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Reportedly signed RHP Ryan Madson to a one-year deal. [11/27]

In Ken Rosenthal’s November 10 column, he wrote about Jerry Dipoto’s attitude toward closers. To quote Rosenthal, quoting Dipoto, “Dipoto is not concerned with finding a pure closer, though he could trade for the Indians’ Chris Perez or sign Japanese free-agent Kyuji Fujikawa.” Madson is a true closer by any reasonable definition. He was one of the top ninth-inning men available last winter, though the market froze him out. Madson signed a one-year deal with the Reds before missing the season due to Tommy John surgery.

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