The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of key league baseball that they are taking part in for keeps this year by finishing an eight participant offer just a week just after acquiring Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off placement gamers, a person who was an All-Star final calendar year and one other who may have 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there have to be technique on your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four games behind the superior flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for ending With all the fourth finest document while in the NL. Normal Manager, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has resolved that need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who has now logged 55 innings in the primary 50 %, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous to start with round draft decide on in the Montreal Expos. Besides the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce 안전메이저놀이터 Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-aged Clayton, who'll just take in excess of as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his 1st All-Star workforce last yr.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft decide in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden obtained all 3 gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the group’s making blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-year run in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he received called into your supervisor’s Business office for A non-public Assembly.
The 26-calendar year-old Majewski was three-two with a three.fifty eight ERA in forty six games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances previous year and experienced a 2.ninety three ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the thirteenth In general pick from the June 2004 draft and was regarded among the Nationals’ best pitching prospective clients. He was 1-one having a 3.91 Period in 19 aid appearances this year, his initially within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in proper field 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 9 homers and thirty RBIs, but has at times failed to make the schedule Engage in. The Reds are next-to-previous in the NL in-fielding.
Producing the plan plays on a regular basis and acquiring excellent middle reduction must place the Reds in posture to obstacle the Playing cards who definitely have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton