The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the rest of significant league baseball that they're actively playing for retains this time by finishing an 8 participant offer just per week following buying Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning situation gamers, 1 who was an All-Star past year and the opposite who has sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there needs to be strategy to your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 online games guiding the significant flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Together with the fourth most effective report within the NL. Basic Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has dealt with that have to have.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has now logged fifty five innings in the main 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former 1st spherical draft decide on in the Montreal Expos. Besides the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-aged Clayton, who'll consider more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his to start with All-Star staff previous 12 months.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft select in 2003. Nationals standard supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several group’s developing blocks all through Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called in the manager’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-outdated Majewski was three-2 by using a 3.fifty eight ERA in 46 안전메이저놀이터 games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and experienced a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-12 months-old Bray was the 13th Over-all select during the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of the Nationals’ leading pitching prospective buyers. He was 1-one which has a three.ninety one Period in 19 aid appearances this year, his initially in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in right industry just after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally did not make the routine Enjoy. The Reds are 2nd-to-very last during the NL in-fielding.
Producing the regimen performs on a regular basis and having top quality middle relief really should place the Reds in situation to challenge the Playing cards who definitely have struggled all calendar year with injuries.
Bob Acton