The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of important league baseball that they are enjoying for retains this season by completing an eight participant offer just every week immediately after acquiring Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting situation gamers, one particular who was an All-Star very last year and one other who's got 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there has to be approach in your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games at the rear of the significant traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Using the fourth ideal history inside the NL. Normal Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has tackled that have to have.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has by now logged 55 innings in the primary 50 %, and Invoice Bray, a previous initial round draft choose of your Montreal Expos. Besides the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who will get about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his initially All-Star group final calendar year.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft pick in 2003. Nationals typical supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all a few 안전메이저놀이터 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of workforce’s constructing blocks during Bowden’s 11-yr run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained named to the manager’s Business office for A personal Conference.
The 26-year-outdated Majewski was three-2 by using a 3.fifty eight ERA in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances last period and experienced a 2.93 ERA. The 23-year-aged Bray was the 13th Total pick inside the June 2004 draft and was viewed as one of the Nationals’ leading pitching prospective clients. He was 1-one that has a 3.91 Period in 19 relief appearances this time, his very first from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper industry after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally did not make the schedule Perform. The Reds are second-to-very last inside the NL in-fielding.
Creating the routine plays all the time and having top quality Center reduction must set the Reds in position to challenge the Cards who have struggled all calendar year with injuries.
Bob Acton