If they put Waino in the rotation, and trade for Fuentes, and move Wellemeyer or Looper to the bullpen, that’s not half bad either.

Things are looking up, boys and girls. A win tonight makes everything better.

but i think it’s a rehab start or two too early. he’s been complaining that his fastball hasn’t been doing what he wants it to do and his control and stamina seem to be a bit on the slow side. that being said, it’ll be great to finally see carp pitch for the cardinals. the obvious move is to send down boggs when you activate carp.

now, when waino comes back it’s a different story. TLR will have to pick a starter to move to the bullpen and then pick a reliever to be sent down. my picks are wellemeyer to the bullpen (where I would think he’d have a chance to close) and send jiminez back to memphis. that leaves kmac for the seventh, frank for the eighth, and wellemeyer for the ninth with springer and izzy for earlier key matchups and flores and villone the LOOGYs.

making wainwright a closer again is one of the stupidest moves i’ve ever heard of and shouldn’t even be considered at this juncture, no matter how bad a reliable closer is needed.

very good news

now if only our O could wake up

heal quickly Wagonmaker. we need you in the 2 hole behind Carp ASAP

but really? Isn’t this a bit soon? I’d rather have him at 100% for 2009 than to have had him been rushed back for this season and risk more significant long-term injury

id take carp at 80% over boggs anyday

it’s his fastball he has trouble with. And it’s not even the cutter. He can’t locate the 4-seamer at times during rehab. The cutter and the curveball are so good that missed location is still getting people out. His fastball, though, fails him. That’s simply something that will come with innings logged.

that my wife bought us visitor dugout tickets for this game at Turner. Good god, I hope I can make the drive from knoxville in time for his first pitch.