Saturday Rockpile: Corpas headed to DL, Dodgers overworking their pen?

theoldgrizzlybear — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:58:28 -0000

It looks like Manny Corpas is going to be shelved for a few weeks. Hello, Juan Rincon?

Corpas likely headed to DL - The Denver Post

Manuel Corpas' MRI yesterday before the game revealed that he has bone chips in his right elbow, which will likely prompt a stint on the 15-day disabled list. The move is not official yet, but if (rather, when) Manny hits the shelf, Juan Rincon seems like the best possible option. He has a 1.84 ERA at Colorado Springs, and has actually had a solid major league career, posting a 3.84 ERA in over 400 appearances with the Twins and Tigers. However, his last good season was 2006 with the Twins, when he went 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA while striking out 65 in 74.1 IP. It looks like we'll get a chance to see if he can find some of that success pitching in the NL.

High usage already for Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen arms - ESPN

Good piece here by ESPN.com's Buster Olney, who examines the excessive use of the Dodgers' bullpen so far this season. He also goes on to mention Huston Street and Joel Peralta's strong performances this season, then shows that Street is projected to surpass his career high in appearances - he's predicted to pitch in 75 games and his previous high is 69.

Inside the Colorado Rockies " Murton, Young Near Sky Sox Records | News and commentary about the Colorado Rockies major league baseball team

Eric Young Jr.'s 42 stolen bases are already a Sky Sox record as an affiliate of the Rockies, but he's also on pace to completely annihilate the all-time franchise record of 51 set by Wayne Kirby in 1992, when the Springs were still an Indians' farm club. Matt Murton's 27-game hitting streak is one game shy of Trenidad Hubbard's all-time record of 28 games, set in Colorado Springs' PCL Championship season of 1995. Murton also set a Sky Sox record for RBIs in a road game, with seven last night at Fresno.

Wednesday Morning Rockpile:

Russ Oates — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:39:16 -0000

NL West Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Arizona	68	64	.515	0	Lost 3
Los Angeles	65	67	.492	3	Lost 5
Colorado	63	71	.470	6	Won 4
San Francisco	58	74	.439	10	Lost 2
San Diego	50	82	.378	18	Won 2

(updated 8.27.2008 at 9:07 AM EDT)

It seems strange to look at the standings as we approach the end of August. Many of us thought the Rockies would have been over .500 at this point and well on their way to capturing an NL West title or at least in the hunt for the Wild Card. Things didn't turn out that way. But it's not exactly a stretch to say the Rockies are still in it. Both the RMN and the Denver Post see some writing on the wall for it. Given the poor state of the NL West this season, hell, it's so tempting to say it will happen.

The NL West's worst, the Padres, have just taken the first two games of a three-game series against the division-leading D'Backs. They're 7-10 against the D'Backs this season. The Rockies are 2-10 with six games remaining. Let's take a look at the Rockies's records against their remaining opponents:

Team (series left)	Record
San Diego (2 series)	6-6
San Francisco (2 1/3 series)	6-5
Houston (1 series)	2-1
Atlanta (1 series)	3-1
Los Angeles (1 series)	7-8
Arizona (2 series)	2-10

Not wildly encouraging, but the chance is there. Maybe Clint Hurdle has the solution on how to keep this going, which he gave in response to De La Rosa's outing. From the DP story:

"I just stopped watching at one point," manager Clint Hurdle admitted. "But it's a credit to him that he was able to get out it."

If he stops watching there's less of a chance that he'll do something.

Looks like the Rockies are trying to do something about their baserunning gaffes. From the RMN's Rockies Report:

Trenidad Hubbard, the Rockies' organizational baserunning and outfield instructor, is with the team in San Francisco, his first extended look at the major league club this season.

There's no time like the present to correct problems, but then there's also no time like the past in which to correct things so they don't happen in the present. If that makes any sense.

And so we wait in anticipation for Livan Hernandez's start tonight. Or we can place bets on whether Matt Holliday can reach 30-30 this season during the ensuing hours.

SB Nation - Trenidad Hubbard

Saturday Rockpile: Corpas headed to DL, Dodgers overworking their pen?

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NL West Standings