Finding more No. 6 starters
The season-ending injuries suffered by Jeremy Bonderman and Jake Westbrook were bad things, of course. The Tigers and Indians relied on these pitchers, paid a great deal of money expecting good numbers, and now they have to dig up replacements for them. It's a sad story, truly sad.
Then again, the Tigers and Indians had contingency plans already in place for their absences, so in a way, how bad off could they be? You almost feel bad for the pitchers, as the teams so casually toss them aside and simply go to the assembly line for pitchers one could certainly argue aren't much of a step down, if at all. Geez, it's almost like baseball is its own fantasy league!
Armando Galarraga should have never left the Tigers rotation in the first place, since he's been their best starting pitcher, and the Indians have been trying to make room for Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers for a while, so much so that Westbrook seemed forgotten that month he was on the DL. From a fantasy baseball standpoint, Galarraga and Laffey seem like suitable replacements, no?
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Eric Karabell
