The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of important league baseball that they are playing for keeps this period by completing an eight participant deal just every week right after obtaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up position players, one who was an All-Star previous yr and one other who's got sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there need to be approach for your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 games behind the significant traveling Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Using the fourth finest history within the NL. Common Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that will need.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has already logged fifty five innings in the primary fifty percent, and Bill Bray, a previous to start with round draft pick from the Montreal Expos. Other than the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-old Clayton, who will get more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his very first All-Star staff past 12 months.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden acquired all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the team’s building blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he got known as into the supervisor’s Business for A non-public meeting.
The 26-year-old Majewski was three-two using a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last period and experienced a two.93 Period. The 23-year-aged Bray was the 13th In general pick inside the June 2004 draft and was regarded as one of many Nationals’ leading pitching prospective clients. He was 1-1 that has a three.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this season, his initial inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper 안전메이저놀이터 discipline just 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 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has sometimes did not make the routine Enjoy. The Reds are next-to-past within the NL in-fielding.
Producing the schedule performs on a regular basis and obtaining quality middle aid should place the Reds in placement to obstacle the Cards who definitely have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton