The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the remainder of main league baseball that they are participating in for keeps this period by finishing an eight participant deal just every week just after attaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing position gamers, 1 who was an All-Star very last yr and another who may have sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be strategy towards your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles at the rear of the substantial flying Cardinals, but have a great shot at snaring the wild card for finishing with the fourth most effective report from the NL. Standard Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that need to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have by now logged 55 innings in the main 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a former initial spherical draft decide with the Montreal Expos. Apart from the ideal-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop 안전메이저놀이터 Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-outdated Clayton, who will take above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, built his 1st All-Star staff last yr.
Headed to Washington will be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals general manager Jim Bowden obtained all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of staff’s developing blocks during Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought referred to as to the manager’s Place of work for A non-public meeting.
The 26-year-outdated Majewski was 3-two with a three.58 ERA in forty six game titles. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last season and experienced a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-yr-aged Bray was the 13th Over-all choose while in the June 2004 draft and was thought of on the list of Nationals’ leading pitching potential customers. He was one-1 using a three.ninety one ERA in 19 reduction appearances this time, his very first in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in appropriate subject right after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star match.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has at times didn't make the program Engage in. The Reds are second-to-previous while in the NL in-fielding.
Generating the plan plays all the time and getting high-quality middle aid should really put the Reds in posture to challenge the Cards who may have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton
