The 안전메이저놀이터 Cincinnati Reds sent the loud concept to the remainder of key league baseball that they're taking part in for keeps this season by finishing an eight participant offer just per week following attaining Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two beginning position gamers, one who was an All-Star final year and another who may have 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there needs to be method towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four games guiding the superior flying Cardinals, but have a fantastic shot at snaring the wild card for finishing With all the fourth finest report within the NL. General Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen desired an overhaul and he has addressed that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got currently logged fifty five innings in the primary half, and Bill Bray, a former very first round draft pick of the Montreal Expos. Other than the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-previous Clayton, who will get over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his to start with All-Star group final calendar year.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals basic supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all three gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of crew’s making blocks during Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking within a whirlpool Thursday when he bought referred to as into the manager’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-previous Majewski was 3-two with a 3.58 ERA in forty six game titles. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances very last period and had a two.93 ERA. The 23-calendar year-aged Bray was the thirteenth Total decide within the June 2004 draft and was regarded as among the Nationals’ prime pitching prospects. He was one-one with a three.ninety one ERA in 19 reduction appearances this year, his to start with during the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in proper field immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds within the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has from time to time didn't make the routine Enjoy. The Reds are 2nd-to-past inside the NL in-fielding.
Building the routine plays continuously and acquiring good quality middle relief need to set the Reds in place to problem the Playing cards who have struggled all 12 months with injuries.
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