The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of main league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this period by completing an eight participant deal just every week soon after obtaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning place players, one particular who was an All-Star past 12 months and another who's got 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there has to be method in your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 안전메이저놀이터 games guiding the superior flying Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Using the fourth very best file within the NL. Basic Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has addressed that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got already logged 55 innings in the main 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former initially spherical draft pick from the Montreal Expos. Other than the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-outdated Clayton, who will just take about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his initial All-Star crew past calendar year.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 choose in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many crew’s developing blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called in to the manager’s Place of work for A non-public meeting.
The 26-yr-previous Majewski was 3-2 using a 3.fifty eight ERA in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last year and experienced a 2.93 ERA. The 23-yr-aged Bray was the thirteenth Over-all decide inside the June 2004 draft and was viewed as one of the Nationals’ major pitching prospective buyers. He was one-1 by using a three.ninety one ERA in 19 relief appearances this time, his very first inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper discipline after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has once in a while did not make the regime play. The Reds are next-to-very last during the NL in-fielding.
Producing the regime performs on a regular basis and acquiring good quality middle reduction need to set the Reds in situation to challenge the Cards that have struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton