The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of big league baseball that they're participating in for retains this season by completing an eight participant offer just per week right after acquiring Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing position gamers, one particular who was an All-Star very last yr and another who may have sixteen homeruns and fifty RBIs, there must be system on your madness.
The Reds presently sit four online games guiding the substantial flying Cardinals, but have an excellent shot at snaring the wild card for ending While using the fourth greatest history inside the NL. Common Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has tackled that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has already logged fifty five innings in the 1st half, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous to start with 안전메이저놀이터 spherical draft choose from the Montreal Expos. Besides the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who'll choose around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his initial All-Star staff previous 12 months.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft select in 2003. Nationals common manager Jim Bowden obtained all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the crew’s constructing blocks for the duration of Bowden’s eleven-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he received identified as in the supervisor’s Place of work for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-old Majewski was 3-2 using a three.fifty eight Period in forty six games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last year and had a two.93 ERA. The 23-year-old Bray was the thirteenth Over-all decide within the June 2004 draft and was viewed as among the Nationals’ major pitching prospective clients. He was one-one which has a three.91 Period in 19 aid appearances this year, his to start with within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He became a fixture in right subject just 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 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has once in a while didn't make the regime Perform. The Reds are 2nd-to-final inside the NL in-fielding.
Generating the schedule performs on a regular basis and having good quality middle relief really should set the Reds in position to obstacle the Cards who definitely have struggled all yr with accidents.
Bob Acton
