The Cincinnati 안전메이저놀이터 Reds despatched the loud concept to the remainder of big league baseball that they're taking part in for retains this period by completing an 8 participant deal just a week following attaining Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up place players, just one who was an All-Star very last calendar year and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there have to be strategy to your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles behind the large flying Cardinals, but have a great shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth best history in the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has tackled that need to have.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has presently logged 55 innings in the primary 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous initially spherical draft pick of your Montreal Expos. Moreover the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-old Clayton, who'll acquire around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his to start with All-Star staff previous calendar year.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the group’s constructing blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-yr run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he acquired known as into your manager’s Place of work for a private meeting.
The 26-yr-old Majewski was three-two by using a three.58 Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous period and had a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-12 months-previous Bray was the 13th Over-all decide in the June 2004 draft and was viewed as one of several Nationals’ top rated pitching prospects. He was 1-1 that has a three.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this time, his very first inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in ideal industry immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has sometimes did not make the regime play. The Reds are 2nd-to-past from the NL in-fielding.
Creating the regime plays all the time and having excellent Center aid ought to put the Reds in posture to obstacle the Playing cards which have struggled all 12 months with accidents.
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