The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of significant league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this period by completing an eight player deal just per week soon after getting Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off position players, a single who was an All-Star past yr and the opposite who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be system for your madness.
The Reds presently sit four online games driving the higher flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Along with the fourth finest file while in the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has resolved that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got previously logged fifty five innings in the primary 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a former first round draft pick on the Montreal Expos. Moreover the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-previous Clayton, who'll consider about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his very first All-Star staff final calendar year.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals general supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the team’s making blocks in the course of Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he got named in the manager’s Business for a private Conference.
The 26-yr-aged Majewski was 3-two which has a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last year and had a two.93 ERA. The 23-12 months-previous Bray was the 13th Total select in the June 2004 draft and was considered among the Nationals’ top rated pitching potential customers. He was 1-one that has a three.91 ERA in 19 aid appearances this time, his initial inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in proper area soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter 안전메이저놀이터 Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times failed to make the schedule Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-very last during the NL in-fielding.
Producing the regime performs on a regular basis and acquiring high quality Center relief should really place the Reds in posture to obstacle the Playing cards who definitely have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton