The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud concept to the remainder of important league baseball that they are playing for keeps this time by finishing an eight player deal just weekly immediately after obtaining Seattles ace within the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting situation players, 1 who was an All-Star previous calendar year and the other who may have sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be method to the madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 games powering the high flying Cardinals, but have a great shot at snaring the wild card for ending Together with the fourth best report from the NL. Basic Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has resolved that will need.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has presently logged 55 innings in the primary fifty percent, and Bill Bray, a former to start with round draft pick from the Montreal Expos. Moreover the right-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect 안전메이저놀이터 Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-outdated Clayton, who'll take around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his 1st All-Star team previous 12 months.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft pick in 2003. Nationals typical supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, on the list of crew’s developing blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-calendar year run in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he received termed in the manager’s Place of work for A non-public Assembly.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was 3-two by using a 3.fifty eight ERA in forty six game titles. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last year and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the 13th Over-all pick from the June 2004 draft and was deemed among the Nationals’ major pitching prospective clients. He was 1-1 that has a 3.91 Period in 19 relief appearances this time, his 1st inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in proper area following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star recreation.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has sometimes failed to make the program Engage in. The Reds are second-to-last within the NL in-fielding.
Generating the schedule performs all the time and receiving excellent middle relief ought to put the Reds in situation to challenge the Playing cards that have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
Bob Acton