Eaton out, Albers in (updated)
As expected, Adam Eaton has been removed from the 25-man roster. Reliever Matt Albers, who has been up and down twice already this season, has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to bulk up the bullpen until the club needs a starting pitcher to fill the opening in the rotation.
Manager Dave Trembley tried to avoid any criticism of Eaton, who made eight starts and pitched to an 8.56 ERA.
"I think the record and the way he pitched, it's pretty self-evident what the factors were,'' Trembley said.
Pressed on what he thought went wrong, he pointed to Eaton's lack of consistent command.
"I just didn't see him able to locate his pitches on a repetitive basis,'' Trembley added. "The guy has pitched for a long time. He knew what he wanted to do and he worked at it, (but) he just couldn't stay away from the big inning. It wasn't that he couldn't (pitch well). He just didn't."
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Comments
Ok, I'll bite............................why? I don't see this as a long or short term solution. Albers if healthy has a good enough arm to help a depleated and abused bullpen, but when we need a starter, Hernandez, Tillman, Patton or even Berken seemed to make more sense!
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Pete's reply: They'll bring somebody up on Tuesday, when it's time to fill that slot. In the meantime, you bring some short-term help.
Posted by: Keith Rowe | May 22, 2009 4:50 PM
Maybe Adam Eaton should try his luck in AAAA, aka, the National League.
Posted by: wph | May 22, 2009 5:46 PM
Interchangeable chumps is an annual event when it comes to "assembling" a so-called pitching staff for this AAA-level organization operating at the Major League level!
The only consistency with this franchise is its inconsistency.
Posted by: Gus Smegma | May 22, 2009 6:30 PM
There is a reason why the World Champion Phillies got rid of Eaton. He was a short term fill in here until the young guys came up. If it worked, great. It didn't so we move on. This should not be a shock.
Posted by: G | May 22, 2009 8:19 PM