Posted July 1, 200420 yr Chris Aguila was sent to AAA today, and in a bit of a surprise, the team recalled P Aaron Small from the 'Topes, making this his second tour of duty with the big league club. Transaction courtesy of usatoday.com.
July 1, 200420 yr WOW...that was a fast switch....they really did not get to see much of his hitting, he should have been able to stay at least 1-2 wks.
July 1, 200420 yr With bullpen pitching so bad, I think you'll see more of these kinda moves...see what exactly they have in AAA that can show up and pitch
July 1, 200420 yr In Albuquerque, Small was 4-8 with a 5.66 ERA. He allowed 126 hits in 95 innings, including 14 home runs. He had 66 strikeouts and 18 walks. In his major-league career, he is 15-10, 5.27 ERA, 243 hits in 201 innings, 113 strikeouts, 94 walks.
July 1, 200420 yr good... we need to find some more arms that can pitch on a consistent basis.. right now we only have 2
July 1, 200420 yr :confused :thumbdown 6 AB is way too small a sample size to determine his ability. 434792[/snapback] This isn't about his poor hitting, it's a need for bullpen help.
July 1, 200420 yr In Albuquerque, Small was 4-8 with a 5.66 ERA. He allowed 126 hits in 95 innings, including 14 home runs. He had 66 strikeouts and 18 walks. In his major-league career, he is 15-10, 5.27 ERA, 243 hits in 201 innings, 113 strikeouts, 94 walks. 434793[/snapback] Wonderful. What a pointless move. :thumbdown :mad : :thumbdown
July 1, 200420 yr Trying someone fresh I guess. Probably figure it can't hurt. Aguila will be back I bet.
July 1, 200420 yr :confused :thumbdown 6 AB is way too small a sample size to determine his ability. 434792[/snapback] This isn't about his poor hitting, it's a need for bullpen help. 434795[/snapback] send down a struggling arm then in perisho or howard not aguila who has showed he has an arm and can play defense. give him some AB's and lets see what he can do. cant be worse than abe nunez
July 1, 200420 yr Small was probably the "freshest" pitcher in AAA. We needed a body in case Tejera bombs out tonite. Remember , Becket comes off the DL this weekend and Small probably will be sent back
July 1, 200420 yr What is going on here? Looks like the FO is out of control. What the point of bringing up Aguila for 1 start and a few pinch hits? Looks like they don't have a very solid plan and are just winging it.
July 1, 200420 yr This sounds like Josias part 2. I remember some people here (myself included) weren't thrilled about his arrival. Just shows how bad the rest of the people in our bullpen our.
July 1, 200420 yr Author :confused :thumbdown 6 AB is way too small a sample size to determine his ability. 434792[/snapback] This isn't about his poor hitting, it's a need for bullpen help. 434795[/snapback] send down a struggling arm then in perisho or howard not aguila who has showed he has an arm and can play defense. give him some AB's and lets see what he can do. cant be worse than abe nunez 434801[/snapback] We need bullpen depth. What would be the point of sending down a member of the bullpen then? Aguila is expendable, and really, a luxury we can't afford right now (an extra (rookie) bat on the bench).
July 1, 200420 yr Author Bringing up Small makes little sense....showcasing players anyone? 434846[/snapback] WE NEED BULLPEN DEPTH. And showcasing him for whom? Not a trade.
July 1, 200420 yr it makes perfect sense to send aguila down and bring a pitcher up. when we went down to 11 pitchers, we didnt anticipate tapping our entire bullpen in a span of 2 days. while i wouldve rather seen bump (or practically anyone else) called up, sending aguila back down was the best thing to do in this situation.
July 1, 200420 yr it makes perfect sense to send aguila down and bring a pitcher up. when we went down to 11 pitchers, we didnt anticipate tapping our entire bullpen in a span of 2 days. while i wouldve rather seen bump (or practically anyone else) called up, sending aguila back down was the best thing to do in this situation. 434864[/snapback] yes....this was a move out of necessity. the rain last night tapped our bullpen, and we don't have a day off until next Thursday, I believe. if there was another rain delay today, we likely could be risking injuring someone by sending him out there.
July 1, 200420 yr Hi everybody....great message board you got here...i agree with the idea of having an extra arm in the pen, considering the the rain delays and possible struggles by Tejera, but bringing Aguila up for this short of a period of time was useless...we didn't get to see enough of him as to how he can do in the majors, and he isn't really the solution for the offense either.
July 1, 200420 yr Minor Leaguers are going to solve our problems, let them develope down there and go and get some help.
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