[Starter Ramon Ortiz and the Reds go to a 2:15 p.m. arbitration hearing on Friday. The Reds have offered Ortiz, obtained in a Dec. 13 trade for Dustin Moseley , $3.45 million. Ortiz has countered with $4 million. Ortiz said he has left the hearing to his agent and won't take it personally.] That's easy to say if you've never had an arbitration hearing, ... But it is not a pleasant process.
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