The Cincinnati Reds despatched the loud information to the remainder of major league baseball that they are taking part in for retains this year by finishing an 8 participant offer just a week following buying Seattles ace while in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting up place players, 1 who was an All-Star past yr and the other that has 16 homeruns and 50 RBIs, there needs to be method to your madness.
The Reds presently sit four video games powering the significant flying Cardinals, but have a very good shot at snaring the wild card for ending Together with the fourth greatest report during the NL. Basic Manager, Wayne Krivsky, understood that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has addressed that want.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have previously logged fifty five innings in the primary fifty percent, and Invoice Bray, a previous 1st spherical draft select of your Montreal Expos. Besides the best-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-yr-aged Clayton, who will get above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, produced his first All-Star staff past year.
Headed to Washington is definitely the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a first-round draft select in 2003. Nationals typical manager Jim Bowden obtained all a few gamers when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of the group’s constructing blocks in the course of Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he acquired known as in to the supervisor’s Place of work for a private meeting.
The 26-year-outdated Majewski was three-2 which has a 3.fifty eight ERA in forty six online games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances past season and had a two.93 Period. The 23-calendar year-previous Bray was the 13th Total decide on inside the June 2004 draft and was considered among the Nationals’ top rated pitching prospective customers. He was one-one by using a 3.91 ERA in 19 relief appearances this period, his very first while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and 50 RBIs. He grew to become 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 from the 안전메이저놀이터 All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has at times didn't make the plan Enjoy. The Reds are 2nd-to-last from the NL in-fielding.
Generating the schedule plays constantly and finding quality Center relief need to put the Reds in position to challenge the Playing cards which have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton