The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the rest of major league baseball that they're playing for retains this season by finishing an eight participant offer just a week following attaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning position players, one who was an All-Star very last year and another who may have sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there must be process to the insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 games at the rear of the significant flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for finishing Using the fourth most effective report in the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has resolved that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got now logged 55 innings in the main half, and Bill Bray, a previous 1st round draft choose from the Montreal Expos. Aside from the ideal-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who will get in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his initially All-Star crew very last 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 select in 2003. Nationals normal supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of group’s making blocks through Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside a whirlpool Thursday when he bought called into the manager’s Workplace for A personal meeting.
The 26-12 months-outdated Majewski was three-2 which has a 3.fifty eight ERA in 46 games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances previous season and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the 13th Total decide in the June 2004 draft and was considered among the Nationals’ major pitching prospects. He was one-1 by using a three.ninety one Period in 19 aid appearances this season, his first within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in correct field soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for 안전메이저놀이터 starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes failed to make the schedule play. The Reds are next-to-last while in the NL in-fielding.
Building the regime performs on a regular basis and getting quality middle aid really should place the Reds in position to challenge the Playing cards that have struggled all calendar year with accidents.
Bob Acton