Reds Sign League's Fastest Player from Home Plate to Dugout

Willy Taveras, our new Little Reds Corvette who can go from 0 to 60 in two seconds between the batter's box and the dugout, is notorious for his desire to get to where he's safe, under cover of the dugout, near a fresh supply of sunflower seeds and Gatorade.

The Taveras signing will be a sure upgrade on last year's speedster signing, Corey Patterson, who will likely have reached the dugout more often than Taveras will in 2009, but who will have not reached such amazing speeds in getting there.

Taveras, who stole a career high 68 bases in 2008, has clearly topped this feat by stealing two years of Reds payroll allocations.

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