The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the rest of important league baseball that they are actively playing for retains this season by finishing an 8 participant deal just per week immediately after buying Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two setting up situation gamers, a single who was an All-Star very last calendar year and one other who's got 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there should be technique to your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 online games at the rear of the large traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing with the fourth finest record inside the NL. Standard Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has tackled that require.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has presently logged 55 innings in the initial 50 %, and Bill Bray, a previous initially round draft choose on the Montreal Expos. Apart from the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-previous Clayton, who will acquire more than as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his first All-Star staff final calendar year.

Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?search=안전메이저놀이터 the workforce’s making blocks in the course of Bowden’s 11-calendar year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he bought named into the manager’s Place of work for A non-public meeting.
The 26-12 months-outdated Majewski was 3-2 which has a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances past period and experienced a two.93 Period. The 23-12 months-outdated Bray was the 13th All round choose during the June 2004 draft and was regarded as on the 안전메이저놀이터 list of Nationals’ prime pitching prospects. He was 1-1 having a 3.91 ERA in 19 aid appearances this period, his first from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He became a fixture in correct area soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes didn't make the regimen Engage in. The Reds are next-to-very last inside the NL in-fielding.
Building the schedule performs all the time and obtaining top quality middle aid must set the Reds in posture to challenge the Playing cards who may have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton