ATL Fan in the DMV Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) Kenshin Kawakami will be going to the bullpen when Jair Jurrjens is activated from the disabled list in time to start against the Nationals on Wednesday night. Braves manager Bobby Cox made this announcement after Monday night's win over the Nationals.Jurrjens has been sidelined since April 29 with a strained left hamstring. While the Braves have told him he will not be 100 percent the remainder of this season, the 24-year-old right-hander said he realized improvement after each of the three Minor League rehab starts that he made this month.The decision to move Kawakami to the bullpen wasn't too surprising. The Japanese right-hander, who is owed a little more than $10 million through the end of the 2011 season, went 1-9 with a 4.48 ERA in his 15 starts this year. His lone win came on Saturday, when he limited the Tigers to two hits and one run over seven innings.While Kawakami has been victimized by a lack of run support, Kris Medlen gave the Braves reason to believe he was the better option to keep in the rotation. In the nine starts he has made since Jurrjens went on the disabled list, Medlen has gone 4-0 with a 3.40 ERA.EDIT for Linkage. Here Edited June 29, 2010 by I Am The Truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL Fan in the DMV Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) No replies huh? I guess the article speaks for itself and has left everyone speechless...or simultaneously stricken with severe cases of carpal tunnel. :P Edited June 29, 2010 by I Am The Truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightsaidfred Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 No replies huh? I guess the article speaks for itself and has left everyone speechless...or simultaneously stricken with severe cases of carpal tunnel. :PThe decision to move Kawakami to the bullpen wasn't too surprising. While Kawakami has been victimized by a lack of run support, Kris Medlen gave the Braves reason to believe he was the better option to keep in the rotation.The article says it all........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAF HART Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Sorry I was out celebrating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 This is the first time in a long time Bobby has taken off the rose colored glasses and done exactly what is best for the team's success instead of doing what was best for the veteran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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