Re: Dave Duncan on The Morning After
Posted: June 11 08, 8:28 am
This would be the smart way to handle it IMO.Popeye_Card wrote:I feel like this should be clarified a bit.maddash wrote:
Not sure about who will start Thursday - Jaime Garcia is a possibility. Reyes is possible for one start, but Duncan isn't sure about him doing multiple starts. McClellan not really an option to become a start - tough transition during the season. Doesn't think Pineiro will be ready for Thursday. Sounds like Garcia is number one on the list right now, could be Todd from AA (although his name wasn't mentioned directly).
What I gathered from his Reyes comments was that they didn't want to call Reyes up to make only 1 start, then either go to the bullpen or go back down. When they call him up the next time, they want it to be as a regular part of the rotation.
That's been my hunch regarding their treatment of Reyes recently. They would like to get him in a steady groove at AAA, and then make only one move back to the StL rotation. With the thought that possibly jerking him back and forth on the Reyes Memorial I-55 Express may have an adverse affect on him.
If Waino goes on the DL, and one of our guys have a setback, I would call him up and just let him pitch in the rotation.