The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of main league baseball that they are playing for keeps this time by finishing an eight participant offer just per week immediately after buying Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning placement players, one particular who was an All-Star final calendar year and the other who has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be process on your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles at the rear of the high traveling Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for ending While using the fourth finest document within the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen essential an overhaul and he has addressed that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has by now logged fifty five innings in the first fifty percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former first spherical draft select with the Montreal Expos. Besides the proper-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'll acquire about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his to start with All-Star team past yr.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft choose in 2003. Nationals normal supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of staff’s building blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained identified as in to the manager’s Office environment for a private Conference.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was 3-two using a 3.58 ERA in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous 안전메이저놀이터 year and experienced a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-yr-old Bray was the 13th Over-all pick in the June 2004 draft and was regarded among the Nationals’ top rated pitching potential customers. He was 1-1 that has a 3.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this period, his to start with while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in ideal discipline following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally failed to make the plan Perform. The Reds are next-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Earning the plan performs constantly and acquiring excellent Center aid should really put the Reds in placement to challenge the Playing cards which have struggled all 12 months with accidents.
Bob Acton