C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

SAN FRANCISCO - Reds catcher Brayan Pena said he and closer Aroldis Chapman were excited by the news that the team signed Cuban right-hander Raisel Iglesias to a seven-year deal on Friday.

The two Cubans on the Reds are looking forward to helping out Iglesias acclimate to the United States and professional baseball.

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"It's great for us to be here because we are definitely going to help him adjust because it's a big jump coming from Cuba to the States and playing baseball in Cuba and playing big league baseball," Pena said. "That's what we're here for, we're here to help him, to help him understand how things get done here in the States."

Pena said he was hoping to get in touch with Iglesias' agent to pass on his phone number, as well as Chapman's.

Those two weren't the only ones excited by the news, as Price was also happy to hear of another talented pitcher joining the Reds' system.

"I was able to see a little bit of footage on him before the draft, that's all -- I can't say that's all I know of him -- but I've obviously never seen him in person, so we're really basing a lot of it on what our scouts have seen and it sounds like they've seen a lot of him," Price said. "He sounds like a very impressive, very developed young pitcher who could move quickly."