Manny Delcarmen Headed to the Disabled List With Forearm Strain

by Ben Buchanan on Jul 1, 2010 4:31 PM EDT in News

A day after allowing six runs without recording an out, Manny Delcarmen is headed to the disabled list with an apparent right forearm strain.

Delcarmen has struggled in the month of June, allowing twelve runs in just eight innings. He's allowed a wak per inning, and two hits per inning in the same period. He has been especially ineffective in his last three outings.

Delcarmen claimed to be injured during the second half of last year, when he put up similarly poor results, but I'm not buying it.

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Delcarman has been wrong,

so get him right. This DL trip is addition by subtraction for the bullpen.

Look at Delcarman’s SSS 2010 splits:
April: 10.1 IP, 39 batters faced, 0.87 WHIP, 1.74 ERA
May.: 14.2 IP, 57 batters faced, 0.95 WHIP, 1.84 ERA
June: 8.1 IP, 48 batters faced, 2.88 WHIP, 12.96 ERA

While he gets it right, we should see Manuel or Bowden.
This bullpen continues to evolve in the right direction and we will still see some type of bullpen improvement by the trade deadline as teams lower their asking price for bullpen arms. It may not be happening as fast as we would like but it is happening and that gives me added faith in the FO.

The list of team improvements still on the FO list have to be:
1. Bullpen arm
2. Outfield depth
3. Utility infielder with a proven bat
4. Better judgement from 3rd base coach

Let’s take this series vs Baltimore and then nothing less than 2/3 in St Petersburg.

by went9 on Jul 1, 2010 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

the bullpen continues to suck horribly,

not evolve in the right direction. What can you say, we were pretty much praying that these guys would cheat fate and continue to pitch well. Even if we trade for one guy, we’ll still have no depth in there.

by revived0103 on Jul 1, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Manny’s May was his only good month with a 3.62 FIP. Otherwise, it’s all unsustainable BABIP in April.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Jul 1, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I knew cherry picking Delcarmen's ERA's over his monthly FIP or xFIP splits

would not get by you, Ben, but his June ERA was so extreme after he last outing, I couldn’t resist.

by went9 on Jul 1, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Didnt Ramon do the same thing? They took him out because of something he made up. I think both are just scared to get dropped.

by Lets go boston lets go on Jul 1, 2010 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

who is called up?

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by bestbostonsports on Jul 1, 2010 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

nobody yet

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by BoldandBrash on Jul 1, 2010 6:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

of note however

today is 10 days since Manuel got sent down… I think pretty much got to be him getting the call.

by wolf9309 on Jul 1, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by went9 on Jul 1, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

He would be eligible to come up anyway

Due to someone going on the DL. Either way, it probably should be him.

DFA Beckett

by South Coast Ghost on Jul 1, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

How about Manuel replace MDC

and Bowden replace Ramram? It’s worth a try.

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by BoldandBrash on Jul 1, 2010 7:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

How is this Manuel kid?

I’ve never seen him play.

by Mike-Dub on Jul 1, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Or at least i don't remember seeing him play

by Mike-Dub on Jul 1, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

He stats look very good,

I’ve heard him described as “lights out”

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by BoldandBrash on Jul 1, 2010 8:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions