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The Reds think they got damaged goods when they acquired reliever Gary
Majewski from the Nationals last season. And now they are prepared to take
their case to Major League Baseball.
"We don't feel like we were dealt with fairly, and you can go to the bank
that we're not going to take it sitting down," Reds general manager Wayne
Krivsky said at the team's Redsfest on Saturday, according to the Cincinnati
Post.
Cincinnati was unaware that Majewski had a sore shoulder when the team
acquired him in a trade with Washington.
The Reds didn't know that the right-hander had a cortisone injection in his
shoulder before the All-Star break. Majewski told Cincinnati that his
shoulder has bothered him since spring training.
A medical test found no serious injury, but the reliever was placed on the
15-day disabled list soon after the trade before being activated in
September.
"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."
Majewski and reliever Bill Bray were the keys in an eight-player deal on
July 13 that sent outfielder Austin Kearns and shortstop Felipe Lopez to
Washington.
After the trade, Krivsky left a telephone message for Nationals general
manager Jim Bowden.
"I did call him, and I have not heard back," Krivsky said. "I just wanted to
have a conversation."
Bowden said he was surprised by the controversy in Cincinnati over the
condition of Majewski's shoulder.
"I don't think they feel that way," Bowden said before a game against
Florida last season. "If they did, I know one thing: Wayne Krivsky would
call me directly.
"And our organization is always forthright honest in any transaction we
make. We supply every documentation that's ever asked on every single
player. I think that's just a media report. I don't think there's any truth
to it, and the Reds have certainly not called us and they certainly would
call us if there was an issue."
Bowden later issued a statement saying he was "disappointed" by Krivsky's
statement that he had tried to reach him about the trade.
"I never received either a call or a message from Wayne, but when I read his
comments this evening, I called him and reminded him that the Cincinnati
Reds had received all of the medical information they requested, both before
and after the trade," Bowden's statement said. "It is also worth remembering
that Gary pitched for us right up to the trade and has continued doing so
for the Reds up until now."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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