The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the remainder of significant league baseball that they're participating in for retains this time by finishing an 8 participant deal just a week soon after getting Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting place players, one particular who was an All-Star very last year and another who may have 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there need to be process for your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles behind the higher flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth most effective document from the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has addressed that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got by now logged 55 innings in the primary 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous 1st round draft decide on of your Montreal Expos. In addition to the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-old Clayton, who will acquire over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his very first All-Star workforce last calendar year.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals general supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several group’s constructing blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-yr run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as into your manager’s Office environment for a private meeting.
The 26-year-aged Majewski was 3-two which has a three.fifty eight Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last time and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-12 months-old Bray was the thirteenth All round pick while in the June 2004 draft and was deemed among the Nationals’ top rated pitching prospects. He was one-one with a 3.ninety one Period in 19 aid appearances this season, his first within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in suitable subject just 안전메이저놀이터 after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes failed to make the regime Engage in. The Reds are next-to-previous inside the NL in-fielding.
Building the routine plays all the time and obtaining quality Center relief should really place the Reds in position to problem the Cards who've struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton