The Indians have apparently taken RHP Hector Rondon out of the rotation and have moved him to the bullpen at Double-A Akron. I am not sure if this move is effective tonight since Rondon is scheduled to start tonight, but most likely it is in effect immediately. I am hearing that someone will likely get the spot start tonight and take his spot in the rotation, likely LHP Ryan Edell who seems likely to comes down from the Triple-A Columbus bullpen and end up back in the Akron rotation.
More on this as it develops, but this comes from an Indians official. If all goes well, he is expected to be in Cleveland soon. A very interesting decision given how just two weeks ago the Indians were pretty set on keeping Rondon in the bullpen no matter what.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Rondon To The Bullpen
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6 comments:
Wow, talk about going for broke. Rondon has looked like a front end of the rotation starter all year, and we're so desperate with our bullpen, that we're potentially moving our top arm into it. I don't know if I like this move at all, but it shows the lack of power arms we have.
Once again, where art thou, John Meloan?!
We lack power arms in the Columbus bullpen...none outside of Meloan, but you are plain WRONG if you think we lack them system-wide. We have some great arms in AA and A ball. We have a great number of guys that can get it up to the plate in the mid 90s and at least one that can hit the upper 90s. (Wagner) The problem is that most have been fighting injuries, mechanics, (Meloan) wildness, or just plain struggling. I do not like the idea of moving Rondon...reeks of panic to me.
Sorry, I did mean to say in Columbus, specifically. Either way, I just don't like the move... it nearly ruined Fausto, but somehow he bounced back, whether or not you believe it was the move to the pen, or specially the move to closer.
This move I think will officially signal the end to Masa. In the words of Harry Doyle, "'Fank God."
I absolutely hate hate this move. Why not bump him up into the rotation at Columbus and tell Cassell or Saaloos "adios". Give him 3-4 starts and evaluate where he's at. Do you really want Wedge letting him throw to one or two batters every 9 days? This is desperation, to try to compensate for bad managing and poor talent acquistion at the big league level.
I'm torn on this. Amazing the turnaround in thinking by the org as exactly two weeks ago Atkins said it was a big longshot. Then last Saturday his stance seemed to change where they hinted he may need to be moved to Triple-A to be more challenged....and now he is in the bullpen. I'm not sure how I feel about a guy being moved around like this with such little experience above Single-A and so young.
The Carmona note is interesting. He actually was AWESOME in middle relief for the Indians in 2006. It was when he was moved to closer where he imploded.
A lot of teams break guys in in the pen first maybe thats clevelands idea, and nothing says he wont move back to the pen
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