The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of big league baseball that they're playing for retains this time by finishing an 8 player offer just a week just after getting Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up posture players, one particular who was an All-Star past year and the other who's got sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there should be system for your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games at the rear of the large traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for ending Along with the fourth best report while in the NL. Common Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that have to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got already logged 55 innings in the main half, and Bill Bray, a previous initial spherical draft choose of the Montreal Expos. Besides the ideal-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who will choose about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his first All-Star staff final year.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft select in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden acquired all three gamers when he ran the Reds. 안전메이저놀이터 Kearns, among the team’s building blocks during Bowden’s eleven-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he acquired termed in to the supervisor’s office for A personal Assembly.
The 26-12 months-outdated Majewski was 3-2 which has a 3.fifty eight Period in forty six games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous season and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-year-previous Bray was the thirteenth overall select while in the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of many Nationals’ major pitching prospective customers. He was one-one with a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this season, his initial during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in proper field following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has sometimes failed to make the program Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-very last in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the plan plays continuously and having quality Center relief should set the Reds in situation to problem the Playing cards that have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton