The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the rest of main league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this time by finishing an 8 participant offer just each week after buying Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up placement gamers, 1 who was an All-Star last 12 months and another who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be technique in your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four games behind the higher flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Along with the fourth greatest record in the NL. Standard Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen essential an overhaul and he has addressed that need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has already logged fifty five innings in the very first fifty percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former to start with spherical draft choose with the Montreal Expos. Aside from the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who will just take in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his to start with All-Star workforce final year.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft select in 2003. Nationals normal supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the team’s creating 안전메이저놀이터 blocks during Bowden’s 11-12 months run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he acquired known as into the manager’s Office environment for A non-public Conference.
The 26-year-aged Majewski was three-two by using a 3.fifty eight ERA in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last time and experienced a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-outdated Bray was the 13th In general pick from the June 2004 draft and was regarded on the list of Nationals’ prime pitching prospective clients. He was 1-one having a 3.91 ERA in 19 relief appearances this period, his initially during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in right industry soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes failed to make the regimen Enjoy. The Reds are next-to-last inside the NL in-fielding.
Earning the routine plays all the time and having quality Center reduction really should place the Reds in place to obstacle the Cards who may have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton