From Chad Jennings Swb blog:
There are no major surprises in the initial wave of September call-ups, but there is one significant surprise among the players filling the resulting holes on the Triple-A roster.
First the big league call-ups.
C Francisco Cervelli
SS Ramiro Pena
RHP Mark Melancon
RHP Edwar Ramirez
LHP Mike Dunn
My predictions were pretty much this exact group, with Jonathan Albaladejo instead of Dunn. I’m a little surprised Alby didn’t get a call-up, but those five 40-man relievers were pretty interchangeable in my mind.
Ok I know what you are thinking. Who is Mike Dunn? The only Dunn I know is Adam Dunn.
Pete Abraham has more:
The left-handed Dunn is interesting. He has struck out 99 in 73.1 innings and allowed only 58 hits. But he also has walked 46. Dunn has shown improvement with his control lately. Girardi loves having two lefties in the pen. It could come down to Dunn or Marte.
Dunn is a 24 yr. old lefty who (as can be seen in the stats above) throws heat. He is 4-3, 3.31. Obviously Coke has…to put it nicely…sucked lately. There is little time left in the season for anyone to “figure out” Dunn. Maybe, like K-Rod did for the Angels in 2002, Dunn may be a late season addition whose unknown quantity is a boon for the Yanks in September and October.
More from Abraham, regarding Jarod Washburn (emphasis mine):
Washburn is 1-2 with a 6.81 ERA in six starts for the Tigers. He has allowed 11 homers in 37 innings. Oh, by the way, Seattle wanted Austin Jackson for him.
People who bash Cashman continuously also should praise him for when he does something right.
*This post was written by Mike Sommer of The Sommer Frieze*
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