The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud concept to the remainder of important league baseball that they are playing for retains this year by completing an eight player offer just a week right after acquiring Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off position players, a single who was an All-Star final 12 months and the opposite that has sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there need to be method to the madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 video games at the rear of the higher traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Using the fourth most effective file in the NL. General Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has addressed that need to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got presently logged fifty five innings in the initial 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a previous 1st spherical draft select of your Montreal Expos. Aside from the proper-handed Majewski and lefty 안전메이저놀이터 Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-outdated Clayton, who will choose around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his to start with All-Star team past yr.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft pick in 2003. Nationals general manager Jim Bowden acquired all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the group’s building blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-calendar year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he bought termed in to the manager’s Place of work for a private meeting.
The 26-year-aged Majewski was three-2 using a three.fifty eight Period in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances past time and had a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the 13th All round decide on within the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of the Nationals’ top pitching prospective customers. He was one-1 by using a 3.ninety one ERA in 19 aid appearances this time, his initial inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct industry soon after 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 sometimes did not make the regimen play. The Reds are second-to-last in the NL in-fielding.
Earning the schedule plays on a regular basis and getting high quality Center aid must put the Reds in placement to challenge the Playing cards which have struggled all yr with injuries.
Bob Acton