The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the rest of big league baseball that they are enjoying for keeps this season by completing an eight player deal just weekly just after acquiring 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 one other who has 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there must be strategy to your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games driving the higher traveling Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth greatest report within the NL. Normal Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have presently logged 55 innings in the primary fifty percent, and Invoice Bray, a former 1st spherical draft choose from the Montreal Expos. In addition to the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-aged Clayton, who'll take in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his very first All-Star staff very last calendar year.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin 안전메이저놀이터 Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft choose in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the staff’s making blocks all through Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a whirlpool Thursday when he bought identified as in to the supervisor’s office for a private Assembly.
The 26-12 months-previous Majewski was 3-2 with a three.58 ERA in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances final period and experienced a two.93 ERA. The 23-yr-outdated Bray was the 13th overall choose in the June 2004 draft and was deemed on the list of Nationals’ prime pitching prospective customers. He was one-one using a 3.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this year, his very first during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in ideal area after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds within the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has occasionally failed to make the schedule Participate in. The Reds are 2nd-to-final during the NL in-fielding.
Generating the schedule plays constantly and obtaining top quality middle aid must put the Reds in placement to challenge the Cards which have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton