The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud message to the rest of significant league baseball that they are enjoying for retains this year by finishing an 8 participant deal just every week just after acquiring Seattles ace inside the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing posture players, one particular who was an All-Star very last calendar year and another who has 16 homeruns and fifty RBIs, there need to be technique on your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four video games driving the high flying Cardinals, but have a good shot at snaring the wild card for finishing with the fourth greatest record within the NL. Normal Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen required an overhaul and he has tackled that need to have.
Cincinnati gets Washingtons Gary Majewski, who's got already logged fifty five innings in the primary half, and Invoice Bray, a former 1st round draft choose of your Montreal Expos. Other than the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds acquired shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-calendar year-old Clayton, who'll get around as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his 1st All-Star team final yr.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals general supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all a few players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many staff’s constructing blocks through Bowden’s 11-yr run in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called into your manager’s Business office for a private Conference.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was three-two using a 3.fifty eight Period in forty six video games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances past season and had a two.93 ERA. The 23-year-aged Bray was the 13th Total choose within the June 2004 draft and was deemed on the list of Nationals’ top rated pitching potential customers. He was one-1 using a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction appearances this season, his first in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in suitable field immediately after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo 안전메이저놀이터 Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds inside the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has once in a while failed to make the regime Engage in. The Reds are second-to-very last in the NL in-fielding.
Creating the program performs on a regular basis and finding good quality Center aid must place the Reds in position to problem the Playing cards who may have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton