After awkwardly coming off the mound last night, David Wells has an unspecified foot injury and has been placed on the DL. We haven't heard whether he has a sprain, stress fracture, or other injury. Lenny DiNardo has been called up, and John Halama will go into Wells' slot in the rotation.
Obviously, many eyes are on Wade Miller's progress as an alternative. I've always wondered about pitching Tim Wakefield every fourth day, and working other guys around him. For example.
Clement
Wakefield
Off day
Schilling
Arroyo
Wakefield
Clement
Schilling
Spot Starter
Wakefield
Arroyo
Clement
Schilling
Wakefield
Spot Starter
Arroyo
Off Day
Schilling
Clement
Wakefield
The cons: this disrupts the pitchers' customary schedule.
The pros: you get only two appearances from spot starters, with more starts from Wakefield who is likely to outperform your spot starter, and you get an occasional extra day of rest for one of your other starters. Would Wakefield be more OR less effective (or no different) on three days rest?
Conclusion: very unlikely to be worth the difference or very agreeable to players.
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