Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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On Thursday morning, the Seattle Mariners traded reliever Eddie Guardado to the Cincinnati Reds for Double-A pitcher Travis Chick.
The Reds, desperately trying to keep pace with the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central, have been searching for a closer all season. Guardado had lost his closer role to J.J. Putz and is 1-3 with a 5.48 ERA with five savez. In his career, Guardado is 175 saves.
Chick, 22, joined the Reds last year as part of a trade that sent Joe Randa to the San Diego Padres. He is 4-5, 4.61 in 16 starts with the Chattanooga Lookouts. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound righty has allowed only 79 hits in 84.0 innings, while walking 36 and striking out 77. Chick has held opponents to a .249 average, including a .222 average vs. right-handers. He entered the 2006 season ranked by Baseball America as the 10th-best prospect in the Reds organization.
The Reds made the deal after blowing two leads in extra innings in Wednesday's 6-5, 13-inning loss to Milwaukee. Adding to the woes, Cincinnati reliever Brian Shackelford was arrested on suspicion of third-degree sexual assault after the game.
Guardado is expected to join the Reds in Atlanta on Friday. Cincinnati began the day two games behind St. Louis in the NL Central but has lost five straight.
