The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the rest of big league baseball that they are enjoying for keeps this time by finishing an 8 participant offer just per week after attaining Seattles ace inside the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up placement gamers, a single who was an All-Star last year and the opposite who's got 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there need to be strategy for your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games driving the high flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending While using the fourth most effective record in the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has currently logged 55 innings in the 1st half, and Bill Bray, a previous initially round draft decide on the Montreal Expos. Aside from the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-old Clayton, who will take above as shortstop for Felipe 안전메이저놀이터 Lopez, produced his to start with All-Star crew previous year.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft select in 2003. Nationals general supervisor Jim Bowden acquired all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several group’s setting up blocks throughout Bowden’s eleven-yr run in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he received known as in to the manager’s Place of work for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was 3-2 with a three.58 Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last time and experienced a two.93 ERA. The 23-year-aged Bray was the 13th Total select during the June 2004 draft and was deemed among the list of Nationals’ major pitching prospective clients. He was one-1 having a three.91 ERA in 19 relief appearances this year, his initial while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper discipline following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times didn't make the plan Participate in. The Reds are second-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Building the regimen plays all the time and receiving high quality middle aid must place the Reds in placement to obstacle the Cards who definitely have struggled all yr with accidents.
Bob Acton