John Fay

jfay@enquirer.com

Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said the Reds haven't made a lot of progress since the General Manager meetings in their search for offensive help.

"We're still talking to both agents and clubs about trades," Jocketty said. "We really aren't close on anything."

Jocketty earlier confirmed to The Enquirer the club's interest in free agents Nori Aoki and Michael Morse. He would not do that when asked about Torii Hunter.

"I don't want to got into that," he said. "When I talked about Aoki, I got hounded by the media. Let's put this way: We're talking to a lot of agents, and (Hunter) is a pretty good player."

Hunter, 39, hit .286 with 17 home runs and 83 RBI for the Detroit Tigers this year. He made $14 million.