The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of significant league baseball that they're actively playing for retains this time by finishing an 8 participant offer just every week following buying Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off situation players, a single who was an All-Star previous 12 months and the other who has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be method towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles behind the high flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Together with the fourth most effective record while in the NL. Normal Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that need to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has by now logged fifty five innings in the very first 50 %, and Bill Bray, a previous 1st spherical draft decide on from the Montreal Expos. Aside from the appropriate-handed Majewski 안전메이저놀이터 and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-aged Clayton, who will acquire in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his to start with All-Star crew previous yr.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft decide on in 2003. Nationals normal supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the staff’s building blocks during Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as in to the manager’s Place of work for A non-public meeting.
The 26-12 months-aged Majewski was 3-2 with a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances past period and experienced a two.ninety three Period. The 23-calendar year-old Bray was the thirteenth Total pick during the June 2004 draft and was considered among the list of Nationals’ prime pitching prospective buyers. He was 1-1 having a three.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this period, his to start with from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct field immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has once in a while didn't make the schedule Engage in. The Reds are 2nd-to-final from the NL in-fielding.
Generating the program plays all the time and receiving top quality middle aid must put the Reds in placement to challenge the Cards who definitely have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton