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Cincinnati believes it received damaged goods in Majewski. Here is a link to the article:
Reds File a Complaint
WASHINGTON -- The Reds are planning to seek the council of the Commissioner's office about the trade that sent reliever Gary Majewski from the Nationals to the Reds this past season, according to The Cincinnati Post.
The Reds believe that Majewski was damaged goods when he arrived in Cincinnati in an eight-player trade that sent right fielder Austin Kearns, shortstop Felipe Lopez and reliever Ryan Wagner to Washington on July 13.
After 11 games with the Reds, Majewski went on the disabled list because of shoulder problems.
Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky told a crowd at Redsfest on Saturday afternoon that the team was not dealt with fairly in the trade process. In a separate interview with the Post later in the day, Krivsky went even further.
"We've been doing our due diligence for a long time," Krivsky told the Post. "It's in the hands of our lawyers. When they feel comfortable that they've done everything possible and put it on paper so that it can be submitted all at one time, it will be submitted, and then it'll be in the hands of the Commissioner's office."
Krivsky told the paper that the Nationals are aware of the Reds' plans of taking their complaint to the Commissioner's office. Washington general manager Jim Bowden and team president Stan Kasten had yet to respond to e-mails sent late Saturday night.
In early May, Majewski had rotator cuff tendinitis. The reliever said he had the problem off and on up to that point. At the time, Majewski told the Washington media that he rushed too quickly to get back on the mound after returning from the World Baseball Classic.
"I came back from the [Classic] and fired it up pretty quick," Majewski said at the time. "The first week of the season, I got into games quite a bit and I tried to go too hard, too quick."
But Majewski never went on the disabled list. In fact, for most of the first half, his fastball was clocked in the low to mid 90s, and when he struggled, Majewski never said that his shoulder was bothering him.
"We all know he's thrown 11 times since the trade, and we all saw him throw 94 before the trade," Bowden said this summer. "So I don't know where that comes from."
This summer, Krivsky admitted that the Nationals' medical staff did not inform the Reds that Majewski had a cortisone injection during trade negotiations. Cincinnati medical director Tim Kremchek, also an advisor for Washington, said the Reds were working off the medical information provided by the Nationals.
Before the trade, Majewski was 3-2 with a 3.58 ERA. One reason for trading him was that then-manager Frank Robinson was disappointed in the reliever's performance. Robinson felt Majewski's head was not into the game.
Robinson relieved bullpen coach John Wetteland of his duties in June, in part, because he felt Wetteland was a negative influence on Majewski. Robinson felt Wetteland changed Majewski's personality into more of a prankster in the clubhouse and bullpen, a charge Majewski denied
Reds File a Complaint
WASHINGTON -- The Reds are planning to seek the council of the Commissioner's office about the trade that sent reliever Gary Majewski from the Nationals to the Reds this past season, according to The Cincinnati Post.
The Reds believe that Majewski was damaged goods when he arrived in Cincinnati in an eight-player trade that sent right fielder Austin Kearns, shortstop Felipe Lopez and reliever Ryan Wagner to Washington on July 13.
After 11 games with the Reds, Majewski went on the disabled list because of shoulder problems.
Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky told a crowd at Redsfest on Saturday afternoon that the team was not dealt with fairly in the trade process. In a separate interview with the Post later in the day, Krivsky went even further.
"We've been doing our due diligence for a long time," Krivsky told the Post. "It's in the hands of our lawyers. When they feel comfortable that they've done everything possible and put it on paper so that it can be submitted all at one time, it will be submitted, and then it'll be in the hands of the Commissioner's office."
Krivsky told the paper that the Nationals are aware of the Reds' plans of taking their complaint to the Commissioner's office. Washington general manager Jim Bowden and team president Stan Kasten had yet to respond to e-mails sent late Saturday night.
In early May, Majewski had rotator cuff tendinitis. The reliever said he had the problem off and on up to that point. At the time, Majewski told the Washington media that he rushed too quickly to get back on the mound after returning from the World Baseball Classic.
"I came back from the [Classic] and fired it up pretty quick," Majewski said at the time. "The first week of the season, I got into games quite a bit and I tried to go too hard, too quick."
But Majewski never went on the disabled list. In fact, for most of the first half, his fastball was clocked in the low to mid 90s, and when he struggled, Majewski never said that his shoulder was bothering him.
"We all know he's thrown 11 times since the trade, and we all saw him throw 94 before the trade," Bowden said this summer. "So I don't know where that comes from."
This summer, Krivsky admitted that the Nationals' medical staff did not inform the Reds that Majewski had a cortisone injection during trade negotiations. Cincinnati medical director Tim Kremchek, also an advisor for Washington, said the Reds were working off the medical information provided by the Nationals.
Before the trade, Majewski was 3-2 with a 3.58 ERA. One reason for trading him was that then-manager Frank Robinson was disappointed in the reliever's performance. Robinson felt Majewski's head was not into the game.
Robinson relieved bullpen coach John Wetteland of his duties in June, in part, because he felt Wetteland was a negative influence on Majewski. Robinson felt Wetteland changed Majewski's personality into more of a prankster in the clubhouse and bullpen, a charge Majewski denied
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