Mat Latos Stirs Reaction By Reds

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Mat Latos told a national writer that the Reds rushed him back from injury and the clubhouse lacked leadership.

Latos is an immature individual that is his own worst enemy.

Last June 6, after he left a rehab start in Pensacola with a cramp on a rainy night, Latos himself complained that the Reds wanted him to make another rehab start.

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"I am just a puppet on a string," said Latos after adamantly declaring himself ready to pitch.

His first start was June 14.

""Obviously this is a distraction we anticipated," Bryan Price said. "We're not going to allow it to be an on going distraction. Unfortunately, it is a lot of tabloid BS that's unnecessary."

"We have a top shelf training and medical staff," said Price who sent a text of appreciation to Latos after the trade to the Marlins. "Their credibility is undeniable. It is a non issue. It is unfortunate that we even have to address it. We would not compromise the health of our players to win a baseball game."

General manager Walt Jocketty debated whether or not to respond to the article by Rosenthal.

"We didn't want to go back and forth with a national writer," Jocketty said. "We feel we have one of the best medical staffs in baseball. We follow very strict protocols after surgeries. We treat everyone the same.  We make sure they are ready to go. If anything, I've always had the philosophy that if a guy says he is ready, wait an extra day or so just to make sure,"

Latos also claimed the Reds clubhouse became undisciplined without key players to lead.


"You look at the Reds after we lost Bronson (Arroyo, after the 2013 season). Everything went to s---. You look at it after we lost Scott Rolen (after 2012). Everything went to s---. When Scott was there, we had guys doing exactly what they were supposed to do. After Scott left, we had guys with two years in the big leagues, in the clubhouse, on their phones, laying down in the video room, just hanging out during games, not in the dugout, not cheering their teammates on. Our dugout looked like a ghost town.

After Bronson, the same exact thing. We had starters in there roping our (clubhouse attendants), like, cattle-roping our clubbies."

"A lot of things came out that shined a really negative light on our organization.  That is unfair and innacurate," Price said. "We have outstanding leadership from ownership through the front office, through the coaching staff and we have outstanding quality character people in our clubhouse.  It is rediculous that we even have to discuss something of this nature. We have done nothing to deserve this."

Jocketty was more upset after the comments that shed a negative light on the clubhouse.

Jocketty was more upset after the comments that shed a negative light on the clubhouse.

"It is something that is not true," Jocketty said. "There were more than a couple of things that were exaggerated. We're spending a lot of time talking and there is no reason to go there.  I spend a great deal of time (in the clubhouse). We have a great group of players.  We haven't had the vocal leaders but we have a lot of guys who control things in the clubhouse. I have always told some of the key players that the managers, general managers and coaching staff can only do so much to manage the clubhouse. They have to manage it."

"We have never had a situation that was out of control," Jocketty said. "I don't remember what he specifically said but he (Latos) made some comments about San Diego too, so consider the source."

"If this was a court of law, there would be testimony attacking the credibility of the witness," Homer Bailey said.

"He should mind his own business and help the Marlins win," Marlon Byrd said.

"It was addition by subtraction and that's all I'm going to say," Skip Schumaker said.