The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud concept to the rest of major league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this season by completing an eight player offer just per week soon after obtaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting up posture players, one particular who was an All-Star final year and another who may have sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there has to be method on your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 video games driving the higher traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth ideal report in the NL. Standard Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that have to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has by now logged 55 innings in the 1st half, and Bill Bray, a former initial round draft pick in the Montreal Expos. Other than the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-old Clayton, who'll choose above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, made his initially All-Star staff previous year.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft decide in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden obtained all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several workforce’s setting up blocks through Bowden’s eleven-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained named to the manager’s Office environment for A non-public meeting.
The 26-yr-outdated Majewski was 3-2 having a three.58 Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances final year and experienced a two.93 ERA. The 23-yr-previous Bray was the thirteenth General choose inside the June 2004 draft and was considered one of several Nationals’ major pitching prospective buyers. He was 1-1 which has a three.ninety one ERA in 19 reduction appearances this period, his to start with while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper area soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter 안전메이저놀이터 Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times didn't make the program play. The Reds are next-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Earning the plan plays on a regular basis and receiving top quality middle relief need to place the Reds in placement to obstacle the Cards who have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton