This week’s new element that could disrupt rotations is that some teams will clinch postseason berths. At the very least, the Cardinals will, and others could. Reaching the playoffs means a team might rest some veterans – skipping a turn, giving them an extra day between starts or at the very least pulling them from games early – and trying out rookies. However, even St. Louis might keep going pedal to the metal because the Cards are in a tight race with the Phillies and Dodgers for the National League’s best record and home-field advantage.
The net impact is even more uncertainty in rotations than there has been since active rosters expanded Sept. 1.
AL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Bal
@Tor @Tor @Tor/ --- @Cle @Cle @Cle
Tillman* Hendrickson** Guthrie/ --- Hernandez Berken Tillman2
Bos
@KC @KC @KC @KC/ @NYY @NYY @NYY
Wakefield Byrd Beckett Buchholz/ Lester Matsuzaka Wakefield-3*
CWS
Min Min Min/ --- Det Det Det
Carrasco-4* Danks Buehrle/ --- Peavy-5* Garcia Danks2
Cle
--- Det Det Det/ Bal Bal Bal
--- Laffey Masterson Carrasco/ Huff Sowers Carmona
Det
--- @Cle @Cle @Cle/ @CWS @CWS @CWS
--- Jackson Porcello Verlander/ Robertson Bonine-6* Jackson2
KC
Bos Bos Bos Bos/ Min Min Min
DiNardo Greinke-7* Hochevar Hughes-8*/ Tejeda DiNardo2 Greinke2
LAA
NYY NYY NYY/ --- Oak Oak Oak
Saunders Santana Kazmir/ --- Weaver Lackey Saunders2
Min
@CWS @CWS @CWS/ --- @KC @KC @KC
Blackburn Manship Duensing/ --- Pavano Baker Blackburn2
NYY
@LAA @LAA @LAA/ --- Bos Bos Bos
Pettitte Gaudin-9* Burnett/ --- Sabathia Chamberlain Pettitte2
Oak
Tex Tex Tex Tex/ @LAA @LAA @LAA
Ed.Gonzalez Cahill Mortensen Anderson/ G.Gonzalez Eveland-10* Ed.Gonzalez2
Se
--- @TB @TB/ @Tor @Tor @Tor @Tor
--- Rowland-Smith Morrow/ Hernandez Fister Snell Rowland-Smith2
TB
--- Se Se/ --- @Tex @Tex @Tex
--- Niemann Davis-11*/ --- Shields Garza Price
Tex
@Oak @Oak @Oak @Oak/ TB TB TB
Millwood-12* McCarthy Hunter Feldman/ Holland Millwood2 McCarthy2
Tor
Bal Bal Bal/ Se Se Se Se
Purcey Hayhurst-13* Richmond/ Romero Halladay Purcey2 Hayhurst2
*-The Orioles have said they would shut down rookie RHP Chris Tillman after Sunday’s start.
**-One of the down sides to shutting down young pitchers to save wear on their arm is that their team could then get stuck with an inferior pitcher such as LHP Mark Hendrickson in their rotation.
3*-Red Sox RHP Tim Wakefield would start twice this week if his balky back holds up. If he couldn’t go, RHP Paul Byrd and the remainder of the rotation could be moved ahead a day.
4*-The White Sox are moving RHP D.J. Carrasco from the bullpen to start Monday. RHP Gavin Floyd has a hip injury. He and LHP Mark Buehrle could be shut down if Chicago is eliminated from playoff contention. (Its magic number currently is 9.)
5*-RHP Jake Peavy won tonight for the White Sox in his first start since suffering a strained tendon in his right ankle while pitching for the Padres. He would start again Friday.
6*-The Tigers will keep RHP Eddie Bonine in their rotation, but taking the place of LHP Jarrod Washburn instead of LHP Nate Robertson. Washburn is out because of an injured left knee. Robertson, who missed a start because of pelvic inflammation, is expected to be ready to start again Friday.
7*-Royals RHP Zack Greinke will make his scheduled start Tuesday despite leaving Thursday’s game after a line drive struck his forearm.
8*-LHP Dusty Hughes made his first major league start tonight for Kansas City. He would start again Friday, unless RHP Kyle Davies could return from his oblique injury.
9*-RHP Chad Gaudin is more likely than RHP Sergio Mitre to pitch Tuesday as the Yankees’ fifth starter. Gaudin simply has pitched batter.
10*-The Athletics will start LHP Dana Eveland today in place of RHP Brett Tomko, who has a nerve problem in his arm. Eveland’s next scheduled start would be Saturday.
11*-Rookie RHP Wade Davis, who pitched his first major league shutout Thursday, will remain as the Rays’ fifth starter with RHP Andy Sonnanstine moving to Tampa Bay’s bullpen.
12*-RHP Kevin Millwood is scheduled to start Monday, even though he needs just 4 1/3 innings to trigger a $12-million contract for 2010 that would be difficult for the cash-strapped Rangers to pay. If they decide not to keep him or struggling LHP Derek Holland in the rotation, RHP Dustin Nippert would move in.
13*-Blue Jays LHP Brian Tallet left Wednesday’s start because of a bone bruise in his right ankle, caused when Yankees 2B Robinson Cano hit it with a line drive. Tallet isn’t likely to pitch again this season. Because Toronto has shut down most of its young pitchers, that would leave RHPs Dirk Hayhurst or Brian Wolfe out the bullpen to start Tuesday.
NL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ari
SF SF SF/ --- SD SD SD
Davis Buckner Mulvey/ --- Scherzer Haren Davis2
Atl
@NYM @NYM @NYM/ --- @Was @Was @Was
Lowe Jurrjens Hudson/ --- Vazquez Hanson* Lowe2
ChC
@Mil @Mil @Mil/ @SF @SF @SF @SF
Gorzelanny** Wells Lilly/ Dempster Zambrano Harden Wells2
Cin
--- @Pit @Pit @Pit/ @Ho @Ho @Ho
--- Lehr Maloney Bailey/ Arroyo Wells Lehr2
Col
--- SD SD SD/ StL StL StL
--- DeLaRosa Marquis Hammel/ Jimenez Rogers-3* DeLaRosa2-4*
Fla
--- Phi-2 Phi/ --- NYM NYM NYM
--- Johnson-Sanchez VandenHurk/ --- Nolasco West Johnson2
Ho
StL StL StL/ --- Cin Cin Cin
Bazardo-5* Norris Moehler/ --- Paulino Bazardo2 Norris2
LAD
--- @Was @Was @Was/ @Pit @Pit @Pit
--- Kuroda Billingsley-6* Padilla/ Garland Wolf Kuroda2
Mil
ChC ChC ChC/ Phi Phi Phi Phi
Looper Bush Narveson/ Suppan Gallardo Looper2 Bush2
NYM
Atl Atl Atl/ --- @Fla @Fla @Fla
Misch-7* Figueroa Pelfrey/ --- Redding Maine Misch2
Phi
--- @Fla-2 @Fla/ @Mil @Mil @Mil @Mil
--- Blanton-Moyer-8* Hamels/ Happ Martinez Lee Blanton
Pit
SD/ Cin Cin Cin/ LAD LAD LAD
McCutchen/ Duke Hart Morton/ Ohlendorf Maholm McCutchen2
StL
@Ho @Ho @Ho/ --- @Col @Col @Col
Lohse-9* Pineiro Smoltz/ --- Carpenter Wainwright Lohse2
SD
@Pit/ @Col @Col @Col/ @Ari @Ari @Ari
LeBlanc Mujica Stauffer Richard/ Correia LeBlanc2 Mujica2
SF
@Ari @Ari @Ari/ ChC ChC ChC ChC
Zito Cain Sanchez/ Penny Lincecum Zito2 Cain2
Was
--- LAD LAD LAD/ Atl Atl Atl
--- Hernandez Detwiler-10* Martin/ Lannan Mock Hernandez2
*-It’s still not clear whether the Braves would shut down rookie RHP Tommy Hanson, scheduled to start Saturday, if they’re eliminated from playoff contention.
**-The Cubs are skipping RHP Rich Harden for at least one start. That means LHP Tom Gorzelanny would start Monday. Gorzo would also go Saturday if Chicago decides not to start Harden then.
3*-Rookie RHP Esmil Rogers is scheduled to pitch Sunday. He would be in line to pitch again Saturday, unless RHPs Jose Contreras (strained right quadriceps) or Aaron Cook (shoulder injury) could return. They both pitched today in a simulated game.
4*-Just a reminder that one of my top recommendations of Pitchers to Seek back at the end of May was Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa. He was 0-6 at the time, but has gone 15-3 since. Jackpot!
5*-It’s possible that Astros RHP Roy Oswalt agreed to be shut down because he thought the season was over. That would be because Oswalt looked at Houston’s distinctly minor league rotation, including RHP Yorman Bazardo, and thought he was pitching at Triple-A Round Rock.
6*-The Dodgers skipped RHP Chad Billingsley for one start to work on some issues that had made him ineffective. He’s expected to start Tuesday. LHP Clayton Kershaw, who has a separated right shoulder, could return as early as this weekend.
7*-The Mets have dropped RHP Bobby Parnell as a starter and returned him to the bullpen. Look who has stayed in the rotation – LHP Pat Misch has been the most effective starter – and it’s easy to see why New York has sucked so much this season.
8*-LHP Jamie Moyer has had plenty of starts since being dropped from the Phillies’ rotation, and will have another chance Tuesday when they play a doubleheader against their closest pursuers, the Marlins.
9*-RHP Kyle Lohse, who has been out because of a forearm injury, is scheduled to return to the Cardinals’ rotation Monday.
10*-The Nationals’ rotation is even worse than the Mets’. After all, New York released RHP Livan Hernandez, and he’s close to the best starting pitcher Washington has. Wednesday’s starter, LHP Ross Detwiler, is 0-6.
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