The Cincinnati Reds sent the loud message to the remainder of significant league baseball that they are participating in for keeps this year by finishing an 8 participant offer just every week following acquiring Seattles ace in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado. Any time you ship out two starting off place gamers, one particular who was an All-Star previous yr and one other who's got sixteen homeruns and 50 RBIs, there should be approach towards your insanity.
The Reds presently sit 4 online games driving the superior traveling Cardinals, but have a great shot at snaring the wild card for finishing While using the fourth finest record from the NL. Common Supervisor, Wayne Krivsky, recognized that his inept bullpen necessary an overhaul and he has resolved that need.
Cincinnati receives Washingtons Gary Majewski, who may have previously logged fifty five innings in the very first fifty percent, and Invoice Bray, a former to start with round draft choose from the 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 36-12 months-old Clayton, who'll consider over as shortstop for Felipe Lopez, manufactured his 1st All-Star workforce past 12 months.
Headed to Washington may be the aforementioned Lopez and slugger Austin Kearns. The Reds also gave up reliever Ryan Wagner a primary-spherical draft choose in 2003. Nationals basic manager Jim Bowden acquired all 3 players when he ran the Reds. Kearns, one of many crew’s developing blocks through Bowden’s 11-year operate in Cincinnati, was soaking inside of a whirlpool Thursday when he obtained termed into your supervisor’s Office environment for A non-public meeting.
The 26-12 months-aged Majewski was three-2 using a 3.58 ERA in forty six games. He led the Nationals with seventy nine appearances very last time and experienced a two.ninety three ERA. The 23-calendar year-aged Bray was the 13th overall select inside the June 2004 draft and was regarded one of the Nationals’ top pitching prospective clients. He was one-one which has a 3.ninety one Period in 19 reduction 안전메이저놀이터 appearances this year, his 1st from the majors.
Kearns was hitting .274 with 16 homers and fifty RBIs. He grew to become a fixture in ideal discipline right after Krivsky traded outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Boston in March for starter Bronson Arroyo who represented the Reds while in the All-Star sport.
Lopez is hitting .268 with nine homers and 30 RBIs, but has occasionally failed to make the routine Participate in. The Reds are next-to-very last within the NL in-fielding.
Making the schedule plays all the time and getting top quality Center reduction should set the Reds in position to challenge the Playing cards who have struggled all year with injuries.
Bob Acton
