The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the remainder of key league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this period by completing an eight participant offer just a week soon after attaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning situation gamers, one who was an All-Star previous yr and one other who's got 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there has to be process for your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games guiding the high flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth best record within the NL. Common Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that require.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got currently logged fifty five innings in the primary fifty percent, and Bill Bray, a former initially round draft select from the Montreal Expos. Aside from the right-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'll take over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, made his first All-Star workforce very last yr.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez 안전메이저놀이터 and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals standard manager Jim Bowden acquired all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the group’s building blocks in the course of Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he obtained named into the supervisor’s Business office for a private meeting.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was 3-2 using a 3.58 Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last season and had a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-12 months-outdated Bray was the thirteenth In general decide on during the June 2004 draft and was deemed among the list of Nationals’ best pitching prospective customers. He was 1-1 that has a three.91 ERA in 19 aid appearances this season, his initial within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in ideal subject immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times didn't make the program Participate in. The Reds are second-to-last within the NL in-fielding.
Creating the routine performs constantly and receiving quality Center aid ought to set the Reds in situation to obstacle the Cards who've struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton