The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of important league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this season by finishing an eight participant deal just each week immediately after getting Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting up posture players, one who was an All-Star previous yr and one other that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be technique to your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 games behind the superior flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth best report while in the NL. Typical Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has resolved that will need.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have by now logged 55 innings in the primary fifty percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous initial round draft decide of your Montreal Expos. Aside from the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-outdated Clayton, who'll acquire around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his initially All-Star team last yr.
Headed to Washington is definitely the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft decide in 2003. Nationals basic manager Jim Bowden obtained all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several crew’s developing blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-calendar year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as into the manager’s Business office for a private Assembly.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was three-two by using a three.fifty eight Period in forty six games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last time and experienced a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-yr-old Bray was the thirteenth Over-all decide in the June 2004 draft and was considered one of the Nationals’ leading pitching potential clients. He was 1-one with a three.91 ERA in 19 relief appearances this year, his to start with from the majors.
Kearns 안전메이저놀이터 was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in appropriate subject soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has from time to time didn't make the regime Participate in. The Reds are second-to-final within the NL in-fielding.
Building the regimen plays constantly and having top quality middle aid should really set the Reds in place to problem the Cards who definitely have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton