The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of key league baseball that they're taking part in for retains this season by completing an eight participant offer just each week after obtaining Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off posture gamers, a person who was an All-Star last yr and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there should be process for your madness.
The Reds presently sit four online games behind the large traveling Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Together with the fourth best history in the NL. Normal Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has addressed that require.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got by now logged fifty five innings in the main half, and Invoice Bray, a former initially round draft choose with the Montreal Expos. Other than the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-old Clayton, who'll consider around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his very 안전메이저놀이터 first All-Star workforce final year.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft select in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several group’s creating blocks throughout Bowden’s eleven-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as into the supervisor’s Workplace for A personal Assembly.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was three-two having a three.58 Period in 46 online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous year and had a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the thirteenth General select from the June 2004 draft and was considered on the list of Nationals’ leading pitching potential customers. He was one-one with a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his initially from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in correct discipline after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has often did not make the schedule Participate in. The Reds are next-to-last inside the NL in-fielding.
Making the regimen plays constantly and finding high-quality middle reduction should put the Reds in placement to problem the Playing cards who've struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton
