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Seanez to the DL
By J Platt on August 2nd, 2008 9:26 AM |
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Relief pitcher Rudy Seanez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with an injured right shoulder. Seanez hurt his should diving to tag out Lastings Milledge Thursday night in Washington.
Seanez, who has also been bothered by a sore back, has struggled as of late, allowing five runs, seven hits, and six walks in his last three innings, while only striking out one.
Replacing Seanez will be 31-year old Les Walrond. Walrond, a minor league journeyman, is 5-7 with a 2.67 ERA for Lehigh Valley this season, and has heated up as of late, only allowing two runs in his last 39 innings.
As good as Walrond has been as of late, I’m not sure if he was the right call up. Walrond has been a starter his entire career, expect for 15 of his 17 career major league appearances (0-3, 7.46 ERA), and at 31, you’d figure he really doesn’t have a future with the organization. Lehigh Valley’s closer, Matt Childers, or Joe Bisenius would have been better options.
