The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of big league baseball that they're participating in for retains this year by finishing an eight player deal just per week just after getting Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting up place gamers, just one who was an All-Star last yr and the opposite who has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there need to be approach towards your madness.
The Reds presently sit four online games powering the superior traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth very best document while in the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that have to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has already logged fifty five innings in the first 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a previous very first round draft select with the Montreal Expos. Aside from the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who will acquire about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his first All-Star staff past 12 months.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever 안전메이저놀이터 Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft decide in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of several workforce’s setting up blocks in the course of Bowden’s eleven-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside a whirlpool Thursday when he received known as in to the manager’s Office environment for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was three-2 that has a three.58 Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances past time and experienced a two.93 ERA. The 23-yr-previous Bray was the thirteenth Total decide in the June 2004 draft and was thought of on the list of Nationals’ best pitching prospects. He was one-one by using a 3.91 Period in 19 relief appearances this year, his initial from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in appropriate field immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds within the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time didn't make the routine play. The Reds are next-to-final while in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the schedule performs continuously and obtaining top quality Center relief ought to place the Reds in posture to obstacle the Cards who definitely have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton