The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the remainder of important league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this period by finishing an 8 player deal just per week immediately after getting Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting position players, one who was an All-Star final yr and another that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be system on your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 video games at the rear of the superior flying Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Together with the fourth very best document in the NL. Basic Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has tackled that have to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got now logged 55 innings in the initial 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous first round draft choose with the Montreal Expos. In addition to the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who will just take above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his 1st All-Star staff very last yr.
Headed to Washington is definitely the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft decide on in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the team’s making blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside a whirlpool Thursday when he got named into the supervisor’s office for A personal Conference.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was three-two with a 3.58 Period in 46 game titles. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances previous year and experienced a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-year-aged Bray was the 13th General decide within the June 2004 draft 안전메이저놀이터 and was deemed among the list of Nationals’ top pitching prospects. He was 1-1 using a three.ninety one ERA in 19 relief appearances this time, his to start with inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in suitable area right after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has sometimes didn't make the program Engage in. The Reds are next-to-final while in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the schedule performs on a regular basis and getting quality middle aid really should set the Reds in position to obstacle the Cards who've struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton