Bullpen Shuffling

The Orioles sent James Johnson back down to AA Bowie as expected after he got shelled saturday. In his place, they activated Tim Byrdak from the disabled list. They also placed LaTroy Hawkins on the bereavement list, his grandmother passed away, and recalled Eddy Rodriguez for the 3rd time this year.

Grade: C

Byrdak returns after pitching 6 and a third innings of rehab. Hes a fresh arm, so thats always good. Rodriguez is still trying to figure out how to stick in the majors. Third times a charm? Sorry to hear about Hawkins’ g-mom, maybe we can reward him with a trade to a contender. All minor moves that shouldn’t effect us too much in the short run.