The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of major league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this year by finishing an eight player offer just each week immediately after buying Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing situation players, one particular who was an All-Star final 12 months and one other that has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be strategy on your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games driving the significant traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth ideal file in the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has tackled that will need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has previously logged 55 innings in the initial 50 %, and Invoice Bray, a former 1st round draft choose on the Montreal Expos. In addition to the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-previous Clayton, who will choose above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, made his first All-Star workforce final yr.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft decide in 2003. Nationals general manager Jim Bowden acquired all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of group’s building blocks all through Bowden’s 11-12 months run in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he got named into your manager’s Place of work for a private Assembly.
The 26-yr-old Majewski was three-2 which has a three.fifty eight ERA in 46 game titles. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last season and had a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-yr-outdated Bray was 안전메이저놀이터 the 13th All round decide on inside the June 2004 draft and was viewed as one of many Nationals’ best pitching potential customers. He was 1-1 using a 3.ninety one Period in 19 aid appearances this period, his first from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in right subject immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time did not make the program Participate in. The Reds are second-to-very last from the NL in-fielding.
Making the regimen performs continuously and receiving top quality middle aid should set the Reds in posture to obstacle the Cards who have struggled all calendar year with injuries.
Bob Acton
