When C.C. Sabathia went down with the abdominal injury on Opening Day the Indians called up Jason Davis to replace him on the roster. One thing bothered me about this when he was sent to the DL. And now it bothers me even more now that the Indians have announced that Fausto Carmona will be called upon to start this Saturday. Im assuming Davis was called up simply to be an emergency long man in case something happened to one of the starters, but if he was that ready to take the next available bullpen spot why keep Graves on the roster? By ready I mean ready to be a viable reliever in the bullpen instead of the tangle he was stuck in between starting and relieving. It seems the Indians have made a commitment to keep him strictly as a reliever, but having him sit on the bench for over a week isnt going to help him get better. Why not call up someone like Jason Dubois who doesn't have many chances left to show something, and only keep 11 pitchers? Since Buffalo is so close by, an emergency reliever could have easily made it to Cleveland for the following game.
Now don't get me wrong, the Indians start has been picture perfect other than this. The Offense has been amazing, and Cliff Lee keeps getting better and better. Carmona should be something to watch so make sure I find time to watch the game on Saturday against Detroit.
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I think that C.C's problem is that he has too big of a beer gut and couldn't pitch around it. It makes me so angry that he got hurt after 3 innings on opening day. I don't even feel like it's a true injury.
Someone needs to update. This is old news.
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