06/08: Promotions & Demotions
Posted by: James
Eric Duncan is (thankfully) being moved back down to AA Trenton from AAA Columbus. Duncan seemed overmatched at AAA from the beginning (honestly, he never should have started the year there) and injuries didn't help him on his quest to get on track. He's lost a lot of luster as a prospect so far this year and hopefully, he can finish up strong and reestablish himself (both at AA and the AFL).
Matt DeSalvo, another guy who was horrendous at AAA, is being sent down as well. I have no idea what happened to DeSalvo. He went from good to "wow, that's bad" in a matter of a couple of weeks.
On a positive note, Steven White was promoted to AAA Columbus after a solid showing in AA this year (68.3 IP, 52H 16ER, 28BB, 45Ks). It looks like he might be getting closer to some of the promise he showed in 2004. He might never be a star but it's always good to have some capable pitching in your system. He made his first start in AAA today and pitched very well, going 7 innings while giving up only 3 hits and one unearned run. T.J. Beam, who was promoted a couple days ago, also chipped in with a scoreless inning in relief.
Matt DeSalvo, another guy who was horrendous at AAA, is being sent down as well. I have no idea what happened to DeSalvo. He went from good to "wow, that's bad" in a matter of a couple of weeks.
On a positive note, Steven White was promoted to AAA Columbus after a solid showing in AA this year (68.3 IP, 52H 16ER, 28BB, 45Ks). It looks like he might be getting closer to some of the promise he showed in 2004. He might never be a star but it's always good to have some capable pitching in your system. He made his first start in AAA today and pitched very well, going 7 innings while giving up only 3 hits and one unearned run. T.J. Beam, who was promoted a couple days ago, also chipped in with a scoreless inning in relief.
