The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the remainder of big league baseball that they are enjoying for keeps this time by completing an 8 player deal just a week immediately after acquiring Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off position 안전메이저놀이터 gamers, one who was an All-Star very last calendar year and the opposite that has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there should be technique to the insanity.
The Reds presently sit four video games at the rear of the significant traveling Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth ideal history within the NL. General Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has tackled that want.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has previously logged fifty five innings in the first fifty percent, and Bill Bray, a former initially spherical draft choose of the Montreal Expos. Other than 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 The 36-yr-outdated Clayton, who will choose in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his first All-Star group final yr.
Headed to Washington would be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft decide in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many workforce’s setting up blocks through Bowden’s eleven-calendar year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought called in to the manager’s Business office for A non-public meeting.
The 26-12 months-previous Majewski was 3-2 that has a 3.fifty eight ERA in 46 online games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous season and experienced a two.93 Period. The 23-12 months-old Bray was the thirteenth General select during the June 2004 draft and was deemed one of the Nationals’ top rated pitching prospective clients. He was 1-1 which has a three.91 ERA in 19 reduction appearances this season, his very first inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in suitable subject immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has often didn't make the plan Perform. The Reds are next-to-final from the NL in-fielding.
Making the schedule plays constantly and obtaining high-quality middle reduction really should put the Reds in situation to problem the Cards who may have struggled all 12 months with accidents.
Bob Acton