The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of main league baseball that they are participating in for keeps this time by finishing an 8 participant deal just every week immediately after obtaining Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting up placement gamers, just one who was an All-Star previous yr and the opposite who has 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there should be approach to the madness.
The Reds presently sit four games behind the higher flying Cardinals, but have a superb shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth greatest file in the NL. Common Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen needed an overhaul and he has tackled that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got now logged fifty five innings in the very first 50 percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous initial round draft decide on in the Montreal Expos. Aside from the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-outdated Clayton, who will just take around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his very first All-Star staff very last 12 months.
Headed to Washington is the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals basic manager Jim Bowden acquired all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the staff’s making blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a very whirlpool Thursday when he got referred to as in to the supervisor’s Business for a private meeting.
The 26-year-previous Majewski was three-2 using a 3.fifty eight Period in 46 video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous time and had a two.93 Period. The 23-12 months-old Bray was the 13th overall choose inside the 안전메이저놀이터 June 2004 draft and was thought of one of the Nationals’ best pitching potential customers. He was 1-1 by using a 3.91 ERA in 19 reduction appearances this season, his to start with inside the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He turned a fixture in suitable industry immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds during the All-Star activity.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has from time to time failed to make the schedule Engage in. The Reds are next-to-very last from the NL in-fielding.
Making the regime plays constantly and acquiring quality Center relief must place the Reds in position to challenge the Cards who may have struggled all year with accidents.
Bob Acton