The start of the breakdown
The A's may have tried to make a statement with the promotion of Ryan Glynn directly into the starting rotation but the problem here is that Glynn is only replacing Etherton who is replacing the injured Rich Harden and his spot in the rotation.
Glynn certainly deserves another start but mainly for the A's to see if the perennial "Great arm - great stuff" but no results pitcher has indeed turned the corner this late in his career. And seeing as how Harden's recovery period has been stretched back to the same time period as Hudson in 2004, the A's have the ability to check out lefty Mario Ramos who is currently returning to the "Mulder the Second" form that he displayed before being traded to the Texas Rangers.
It's too bad that Rheinecker is out because it would have been nice to see if his exemplary season could translate to the Majors much like the A's will be able to determine with Glynn's next start.
Of course, the A's options outside the organization are never limited and our good friend Peter Gammons is reporting that the A's are looking at Colorado's Joe Kennedy.
Glynn certainly deserves another start but mainly for the A's to see if the perennial "Great arm - great stuff" but no results pitcher has indeed turned the corner this late in his career. And seeing as how Harden's recovery period has been stretched back to the same time period as Hudson in 2004, the A's have the ability to check out lefty Mario Ramos who is currently returning to the "Mulder the Second" form that he displayed before being traded to the Texas Rangers.
It's too bad that Rheinecker is out because it would have been nice to see if his exemplary season could translate to the Majors much like the A's will be able to determine with Glynn's next start.
Of course, the A's options outside the organization are never limited and our good friend Peter Gammons is reporting that the A's are looking at Colorado's Joe Kennedy.
posted by Genaro at 10:46 PM
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