The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the rest of significant league baseball that they're taking part in for keeps this season by finishing an 8 participant deal just a week following acquiring Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing situation gamers, just one who was an All-Star previous year and another who has 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there should be system on your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 games behind the significant flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing With all the fourth very best file inside the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has tackled that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has currently logged 55 innings in the primary half, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous to start with spherical draft http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/안전메이저놀이터 decide on from the Montreal Expos. Other than the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-previous Clayton, who'll get more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his to start with All-Star team past calendar year.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals typical supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the group’s creating blocks all through Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he received known as into the manager’s Workplace for A non-public meeting.
The 26-year-outdated Majewski was three-2 with a three.58 ERA in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and had a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-yr-old Bray was the thirteenth In general pick 안전메이저놀이터 inside the June 2004 draft and was deemed among the Nationals’ top pitching potential clients. He was one-one that has a three.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this time, his initial in 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 while in the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has once in a while failed to make the regimen Engage in. The Reds are next-to-last while in the NL in-fielding.
Making the plan plays on a regular basis and having quality Center reduction need to place the Reds in situation to problem the Playing cards who've struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton
