The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud concept to the rest of key league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this season by finishing an eight player offer just a week just after getting Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up placement players, one particular who was an All-Star past yr and another that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there have to be process to the madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 games at the rear of the large traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending While using the fourth finest record while in the NL. General Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has tackled that have to have.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have by now logged 55 innings in the main 50 %, and Monthly bill Bray, a former first round draft pick from the Montreal Expos. Apart from the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who will choose in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his initial All-Star crew previous calendar year.
Headed to Washington could be 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 supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the workforce’s making blocks during Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained termed to the supervisor’s Place of work for a private Assembly.
The 26-yr-previous Majewski was three-2 that has a 3.58 ERA in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and experienced a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-yr-previous Bray was the thirteenth General decide on inside the June 2004 draft and was regarded as among the list of Nationals’ best pitching potential clients. He was one-one which has a 3.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his first during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in ideal discipline right after Krivsky 안전메이저놀이터 traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time didn't make the schedule Engage in. The Reds are 2nd-to-last from the NL in-fielding.
Making the regimen performs on a regular basis and receiving top quality Center aid really should place the Reds in position to obstacle the Playing cards who have struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton