The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the rest of significant league baseball that they're enjoying for keeps this period by finishing an eight participant deal just each week right after obtaining Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning placement players, a single who was an All-Star past calendar year and another that has sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there should be process to the madness.
The Reds presently sit four games powering the significant traveling Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth most effective report from the NL. Typical Manager, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has dealt with that will need.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has currently logged 55 innings in the very first 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a former first spherical draft decide on the Montreal Expos. Besides the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-previous Clayton, who'll acquire around as 안전메이저놀이터 shortstop for Felipe Lopez, made his very first All-Star crew 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-spherical draft decide on in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden acquired all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of crew’s creating blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought called into your supervisor’s Office environment for A non-public Assembly.
The 26-year-outdated Majewski was three-2 which has a three.58 Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances last time and had a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-calendar year-old Bray was the thirteenth Over-all choose while in the June 2004 draft and was considered among the Nationals’ leading pitching prospective clients. He was one-1 by using a 3.ninety one ERA in 19 relief appearances this year, his initial inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in appropriate discipline soon after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star video game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has occasionally did not make the program Engage in. The Reds are next-to-very last from the NL in-fielding.
Earning the plan plays constantly and having excellent Center reduction must put the Reds in place to challenge the Cards which have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton