Oh my God (sorry for that, but you said it to after you saw that eight player trade). Jim Bowden is a genius! He traded Gary Majewski (who is a very good pitcher and a future closer), Bill Bray (a piece of crap), Royce Clayton (another piece of crap) and two minor leaguers for Felipe Lopez (a great player), Austin Kearns (another great player) and Ryan Wagner (a good pitcher). Why is this huge? Bowden basically added three good players for NOTHING. How good is that? Also, when Bowden was the GM of the Reds, all three of these players were either added to the Major League roster or to the farm system by Bowden. So, he knows how good these players are.
     Wayne Krivsky was on the other end of this deal. The Reds have a horrific bullpen, so who can blame Krivsky for adding some arms to the pen, but at what price? He traded away three building blocks for the Reds future for a shortstop that is going to retire soon, not to mention he's a piece of crap and a crappy left hander. The only bright spot is Majewski. He and Eddie Guardado are a very nice combo in the 8th and 9th innings. Lets look at this. The Nationals are desperate to get younger and they are basically trading anyone who is over 28 years old. Livan Hernandez is over 28. Instead of recieving the two minor leaguers, they could have traded Tyler Pelland and Camilo Vazquez with Lopez, Kearns and Wagner for Hernandez, Calyton, Bray, Majewski and Jose Vidro. This way, they can use Brandon Phillips at SS, Vidro at 2B and increase their offense. Also, they have better starters. Right now, Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang are their only quality starters. You add in Livan Hernandez, that makes three. That also takes the pressure off Joe Mays to be a starter and he can move back to the pen. Gee, maybe that'll help the pen?
     So, yeah, Bowden is a genius for making this trade. He improves his club and basically trades nothing for it. Krivsky trades everything and adds nothing to hurt his ballclub. Yeah, good job with that one Krivsky.