The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of big league baseball that they're participating in for keeps this season by finishing an 8 participant offer just every week after getting Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up position gamers, just one who was an All-Star very last year and the other who has sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there has to be method to your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles at the rear of the higher traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Along with the fourth greatest document during the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has resolved that need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have already logged fifty five innings in the first 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous to start with spherical draft select of the Montreal Expos. Other than the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-previous Clayton, who'll choose around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his 1st All-Star crew final year.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft select in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden acquired all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several group’s building blocks for the duration of Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called in to the supervisor’s Place of work for A personal Assembly.
The 26-year-aged Majewski was 3-two that has a three.58 ERA in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last year and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-calendar year-old Bray was the 13th overall decide on during the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of several Nationals’ leading pitching prospective clients. He was one-1 which has a three.91 Period in 19 relief appearances this period, his to start with inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in correct industry following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds 안전메이저놀이터 within the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time did not make the program Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-final from the NL in-fielding.
Generating the routine performs constantly and acquiring top quality Center reduction should really set the Reds in situation to challenge the Cards who've struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton