Adios, Romulo! We hardly knew ye.

by EndlessMike on May 16, 2009 4:07 PM EDT

I just read on MLB Trade rumors that the Chief has been traded to the Yankees for Eric Hacker, a 26 year old RHP with an injury history including TJ in 2004 and shoulder work in 2006. He's been a starter for AAA S/WB but has struggled mightily this year with a 7.88 ERA. In a strange move for the front office, Hacker is a groundball pitcher and not a fireballer with control problems.

But the most important point: I guess this means any chance of a Romulo bobblehead night is moot.

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I guess you missed the other two posts on this?

I’m a bit puzzled that we’re trading relievers for starters given our situation, but I’m interested to see what Hacker can do. He’s got a great baseball name.

by Suffering Buc on May 16, 2009 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

No

There wasn’t any when I went to post this, unfortunately I only pressed preview and by the time I realized my mistake, jsn4219 posted had already posted one. Charlie followed up a bit later with his own.

by EndlessMike on May 16, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

You can always make a minor league starter into a ML reliever.

So it doesn’t really cost us anything in terms of flexibility.

by Vlad on May 18, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

You Can Always TRY

by thegunner on May 18, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions

Yes, this is true.

But it’s unusual for a guy to move from the rotation to the pen and get worse. The only cases that come to my mind are guys with a big difference in their performance from the windup vs. their performance from the stretch, in so far as relievers often come into the game with men already on base.

by Vlad on May 18, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions