The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud information to the rest of key league baseball that they're playing for keeps this time by completing an 8 player offer just each week soon after obtaining Seattles ace during the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two commencing place players, just one who was an All-Star final year and one other that has sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there has to be approach on your madness.
The Reds presently sit 4 game titles driving the higher traveling Cardinals, but have a great shot at snaring the wild card for finishing With all the fourth very best history during the NL. General Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, realized that his inept bullpen wanted an overhaul and he has addressed that need to have.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have already logged 55 innings in the very first 50 percent, and Monthly bill Bray, a previous very first round draft pick of your Montreal Expos. Aside from the appropriate-handed Majewski and lefty Bray, the Reds obtained shortstop Royce Clayton, infielder Brendan Harris and pitching prospect Daryl Thompson. The 36-year-aged Clayton, who will acquire above as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, designed his first All-Star team previous calendar year.
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 general supervisor Jim Bowden obtained all 3 gamers when he ran 안전메이저놀이터 the Reds. Kearns, one of several crew’s making blocks throughout Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking in the whirlpool Thursday when he received known as in to the supervisor’s Business office for a private meeting.
The 26-calendar year-aged Majewski was 3-two that has a three.fifty eight Period in 46 games. He led the Nationals with 79 appearances previous time and had a 2.93 ERA. The 23-yr-old Bray was the 13th General select while in the June 2004 draft and was viewed as one of several Nationals’ prime pitching prospects. He was one-one having a 3.91 ERA in 19 reduction appearances this year, his initial while in the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with sixteen homers and fifty RBIs. He turned a fixture in suitable subject following Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and thirty RBIs, but has from time to time failed to make the plan play. The Reds are second-to-previous during the NL in-fielding.
Earning the regimen plays on a regular basis and obtaining high quality Center relief should put the Reds in posture to problem the Cards that have struggled all 12 months with accidents.
Bob Acton