The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of key league baseball that they are actively playing for retains this season by completing an 8 player offer just each week just after obtaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting position players, one who was an All-Star final yr and the opposite that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be system to the madness.
The Reds presently sit four games at the rear of the substantial flying Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for ending with the fourth very best report inside the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has dealt with that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has presently logged fifty five innings in the very first 50 percent, and Bill Bray, a previous to start with round draft choose on the Montreal Expos. Other than the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-old Clayton, who'll choose around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his 1st All-Star crew 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 choose in 2003. Nationals general manager Jim Bowden acquired all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, 안전메이저놀이터 among the list of group’s developing blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-yr operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he received referred to as to the supervisor’s Place of work for A personal meeting.
The 26-yr-old Majewski was 3-2 which has a three.fifty eight Period in 46 online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last period and experienced a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-previous Bray was the thirteenth Over-all choose during the June 2004 draft and was deemed one of many Nationals’ top pitching potential customers. He was 1-1 that has a 3.91 Period in 19 reduction appearances this time, his first in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in right discipline after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes did not make the program Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-past in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the routine plays continuously and finding excellent middle reduction really should place the Reds in place to obstacle the Cards which have struggled all 12 months with accidents.
Bob Acton