Acquired RHP Jorge Julio from the Mets for RHP Orlando Hernandez. [5/24]
Talk about interesting... thinking about it, I like the move. Dumping El Duque
to leave the fifth slot a choice between fellow low-tread vets Russ Ortiz and
Kevin Jarvis, and an eventual choice between those two and Dustin Nippert
seems pretty bold. There's also the option of swapping in either of the
Gonzalezes at Tucson, Enrique or Edgar, both of whom are pitching well, and
beyond them, there's Micah Owings at Double-A Tennessee. Basically, the Snakes
are flush with interesting young candidates for the rotation, so why bother
with an unpredictable old man pitching less than well? Expectations in Arizona
were modest, so they can get away with this sort of move without betraying
either their chances in the NL West now or into the future.
I'm not sure I'm wild about Julio, considering he's homer-prone and coming to
the homer-generating air-conditioned expanse of the BOB, but seeing what he
can do is just a minor thrill for the bean-counters, who are no doubt thrilled
over a potential savings of close to $2 million if the Mets assume all of El
Duque's salary. He's far from irreplaceable if he struggles in purple and teal
, since the Snakes could always turn to someone like Jeff Bajenaru or Mike
Koplove or more probably give Greg Aquino another shot.
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