July 28, 200421 yr Author You were like "Not a press release......Not a press release......Not a press release......"....werent ya?
July 28, 200421 yr I guess this could have come from the promotion of Gio. If Winston and Birmingham didn't have any room.
July 28, 200421 yr Thats what it comes from. Larson was mentioned in yesterdays writeup on Gio Nah Alex, I knew you'd come through
July 28, 200421 yr What the hell? We have Bullard, McNichol, Smith, Villacis, Fields all in Birmingham and yet they call up a guy who isnt even having that great of a year in Kanny? Explain this one...cuz i dont get it
July 28, 200421 yr I don't have a clue. When I wrote about it last night I was puzzled and I'm still puzzled about it. Only thing I can think of is that Larson isn't really going to pitch and they didn't want to do that to someone in Bham.
July 29, 200421 yr Only thing I can think of is that Larson isn't really going to pitch and they didn't want to do that to someone in Bham. Ding. Plus Kanny is closer to Charlotte than Birmingham so it's easier in that regard, I'm guessing that had something to do with it.
July 29, 200421 yr Wylie was basically the last guy out of the bullpen in Charlotte, rarely used. Larsen will fill that same role. The move was simply to keep key pitchers in their same roles. You do a disservice to both the player and their original team (note Birmingham and W-S both are in a pennant race) if you promote a player and rarely use him. See Tommy Nicholson and Jonathan Aceves for past examples of "organizational" moves.
July 29, 200421 yr I think that was a great explanation of why they have 'organizational' moves. When I first heard Rex use that term, it fits perfectly. I don't know if you made it up or not, but it's perfect. I had never heard of such a move until you mentioned them once or twice.
July 29, 200421 yr Wylie was basically the last guy out of the bullpen in Charlotte, rarely used. Larsen will fill that same role. The move was simply to keep key pitchers in their same roles. You do a disservice to both the player and their original team (note Birmingham and W-S both are in a pennant race) if you promote a player and rarely use him. See Tommy Nicholson and Jonathan Aceves for past examples of "organizational" moves. Good post Rex, what I was going to say. We do this very often, no since bouncing around guys for 2 weeks at a time etc...
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