The Cincinnati Reds despatched the 안전메이저놀이터 loud information to the remainder of significant league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this season by finishing an eight participant deal just each week right after attaining Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up position gamers, just one who was an All-Star previous year and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be method for your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four game titles behind the large flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending Together with the fourth ideal report from the NL. Basic Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has tackled that want.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has currently logged 55 innings in the first 50 %, and Invoice Bray, a previous 1st round draft decide on in the Montreal Expos. Besides the correct-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 will acquire more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his first All-Star crew very last yr.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals standard supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many staff’s building blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he obtained known as into your manager’s Business office for A non-public Conference.
The 26-12 months-previous Majewski was 3-2 with a three.58 Period in forty six game titles. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances last time and experienced a 2.93 Period. The 23-calendar year-previous Bray was the thirteenth General decide from the June 2004 draft and was thought of among the list of Nationals’ top rated pitching prospective buyers. He was one-1 that has a 3.ninety one ERA in 19 relief appearances this year, his first from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct subject soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has often did not make the routine Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-last inside the NL in-fielding.
Generating the plan performs on a regular basis and receiving high quality middle aid really should set the Reds in situation to obstacle the Playing cards who definitely have struggled all year with accidents.
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