The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the remainder of big league baseball that they're actively playing for retains this season by completing an 8 participant offer just each week after acquiring Seattles ace from the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off situation gamers, a person who was an All-Star very last yr and the other who has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there has to be method in your insanity.
The Reds presently sit four online games at the rear of the large traveling Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending While using the fourth best history from the NL. Typical Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen essential an overhaul and he has dealt with that will need.
Cincinnati will get Washingtons Gary Majewski, that has by now logged fifty five innings in the very first 50 %, and Monthly bill Bray, a former to start with spherical draft select with the Montreal Expos. Moreover the correct-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce 안전메이저놀이터 Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-12 months-outdated Clayton, who'll get about as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, created his very first All-Star team final calendar year.
Headed to Washington could be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-round draft decide on in 2003. Nationals normal manager Jim Bowden obtained all three players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, among the list of staff’s making blocks all through Bowden’s eleven-12 months operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained called into the manager’s Workplace for A non-public meeting.
The 26-yr-aged Majewski was three-2 which has a 3.58 ERA in 46 games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances last time and had a 2.ninety three Period. The 23-yr-old Bray was the thirteenth In general decide on during the June 2004 draft and was regarded as among the list of Nationals’ top rated pitching potential customers. He was one-one having a three.91 ERA in 19 aid appearances this year, his to start with within the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and 50 RBIs. He became a fixture in proper discipline following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds from the All-Star game.
Lopez is hitting .268 with 9 homers and 30 RBIs, but has once in a while did not make the regimen Perform. The Reds are next-to-last during the NL in-fielding.
Producing the regimen plays constantly and acquiring high quality Center aid ought to put the Reds in placement to challenge the Playing cards which have struggled all calendar year with injuries.
Bob Acton