The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the rest of significant league baseball that they are participating in for keeps this period by completing an eight player offer just per week after getting Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing situation players, just one who was an All-Star very last yr and one other who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there need to be system to your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four game titles guiding the significant flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth best report during the NL. Normal Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that require.
Cincinnati 안전메이저놀이터 receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got previously logged fifty five innings in the very first 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a former initial round draft select on the Montreal Expos. Other than the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who'll consider over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his first All-Star crew final yr.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft decide on in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden acquired all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of team’s constructing blocks for the duration of Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought identified as into the supervisor’s office for A non-public meeting.
The 26-yr-aged Majewski was three-2 using a three.fifty eight ERA in 46 online games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances last period and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-12 months-aged Bray was the 13th Total decide within the June 2004 draft and was deemed on the list of Nationals’ prime pitching potential customers. He was 1-one having a three.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his initially within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in ideal field after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has often failed to make the plan play. The Reds are next-to-final inside the NL in-fielding.
Generating the program performs constantly and obtaining excellent middle aid ought to put the Reds in situation to challenge the Cards which have struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton
