McClung to DL; Dillard recalled from Nashville

[PrinceEatMeat]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/51703807.html ; http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/51704672.html

 

McClung on DL with sprained elbow, Dillard called up, likely to start on Tuesday.

[Hate those Rodents]

About time. He probably should have been on the team from day one. Not saying he is putting up awesome numbers or anything but he probably should have been penciled into the bullpen based on doing well last year and being cheap and young.

[TooLiveBrew]

Is this actually a sprained elbow for McClung, or is it a "sprained elbow"?

[thablingster]

McClung left the game due to injury yesterday, so we can assume this is fairly legitimate.

 

Hopefully some rest and recuperation will do Seth well. He has endeared himself to many fans and even though he isn't a premium pitcher or reliever, he has still been an important part of our bullpen this year.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Yeah, if you were watching the game last night, you could tell that something was wrong with his elbow. He messed it up on that wild pitch he threw. Then he seemed to favor it until he left the game with 2 outs. It's not a fake injury at all. If it was, they would've waited until Tuesday when they needed Dillard to place McClung on the DL.

[logan82]

I just hope it isn't a sprained elbow which leads to a tired arm during the rehab and Tommy Jonh in the off season.

[Oldcity]

Hopefully he's not hurt badly, but he has not deserved a spot on the team for weeks. It was inexcusable to keep throwing him out there with his 1:1 k/bb ratio. He isn't good at all.

[kramnoj]

It was inexcusable to keep throwing him out there with his 1:1 k/bb ratio. He isn't good at all.

 

Dillard isn't impressive here either with his 44/42 ratio this year. Hopefully he can manage some success and keep the Brewers afloat.

[brewmann04]

Hopefully it nothing to serious for big Seth.

[JoeHova]

It doesn't seem likely that Dillard will be especially effective this year but stranger things have happened (Jim Rice: Hall of Famer, to name one).

[BrewCrewForever]

Hopefully Dillard does indeed start Tuesday, I read on Adam McCalvy's blog that Macha mentioned (gasp) Villanueva as a possible candidate. That would really be bad. I would much rather give Dillard a chance. And then hopefully we have a new pitcher from a trade by the next time that spot comes around in the rotation.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Yeah, the last person I wanna see out on that mound to start Tuesday is Carlos Villanueva. I'd rather trade for Ben Hendrickson and have him start.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

McClung hasn't been the same since he made those starts. It makes you wonder if this had been brewing for awhile. Kind of like Bush's starts after he got hit with the liner.

 

I'd rather see Dillard out there on Tuesday. CV can still be an effective reliever, don't waste him like we may have done with McClung. Either start Dillard, or even Burns, acquire someone soon or just keep crossing their fingers on Bush. Let's not start wasting more arms.

[bklynbrewcrew]

Hopefully McClung isnt hurt too bad but I dont exactly see this as a bad loss. I dont think the guy is any good at all and personally I cant stand watching him pitch.

[Invader3K]

I can't believe Macha would have any confidence in Villy as a starter at this point.

[Pudster13]

Here is a discussion between two great men: Tim Dillard and Scott Bartell

[Pudster13]

More info on the great Tim Dillard:

 

http://nashvillesounds.com/news/news.asp?newsId=2985

 

Please note, that Tim's favorite food is gummy candy.

[DHonks]

Invader, I've wondered if maybe the Brewers should give Villy an offer. Pitch in long relief in the big leagues, pitch in the bullpen in AAA, pitch in the rotation in AAA.

 

In the meantime, I'd call up Axford or Wooten to try to stabilize late inning relief

[LouisEly]

McClung hasn't been the same since he made those starts. It makes you wonder if this had been brewing for awhile. Kind of like Bush's starts after he got hit with the liner.

 

I was going to say the same thing. Something probably happened when he tried going deeper into games and didn't get stretched out enough, and often times an injury is caused when someone is favoring something else that doesn't feel good causing them to lose the correct form. His ERA as a reliever prior to starting was something like 2.50, and the way he's blown up since starting is really odd for him to have been 100%.

 

Honks - it would be something for a guy to make it to the majors all the way from A-ball in a season. The pitchers they have on the 40-man who aren't on the team are Swindle, Green, Wright, Scarpetta, Rogers, Periard, and Aguilar, but it could certainly be argued that Axford and Wooten could be better bullpen options right now than any of them. Although in his last 10 appearances Chase Wright has a 3.11 ERA despite mediocre peripherals, so he could be another lefty bullpen option. My guess is that Swindle or Wright would get the callup before Wooten or Axford.

[endaround]

All that happened is his luck ran out. As a starter his BABIP was .346 as a relievers its .265. His K/BB is still 1 in both cases.

[bklynbrewcrew]

I have to admit that it baffles me that anyone thinks McClung is any good at all. The guy walks the ballpark and cant pitch an inning in under 20 pitches ever. Sadly he was a better option than Smith and Burns but that isnt saying much.

[monty57]

I can't believe Macha would have any confidence in Villy as a starter at this point.

 

I can't either. I think Macha's way of "getting his point across" to Melvin is to put players in a role in which they cannot possibly succeed, forcing Melvin to trade for a better player. Case in point, batting Kendall leadoff and only giving Gamel sporadic ABs, forcing Melvin to get Lopez. Notice that Macha made that comment in an article about the Brewers possibly trading for a pitcher.

[pete]

I don't think cumulative stats tell the McClung story well. He can be quite good or bad. I'm sure the staff wonders what they'll get. He hasn't done well in a while though. Those starts were brutal.

[joepepsi]

Dillard's K:BB ratio in Nashville is 1.05:1. Is there any reason to expect he'll do well as a major league starter?

[CheezWizHed]

Dillard's K:BB ratio in Nashville is 1.05:1. Is there any reason to expect he'll do well as a major league starter?

I think at this point, its that he is next in line... He did ok as a reliever last year and ok as a AAA starter, and everyone else ahead of him flopped, so... here he is. I was rooting for him to make the BP out of ST, but holding low expectations as a SP. Maybe having Kendall as a catcher will make him better. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif