As everyone now knows, Brett Myers has likely thrown his last pitch in a Phillies uniform. It's definitely sad to see Myers go out like this and all, but it's not all bad. Myers was our #2 guy, no doubt. But now, we're going to get to see Antonio Bastardo tonight in his big league debut against Jake Peavy, a perennial Cy Young candidate who has a small chance of ending up as Brett Myers replacement within a month or two, if he has no problem pitching 3,000 miles from his nice Cali home and doesn't mind playing for a team that has fans that actually give a damn.
Bastardo likely won't be the permanent replacement for Myers for the rest of the year unless he pitches great. I would expect him to get a few starts until the Phils either make a trade or until they decide that having 4 lefty starters isn't a good idea and make another call up. I still expect Kyle Kendrick to be in the rotation before too long, but he's gonna have to show them something special, otherwise Andrew Carpenter will be in the rotation.
Regardless, I'm excited to see Antonio Bastardo pitch tonight. He's been hot this year, and frankly, I'd love to have a jersey that says "BASTARDO" on the back of it eventually. Jake Peavy will probably talk to reporters tonight after the game about his chances of coming to Philly. He said he'd wait til after his start to talk about it to the Philly reporters. I don't know if I really want Peavy, though. Sure, he's a great pitcher but he seems content pitching for a losing team. I don't want that, I want a guy who wants to win. I'd take Roy Halladay in a heartbeat, and it'd be great if we could make a move towards him without giving up the farm plus Victorino or Werth.
It should be fun to see how this plays out...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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