To help shore up the bullpen, Kameron Loe was called up from AAA this afternoon. I saw him pitch a few times in Frisco last year, he looked like he had some good pop the times I saw him. I always thought he was a starter, but we appear to need more pen help now than in the rotation, surprising as that sounds.
Matt Riley was designated for assignment to make room on the 25 man roster. He was removed from the 40 man roster too, which leaves us with 39 men on the 40 man now. I don’t see removing Riley from the majors as a big deal – he didn’t do much for us this season, allowing 14 runs in 12.2 innings.
Riley was obtained from the Orioles late in spring training for Ramon Nivar.