The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the remainder of significant league baseball that they are enjoying for keeps this season by finishing an 8 participant offer just every week after attaining Seattles ace inside the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off place gamers, 1 who was an All-Star past year and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there needs to be process towards your madness.
The Reds presently sit four game titles at the rear of the high flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth very best file in the NL. Normal Supervisor, Wayne 안전메이저놀이터 Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has addressed that want.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has already logged fifty five innings in the initial 50 %, and Monthly bill Bray, a former initially round draft choose in the Montreal Expos. Apart from 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 about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his first All-Star crew last 12 months.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals general supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several workforce’s setting up blocks for the duration of Bowden’s 11-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a whirlpool Thursday when he received termed in to the supervisor’s Office environment for a private Conference.
The 26-12 months-outdated Majewski was 3-two using a 3.58 ERA in 46 games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-12 months-old Bray was the thirteenth Total choose during the June 2004 draft and was regarded on the list of Nationals’ prime pitching potential customers. He was one-one that has a 3.91 ERA in 19 reduction appearances this period, his 1st inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct area just 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 occasionally didn't make the routine Enjoy. The Reds are second-to-very last in the NL in-fielding.
Creating the program performs constantly and having high-quality Center aid should really put the Reds in posture to obstacle the Playing cards who've struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton