Post by tbone421998 on Jun 10, 2007 16:47:27 GMT -5
houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070610&content_id=2018258&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Now for the good news turning to bad news:
Quintero, whose playing time became practically non-existent when he became the third catcher behind Brad Ausmus and Eric Munson, passed through waivers and was taken off the 40-man roster. He was outrighted to Round Rock, where he'll assume the role as the Express' front-line catcher.
Because the Astros were short-handed in the bullpen, it made little sense to carry a position player who wasn't getting any playing time. Quintero had entered three games as a defensive replacement from May 29-31, but he had not had a plate appearance in more than two weeks.
Garner envisions Munson receiving more starting opportunities in the near future, which leaves Quintero in no-man's land.
Because the Astros were short-handed in the bullpen, it made little sense to carry a position player who wasn't getting any playing time. Quintero had entered three games as a defensive replacement from May 29-31, but he had not had a plate appearance in more than two weeks.
Garner envisions Munson receiving more starting opportunities in the near future, which leaves Quintero in no-man's land.
McLemore, who was called up for a very brief time toward the end of May, was 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA over 16 games, including six starts, for Round Rock. He threw four innings in his most recent outing, on June 5, allowing two earned runs while striking out two.
The left-hander made his big-league debut on May 24 in Arizona, striking out two over one scoreless frame. He was optioned back to Round Rock four days later, when Rick White came off the disabled list.
"I'm a little less intimidated this time than last time," said McLemore, who caught a 6 a.m. flight out of Oklahoma City on Sunday morning. "But when they tell me to go straight from the airport to the park, I still don't know where I'm going."McLemore, who was called up for a very brief time toward the end of May, was 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA over 16 games, including six starts, for Round Rock. He threw four innings in his most recent outing, on June 5, allowing two earned runs while striking out two.
The left-hander made his big-league debut on May 24 in Arizona, striking out two over one scoreless frame. He was optioned back to Round Rock four days later, when Rick White came off the disabled list.
"I'm a little less intimidated this time than last time," said McLemore, who caught a 6 a.m. flight out of Oklahoma City on Sunday morning. "But when they tell me to go straight from the airport to the park, I still don't know where I'm going."
The left-hander made his big-league debut on May 24 in Arizona, striking out two over one scoreless frame. He was optioned back to Round Rock four days later, when Rick White came off the disabled list.
"I'm a little less intimidated this time than last time," said McLemore, who caught a 6 a.m. flight out of Oklahoma City on Sunday morning. "But when they tell me to go straight from the airport to the park, I still don't know where I'm going."McLemore, who was called up for a very brief time toward the end of May, was 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA over 16 games, including six starts, for Round Rock. He threw four innings in his most recent outing, on June 5, allowing two earned runs while striking out two.
The left-hander made his big-league debut on May 24 in Arizona, striking out two over one scoreless frame. He was optioned back to Round Rock four days later, when Rick White came off the disabled list.
"I'm a little less intimidated this time than last time," said McLemore, who caught a 6 a.m. flight out of Oklahoma City on Sunday morning. "But when they tell me to go straight from the airport to the park, I still don't know where I'm going."
Garner sounded confident that White will be able to return to the bullpen on Saturday, the first day he's eligible to come off the DL.
