The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of key league baseball that they're taking part in for keeps this time by completing an 8 player deal just every week following acquiring Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning posture players, one who was an All-Star last calendar year and one other who may have sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there need to be technique to the insanity.
The Reds presently sit four game titles guiding the substantial flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth very best report inside the NL. Typical Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has resolved that want.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got already logged fifty five innings in the 1st 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a former very first spherical draft select of your Montreal Expos. Apart from the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who'll get in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his first All-Star team final calendar year.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger 안전메이저놀이터 Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden obtained all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the staff’s constructing blocks during Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called in to the supervisor’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-12 months-outdated Majewski was three-two with a 3.58 ERA in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances past time and experienced a two.ninety three Period. The 23-12 months-previous Bray was the 13th Total decide on while in the June 2004 draft and was regarded among the Nationals’ best pitching potential clients. He was one-1 with a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his first within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in suitable field just after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time didn't make the schedule Engage in. The Reds are next-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Generating the regime performs on a regular basis and finding excellent Center aid must set the Reds in place to problem the Cards that have struggled all yr with accidents.
Bob Acton