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Friday, June 24, 2005 |
Injustice: Dodgers Send Down Thompson, Not Erickson
The Dodgers recalled Cody Ross, and sent down Derek Thompson and his 3.50 ERA. Previous to his Thursday appearance against the Padres, Thompson had not appeared in a game since June 7, his start against Detroit.
Erickson and his 6.75 ERA, as Jon notes, remains on the team.
One interesting theory about why this could be from Fearing Blue in the comments:
I'll follow Bob's lead and give another reason for sending Thompson down. Odalis Perez is pitching his last rehab start tomorrow and will be back on the roster by Thursday, June 30th. There is also speculation that he's going to just pitch a bullpen this weekend and be back Tuesday, June 28th. DePodesta plans on sticking with an 11-man pitching staff, so when Odalis came back, Thompson would have had to be sent down. Since Thompson just pitched 3 innings and he has a tender elbow, he probably can't pitch again until Monday, June 27th. Therefore, leave Erickson in the bullpen for now in case of a blowout this weekend. I don't like it, but it does make sense.In unrelated news, Dodger infielder Sergio Garcia was suspended for violating baseball's minor league drug policies.
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