The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of major league baseball that they are participating in for retains this year by finishing an eight player offer just each week after getting Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning situation players, 1 who was an All-Star past yr and one other who has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be approach in your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 games at the rear of the significant flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth most effective record inside the NL. Common Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has addressed that require.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has presently logged fifty five innings in the first 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a previous initially spherical draft decide on 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-year-previous Clayton, who will get about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his initially All-Star crew past 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 in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of team’s building blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as in the manager’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-year-aged Majewski was three-2 using a three.fifty eight Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous period and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the 13th General pick within the June 2004 draft and was thought of one of the Nationals’ major pitching prospective customers. He was 1-1 with a three.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his to start with within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in right field right after Krivsky 안전메이저놀이터 traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has often didn't make the program Perform. The Reds are second-to-very last in the NL in-fielding.
Building the plan performs continuously and obtaining good quality Center reduction really should place the Reds in placement to problem the Playing cards who definitely have struggled all yr with accidents.
Bob Acton
