Role change (again): Right-hander Hector Rondon is returning to Class AA Akron's starting rotation Wednesday. The Indians moved Rondon to the bullpen for two appearances because they felt they may need his help in Cleveland.
Rondon, 5-0 as a starter, had trouble adjusting to the pen. He still could pitch his way to Cleveland this season because outside of Cliff Lee and Carl Pavano, the Indians are concerned about the rotation.
I understand why the Indians wanted to make this move in the first place, the Indians are desperate to find anyone to help them. Rondon has that good fastball a lot of Indians pitchers lack, he was already on the 40-man roster, and he could probably move the quickest if successful at pitching out of the bullpen. Well apparently the pen is not his thing, and that doesn't surprise me, the kid has probably never done it and is not use to warming up quick like he has to in the pen. Isn't that exactly why they didn't put Sowers in the pen and instead put Laffey in the pen? Sowers had not pitched out of the bullpen since his early college days at Vanderbilt, Laffey had pitched out of the bullpen as recently as 2006 and he could also quickly warm-up. Back to the Rondon move, I am glad the Indians did not wait around too long to backtrack on their decision, if Rondon doesn't help us this year in the Indians rotation, he will certainly be given the chance next year in spring training.
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