The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the rest of major league baseball that they are enjoying for retains this period by completing an 8 participant offer just per week right after buying Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing place gamers, just one who was an All-Star final year and the opposite who may have 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there should be system towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four video games at the 안전메이저놀이터 rear of the significant traveling Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending Together with the fourth ideal file while in the NL. Normal Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has tackled that will need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got presently logged fifty five innings in the first half, and Bill Bray, a former initially spherical draft choose on the Montreal Expos. Moreover the proper-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-outdated Clayton, who will consider about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his initially All-Star group previous calendar year.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 decide in 2003. Nationals standard supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many workforce’s constructing blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought identified as in to the supervisor’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-yr-aged Majewski was three-two using a 3.58 ERA in forty six games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous season and experienced a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-yr-old Bray was the thirteenth General decide on from the June 2004 draft and was regarded on the list of Nationals’ top pitching prospects. He was one-one having a three.ninety one ERA in 19 aid appearances this period, his initially within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in correct discipline immediately 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 thirty RBIs, but has often didn't make the plan Participate in. The Reds are 2nd-to-very last inside the NL in-fielding.
Making the regimen plays continuously and receiving top quality middle relief should really place the Reds in position to problem the Cards who have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton