Today's Roster Move - August 30th

We start today's posts with a roster move.

LHP Eury De La Rosa promoted to high-A Visalia.

No corresponding move has been announced, nor is one expected.  This move is a bit of a head scratcher for me.  Visalia is not in the playoff hunt, and while the Silver Hawks chances are slim, they are still mathematically alive.  Why take the closer and arguably best reliever from this team at this point in the season?

Obviously, there are reasons for everything, and congratulations to Eury on the promotion. 

Graduation Day

Today was graduation day for the Latin players who have been taking English classes all season.  Many people don't realize that they take classes in the morning all summer long, well before the rest of the players arrive to the ballpark.  The dedication from these players is remarkable, not only towards baseball but in becoming engrained in the American culture that they are very much a part of.

Congratulations to the guys who have done an excellent job learning the English language and culture, and well done on their presentation today.

Those that were part of the ceremony today include:

Victor Capellan
Eury De La Rosa
Raywilly Gomez
Jhoan Pimentel
Ramon Castillo
Gerson Montilla
Ender Inciarte
Roberto Rodriguez

What's With Bullpen Pitchers?

Why are all bullpen pitchers just strange characters? 

For some unknown reason, Brian Budrow, Dan Taylor, and Eury De La Rosa are participating in baserunning drills...typically reserved for offensive players only.

Listen, I'm all for conditioning, but it's just funny to see these guys running the bases and praciting tagging up at third.

Gotta love relievers.