The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of important league baseball that they're participating in for retains this year by completing an 8 player offer just a week soon after acquiring Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off placement gamers, 1 who was an All-Star final calendar year and one other that has 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there needs to be method to your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games driving the higher flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth best file within the NL. Typical Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has dealt with that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has previously logged 55 innings in the very first 50 %, and Bill Bray, a former initial spherical draft choose on the Montreal Expos. Besides the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect 안전메이저놀이터 Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-previous Clayton, who'll choose over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his very first All-Star team previous year.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft select in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden obtained all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of crew’s creating blocks during Bowden’s eleven-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside a whirlpool Thursday when he bought called to the supervisor’s Business for A non-public Assembly.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was three-2 that has a three.fifty eight ERA in 46 game titles. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last season and experienced a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-calendar year-aged Bray was the 13th General choose within the June 2004 draft and was regarded as among the Nationals’ prime pitching potential clients. He was one-1 which has a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this season, his to start with inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He became a fixture in ideal area following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has at times didn't make the schedule Enjoy. The Reds are second-to-past within the NL in-fielding.
Making the routine plays constantly and finding high quality middle relief ought to put the Reds in situation to challenge the Cards that have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton