Following a busy month of acquisitions that saw the Reds add Mat Latos, Sean Marshall and Ryan Madson to the mix, it’s now time for Reds’ general manager Walt Jocketty to start looking as filling in the last few spots on the roster.

The biggest glaring needs remain to be adding a fourth outfielder and a backup infielder that could provide manager Dusty Baker with some flexibility.

The Reds have already parted ways with seven players, mostly young prospects, this offseason so making a trade doesn’t seem as plausible as adding another bargain free agent veteran or two. However, the team doesn’t have much of a budget left.

"We'd like to have a guy that will fit well with the club, have a veteran influence, a veteran leadership type of guy and be a character guy," Jocketty told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.

Here is a look at some guys that could potentially help fill the void:

RYAN LUDWKICK (33, Right-handed, LF)
Free Agent
2011 stats – .237 BA / .310 OBP / 13 HR / 75 RBI / 490 AB

CODY ROSS (31, Right-handed, LF)
Free Agent
2011 stats – .240 BA / .325 OBP / 14 HR / 52 RBI / 402 AB

SETH SMITH (29, Left-handed, LF)
On Rockies’ trading block
2011 stats - .284 BA / .347 OBP / 15 HR / 59 RBI / 476 AB

KOSUKE FUKUDOME (34, Right-handed, LF/RF/CF)
Free agent
2011 stats - .262 BA / .342 OBP / 8 HR / 35 RBI / 530 AB

RICK ANKIEL (32, Right-handed, OF)
Free agent
2011 stats - .239 BA / .296 OBP / 9 HR / 37 RBI / 380 AB

JUAN PIERRE (34, Left-handed, LF)
Free agent
2011 stats - .279 BA/ .329 OBP / 2 HR / 50 RBI / 27 SB / 639 AB

RYAN THERIOT (32, Right-hander, SS/2B)
Free agent
2011 stats - .271 BA / 1 HR / 47 RBI / .321 OBP / 442 AB

ORLANDO CABRERA (37, Right-hander, SS)
Free agent
2011 stats – .238 BA / 5 HR / 51 RBI / .267 OBP / 450 AB

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