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    The Reds have made Kent Mercker an offer and expect to hear back from his next week.
    Mercker is likely to get a two-year deal.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    The Reds could be close to signing free agent Kent Mercker.
    It would be his third stint in Cincinnati. He’d displace Phil Norton as the team’s top lefty reliever.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Kent Mercker had a sore back and wasn’t available to pitch in Wednesday’s Game 2.
    The Braves hope Mercker will be ready tonight, but Horacio Ramirez will be available if needed.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Kent Mercker was unavailable yesterday due to back spasms.
    Mercker is day-to-day.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Kent Mercker isn’t certain he’ll be able to come off the DL today or Tuesday, but he does know that his back is feeling a whole lot better.
    Mercker saw a chiropractor Sunday morning, who snapped Mercker’s back into place. He could return later this week.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Kent Mercker (back) could be activated Friday.
    Mercker threw about 20 pitches of live batting practice yesterday. Michael Wuertz could be sent down to make room for him.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Mercker proclaimed his sprained lower back healed after a visit with Reds’ physical therapist Lori Berick on Tuesday.
    Mercker will throw a bullpen session today. He’s eligible to return Thursday.
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Kent Mercker, who was eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list Saturday, said his left elbow felt fine after throwing a bullpen session Friday.
    “I don’t want to go,” Mercker said. “But I talked to Jerry (on Friday), and if that’s what Jerry wants me to do, I’ll do it.”
  • CIN Relief Pitcher
    Reds placed LHP Kent Mercker on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation of the left elbow.
    Mercker was just activated on Monday. This is the third time in 2006 that he’s been placed on the DL with a sore elbow.
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    Kent Mercker (elbow tendinitis) has been able to play catch at a distance of 200-feet, but he isn’t close to returning to the Reds’ bullpen.
    Mercker still hasn’t thrown off a mound and wants to be sure the tendinitis doesn’t flare up as soon as he comes off the disabled list as it did last time. He is at least two weeks away from joining the Reds.