The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the remainder of important league baseball that they're taking part in for keeps this season by finishing an 8 player deal just per week soon after getting Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting posture gamers, 1 who was an All-Star previous yr and the opposite that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there have to be method towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games guiding the higher flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Together with the fourth very best document inside the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has dealt with that require.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have already logged fifty five innings in the primary 50 %, and Invoice Bray, a previous first round draft pick on the Montreal Expos. Moreover the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-old Clayton, who will choose in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, made his 안전메이저놀이터 initial All-Star group previous 12 months.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft select in 2003. Nationals common supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of group’s setting up blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-12 months run in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he received identified as into the supervisor’s Place of work for A personal meeting.
The 26-year-old Majewski was three-two having a 3.fifty eight ERA in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last year and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-outdated Bray was the thirteenth Over-all pick in the June 2004 draft and was regarded as one of the Nationals’ prime pitching prospective clients. He was one-one having a three.91 ERA in 19 reduction appearances this period, his initial from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in correct industry following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has often did not make the plan Participate in. The Reds are next-to-very last during the NL in-fielding.
Generating the plan performs constantly and finding excellent middle reduction really should place the Reds in situation to problem the Cards who have struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton