The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of main league baseball that they're playing for retains this time by completing an eight participant deal just weekly right after attaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning placement gamers, one particular who was an All-Star last 12 months and one other who has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there should be system to the insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 video games powering the significant flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Together with the fourth ideal report during the NL. Common Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has addressed that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have now logged 55 innings in the initial 50 %, and Monthly bill Bray, a former very first round draft decide on on the Montreal Expos. In addition to the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-outdated Clayton, who will just take about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his initial All-Star team past 12 months.
Headed to Washington is definitely the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft decide on in 2003. Nationals basic manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the staff’s making blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-12 months run in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he bought termed in to the supervisor’s Place of work for A personal meeting.
The 26-calendar year-outdated Majewski was 3-two having a three.fifty eight Period in forty six game titles. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous season and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 안전메이저놀이터 23-calendar year-previous Bray was the thirteenth overall decide in the June 2004 draft and was regarded as on the list of Nationals’ best pitching prospective customers. He was 1-1 by using a three.ninety one ERA in 19 reduction appearances this time, his to start with in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in correct subject immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally didn't make the schedule Perform. The Reds are second-to-last inside the NL in-fielding.
Earning the schedule plays all the time and getting high-quality middle reduction really should place the Reds in place to obstacle the Cards who may have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton