The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud concept to the rest of significant league baseball that they are playing for keeps this year by finishing an 8 participant deal just each week right after buying Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off situation players, one particular who was an All-Star last calendar year and one other that has sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there needs to be technique to your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 online games powering the substantial traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth ideal report from the NL. Typical Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that require.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got previously logged fifty five innings in the main 50 %, and Invoice Bray, a previous very first round draft decide on the Montreal Expos. Apart from the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-old Clayton, who will consider about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his initially All-Star workforce previous yr.
Headed 안전메이저놀이터 to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden acquired all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of staff’s constructing blocks all through Bowden’s 11-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he received known as in the supervisor’s office for A non-public Conference.
The 26-yr-old Majewski was 3-2 that has a three.58 Period in 46 games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances last year and experienced a two.93 Period. The 23-yr-aged Bray was the 13th General decide on in the June 2004 draft and was regarded as one of several Nationals’ major pitching prospective clients. He was one-one that has a three.91 ERA in 19 relief appearances this time, his very first while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in suitable industry right after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally did not make the plan play. The Reds are second-to-final within the NL in-fielding.
Producing the regimen plays all the time and acquiring excellent middle reduction ought to place the Reds in placement to obstacle the Playing cards who may have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton
