The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of key league baseball that they are enjoying for retains this season by completing an 8 player offer just each week right after acquiring Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing posture gamers, one particular who was an All-Star past calendar year and the other who has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be technique towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games driving the large traveling Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Using the fourth ideal record in the NL. Standard Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has dealt with that will need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has now logged 55 innings in the primary half, and Invoice Bray, a previous 1st spherical draft decide from the Montreal Expos. Moreover the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-old Clayton, who'll just take more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his very first All-Star staff previous year.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden obtained all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of group’s building blocks all through Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he received named in the manager’s Business for A non-public Conference.
The 26-yr-previous Majewski was three-two using a 3.58 ERA in 46 game titles. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances final season and had a 2.93 Period. The 23-12 months-aged Bray was the thirteenth In general choose in the June 2004 draft and was viewed as among the Nationals’ best pitching potential clients. He was 1-1 which has a 3.91 Period in 19 aid appearances this time, his initially from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in proper industry soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times failed to make the routine Enjoy. The Reds are 2nd-to-last from the NL in-fielding.
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