Seen and heard II

Seen and heard at Winter Meetings at the Opryland Hotel:

--I talked to Tim Naehring. He is going to the Yankees as a major league scout. He signed a two-year deal. He'll be based in Cincinnati.

Naehring was considering getting out of baseball after the Reds fired him as minor league field coordinator in September.

"I told someone in the game that," Naehring said. "He said, 'Don't send out any resumes. Don't call anyone. If you start hearing from the top organizations in baseball, you should probably stay in the game.'"

Naehring heard from the Yankees and a couple of other clubs shortly thereafter.

--PETE'S HERE: Pete Mackanin is here. He's working the lobby. My guess is he gets a coaching or managing gig.

--STAR GAZING: I walked past Don Mattingly and Cal Ripken in a one-minute span.

--NUXIE & THE HALL: We'll find out today if Joe Nuxhall is one of the 10 finalists for this Frick Award. I'd be stunned if he doesn't make the ballot.

--ALLEN'S HERE: John Allen, the Reds outgoing COO, is here. Still no word on the new spring training site. The club is keeping its options open. I'd like to see them go to Fort Myers (Lee County), but, oddly, I don't get a vote.