The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the rest of big league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this period by completing an eight player offer just weekly immediately after getting Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off place players, a person who was an All-Star past calendar year and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there have to be method for your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 games powering the large traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth most effective record during the NL. Basic Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has addressed that require.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has currently logged fifty five innings in the primary 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous 1st spherical draft decide of your Montreal Expos. Aside from the appropriate-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 take about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his first All-Star crew very last calendar year.
Headed to Washington may 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 manager Jim Bowden acquired all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many staff’s building blocks during Bowden’s eleven-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he got called in the supervisor’s Place of work for A non-public Conference.
The 26-yr-outdated Majewski was 안전메이저놀이터 3-2 using a 3.58 Period in 46 games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and had a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-year-previous Bray was the 13th All round pick during the June 2004 draft and was viewed as among the list of Nationals’ major pitching potential clients. He was 1-1 with a three.91 Period in 19 relief appearances this season, his 1st while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in correct industry soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes didn't make the schedule play. The Reds are next-to-past in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the schedule performs constantly and receiving top quality middle relief must put the Reds in position to challenge the Playing cards that have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton