Neither did I. I only found it on the transactions page for the redsMidstate01;1474722 wrote:Where'd you see this though. I searched and found nothing of this.
Well they don't play until tomorrow so I doubt think they have to announce anything at this moment.Azubuike24;1474736 wrote:The only thing I can think of is they are not going to need him until Tuesday...but still, wouldn't you want to add a hitter or extra arm just in case? Also, they are going to need to bring up a 6th starter for Tuesday (Cingrani would probably start one of the games), so you would actually need to demote a player to make room.
My only other guess is they bring up a hitter for Friday-Monday, demote that player for an alternate starter in game 1, then demote that starter game for Cingrani in game 2.
Eh. If it is the case that he will come back and pitch in that SF game then I doubt he never even goes anywhere and stays with the reds, just not on the roster. PLus, the AZ fall league isn't going on right now. I just never heard of a player getting sent to their fall league affiliate like this.se-alum;1474746 wrote:If he's gonna pitch in SF, might as well have him close by in Arizona. That way, in case there was an injury before he was going to start, he'll be right there for an emergency start.
Are you sure they can do that retro? I know it can be done when a player is going on the DL but not sure if you can do it in the instance you are referring to.Azubuike24;1474747 wrote:Well, they can retroactively move him down since his last start (7/13) and not being him back up until 7/22. They would save 9 days of prorating an MLB salary vs the minor league standard for a guy with less than a year of service time.
Chump change for an MLB team, but that's (9 X 465 K or whatever it is) - (9 X 32 K or whatever it is).
EDIT: thavoice, good point. Maybe that is why AZL and not to AAA? Maybe some loophole in where a guy can go without counting toward those limitations.
Doubting it is the service time and salary issue. That was the Marge Schott days when the would penny pinch. It does work out for the 10 days from the 13th as you stated the last time he threw. Is he possibly hurt a little bit? His pitch count was up, but not terrible, in his last outing that he went only 4 innings. I thought maybe since it was right before the break they got him out early to get relievers some work but maybe not. Maybe this is buying the team a little time. Who fn knows.Azubuike24;1474762 wrote:Yeah, exactly, there is no AFL except extended spring training. It has to be some sort of loophole to avoid roster limits, service time or salary.
I just know that at the least, Game 1 is a marquee match-up with Liriano vs. Leake. Two guys no one expected to be aces, but who have pitched like that so far this year.thavoice;1474774 wrote:Yeah, sounds just like manipulating the roster. Probably to get a bat off the bench for the Pittsburgh series since the BP will be rested. This series is going to be a big, big one. 2 of 3 I crucial, 3 of 3 of course is ideal. Pirates have very strong pitching.