Rondon to DL
Lastoria tweet. Arm tightness. Thought something was up when he only lasted 60 pitches last night. Perhaps an explanation of recent performance as well.
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His performance is supposedly due to him trying a new type of slider, which he has been throwing a lot to get a feel for it. That might be a reason why he’s injured at the moment.
First, his lack of success is attributed to the slider, and now the injury. At this rate the new pitch will end his career. Not a good sign at all.
It’s just my theory, so I could very well be wrong.
He has to work on his breaking ball though, and given his age, it doesn’t really matter if he gets shelled in AAA, he could easily repeat the level next year.
So how does all of this shake out?
Does Huff go to AAA, Laffey slide into a starting role, and Saul Rivera (he of the May 15 deadline) come to the Majors, as others have proposed? (This would necessitate another move to add Rivera to the 40-man roster, such as an outrighting or DFA of someone like Rafael Perez, Jordan Brown, or Wes Hodges, or a 60-day DL status, which presumably Hector Rondon does not need with forearm tightness.)
Or does someone in a starting role at Akron make it to Columbus?
Huff gets a couple more starts, in all likelihood, but today is a big one for him. They probably just use some organizational filler (Sowers’ new hat) until a decision on Huff is made, at which point a DL decision can also more reasonably be made about Rondon.
Quite right. But Sowers is already pitching in the starting rotation this week. So maybe an opportunity for a AA pitcher.
by Deep South Ken on May 13, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
We’ve got, like, a million guys in Kinston who could step up and fill this hole no problem.
Come on, four billion!
In Kinston, there is a crowd of guys milling around outside the stadium waiting for a chance to pitch. Talented players, too.
by odradek on May 13, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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by Gradyforpresident on May 13, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Nor what it is worth, Rondon had velocity at last night’s game. He didn’t look too bad either, but his off speed stuff wasn’t very plentiful. The TV announcers simply said that he was on a short leash, nothing really seemed to hint he was injured. Hopefully it is very precautionary.
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