Krehbiel to IL, Vespi recalled

[SteveA]

Krehbiel left the game last night with right shoulder discomfort.

I called it last night in the game thread as soon as the shoulder was mentioned.   It's Vespi time.

 

[Sports Guy]

Krehbiel is probably done as a potential BP piece/trade target for this year.

[glenn__davis]

Stinks for Krehbiel but glad to hear regarding Vespi.  Now, as long as he has some success, keep him up, keep your best bullpen together, and stop this shuttle nonsense.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Stinks for Krehbiel but glad to hear regarding Vespi.  Now, as long as he has some success, keep him up, keep your best bullpen together, and stop this shuttle nonsense.

Yea I wonder how long he will be up for? Maybe since hes replacing a guy they were counting on, they will keep him up for now.

[SteveA]

9 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Yea I wonder how long he will be up for? Maybe since hes replacing a guy they were counting on, they will keep him up for now.

The question is... is he one of the two low men on the totem pole or not?

Someone will go down when Watkins comes  back, or when another starter joins the rotation to replace the currently vacant #5 starter spot.   Not sure when that will be.

A pitcher will have to go down on June 19 when the roster limit for pitchers is reduced from 14 to 13, unless that deadline gets extended.

So the bottom two guys on the pitching staff are probably not up here for the long term.   It seems to me that may be Baker is the most vulnerable, but after him, the picture isn't as clear.

[wildcard]

23 minutes ago, SteveA said:

The question is... is he one of the two low men on the totem pole or not?

Someone will go down when Watkins comes  back, or when another starter joins the rotation to replace the currently vacant #5 starter spot.   Not sure when that will be.

A pitcher will have to go down on June 19 when the roster limit for pitchers is reduced from 14 to 13, unless that deadline gets extended.

So the bottom two guys on the pitching staff are probably not up here for the long term.   It seems to me that may be Baker is the most vulnerable, but after him, the picture isn't as clear.

O's need a 5th starter on Sunday June 5th.  Reyes and Kremer are probably candidates.   Watkins is not eligible to come off the IL until the 9th.  He probably goes on rehab  assignment and how he does on that may tell if he is activated to the O's or optioned.

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

O's need a 5th starter on Sunday June 5th.  Reyes and Kremer are probably candidates.   Watkins is not eligible to come off the IL until the 9th.  He probably goes on rehab  assignment and how he does on that may tell if he is activated to the O's or optioned.

Yes, and also he might not be ready to even go on a rehab assignment at the end of his 15 days.

As I said, someone will go down when we bring someone up as a 5th starter, OR when Watkins eventually comes back.  Whichever comes first.   I agree with you that the 5th starter could come first, although it's possible we try to get through Sunday with a bullpen game composed of guys we have on the roster now, heading into the off day Monday, then we wouldn't need to bring up a 5th starter until next Saturday in KC.

And someone will have to go down when the roster limit drops to 13.

[Aristotelian]

58 minutes ago, glenn__davis said:

Stinks for Krehbiel but glad to hear regarding Vespi.  Now, as long as he has some success, keep him up, keep your best bullpen together, and stop this shuttle nonsense.

Are you saying Vespi is clearly better than. Krehbiel? What non shuttle guy is Vespi clearly better than? We have to have some kind of shuttle to get through the season.

[Aristotelian]

PS I am happy for Vespi and hope he sticks for a while.

[bpilktree]

i expect Reyes to get the start on Sunday and either Akin piggy backs him or they bring on Kremer.  

[glenn__davis]

17 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Are you saying Vespi is clearly better than. Krehbiel? What non shuttle guy is Vespi clearly better than? We have to have some kind of shuttle to get through the season.

Yes, I do think Vespi will be better than Krehbiel, though Krehbiel was a nice surprise.  For his sake I hope he's not out for long.

No, I don't think we need a shuttle to get through the season.  Especially not when you have a ridiculous 14 pitchers on the roster.  Build your staff/pen correctly and you don't need to do that.

[SteveA]

20 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Are you saying Vespi is clearly better than. Krehbiel? What non shuttle guy is Vespi clearly better than? We have to have some kind of shuttle to get through the season.

I think he has done enough to deserve an extended chance to see what he can do in the majors.

Don't know about Krehbiel but that is a moot point because he looks to be out of the picture for a while.

I think Vespi could very well be better than Baker.

[eddie83]

Nevin back for now.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

That sucks to hear about Chris Owings being on the bereavement list. Sorry for his loss. 

[Aristotelian]

Does Jones release mean an addition to the 40 man roster is coming?