Zero is only going one of two places, the 25 man or back home. And we all know how much JR loves to pay guys to stay home.
Koch is running out of lives. There is no such thing as a clean slate. There wasn't when he came off a 44 save season and there isn't when you come off a 14 save season. He has to *prove* last year wasn't what we should expect. No need to send him down. He has to get major league hitters out. If he can't, he has no positive value. He's sucking up air.
No apparent holes to fill early in this season. Uribe, Harris, and A-Row are playing well enough that we probably do not need an upgrade. So a trade probably isn;t going to happen or need to happen.
So which of our promising young arms is going to be traded / sent down?
I believe you send the person you feel can have the biggest impact for this season down now and keep him ready and sharp. In my mind that would be Cotts.