The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of key league baseball that they're enjoying for retains this year by completing an 8 participant deal just each week just after attaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning posture players, 1 who was an All-Star past calendar year and one other that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be strategy on your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games at the http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/안전메이저놀이터 rear of the superior flying Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth finest report in the NL. Typical Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that require.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has now logged 55 innings in the first half, and Bill Bray, a previous very first round draft select on the Montreal Expos. In addition to the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-old Clayton, who'll consider more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his initially All-Star crew very last year.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the crew’s making blocks for the duration of Bowden’s eleven-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he bought referred to as into the supervisor’s Place of work for a private Conference.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was three-two using a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine 안전메이저놀이터 appearances previous time and had a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the 13th Over-all decide on while in the June 2004 draft and was regarded as among the list of Nationals’ best pitching prospective buyers. He was one-1 by using a three.ninety one ERA in 19 relief appearances this year, his initially while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in correct subject right after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has often did not make the program Enjoy. The Reds are 2nd-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Making the schedule performs on a regular basis and having high-quality middle relief need to set the Reds in placement to challenge the Cards who definitely have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton