The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the rest of significant league baseball that they're playing for retains this season by finishing an 8 participant deal just per week just after attaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up place players, one who was an All-Star past year and another who may have 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be system towards your madness.
The Reds presently sit four game titles driving the substantial flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing With all the fourth most effective record from the NL. Typical Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has addressed that have to have.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have now logged fifty five innings in the 1st 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former initially spherical draft select of your Montreal Expos. Besides the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect 안전메이저놀이터 Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-previous Clayton, who'll choose about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his to start with All-Star workforce past yr.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden acquired all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of workforce’s setting up blocks for the duration of Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he received referred to as in the supervisor’s Office environment for A personal Conference.
The 26-12 months-previous Majewski was 3-two using a 3.58 Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances final period and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-12 months-outdated Bray was the thirteenth overall choose during the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of several Nationals’ top pitching prospective customers. He was one-1 having a three.91 ERA in 19 aid appearances this period, his to start with during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct field just after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds within the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally didn't make the routine Perform. The Reds are next-to-final inside the NL in-fielding.
Generating the schedule plays continuously and acquiring top quality Center aid need to set the Reds in place to challenge the Playing cards who may have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton
