Slight change in the pitching matchup for Wednesday's afternoon game against the Whitecaps.
WED: RHP Jake Wild vs. RHP Lauren Gagnier
Here are the matchups for the series in Lansing Thursday through Saturday:
THU: RHP Nathan Adcock vs. RHP Kyle Ginley
FRI*: LHP Donnie Hume vs. LHP Nate Starner
SAT: RHP Michael Pineda vs. LHP Brad Mills
*-Phillippe Aumont should pitch in relief in this game.
3 comments:
What's up with Aumont pitching relief? Baseball America has him projected as a Mariners starter in a few years... are they simply trying to build up arm strength at this phase of his career?
Yes.
Sorry. Couldn't help myself.
Seattle is taking it easy with Aumont since he did not pitch professionally last season.
Here is the take from Jason Churchill over at ProspectInsider.com that may be useful:
Rotation or not, Aumont has undoubtedly impressed through his first 4 appearances. His work has been low-pressure oriented during his pro debut, working mostly as a reliever, but the early returns have to be satisfying to a fan base that lost Tillman and Butler over the winter. No earned runs have yet come across the plate against him and in 11.2 IP he’s punched out 13 hitters while walking just four. He’s also allowed just 7 hits - five in his second appearance alone (1.2 IP). Save for that hiccup, he’s been downright nasty. If nothing else, the team clearly made the right choice with him.
Aumont will be working in tandem with Donnie Hume for the forseeable future.
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