday spring-training game.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona − The Cincinnati Reds ' bats went quiet against the San Francisco Giants in a 5-2 loss at Scottsdale Stadium on Sunday. Nick Martinez made relatively quick work of the Giants in his Cactus League debut after Reds manager Terry Francona endorsed Martinez to join the club's rotation earlier in the day.