
Reds manager Bryan Price said it's ''unfair and inaccurate'' for Miami pitcher Mat Latos to suggest that Cincinnati rushed him back from an injury last season and lacked leadership in the clubhouse. One day after Latos made his comments in an interview with Fox Sports, Price and Reds general manager Walt Jocketty on Monday took exception to several of the pitcher's assertions. Specifically, they objected to Latos' comment that the training staff pushed him too fast as he recovered from surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee during spring training. Latos later developed more knee problems and elbow issues, limiting him to 16 starts.
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