ESPN's Buster Olney reports the Reds denied Oakland permission to interview pitching coach Bryan Price, who has one year left on his multi-year contract. Prior to joining the Reds, Price was the pitching coach for the Diamondbacks from 2006-2009, where he resigned after the firing of manager Bob Melvin who currently manages the Athletics. Given their history it would have been a nice fit had the Reds been willing to lose Price. The A's will now be forced to look elsewhere in filling the void left by Ron Romanick.