In his first start back from the IL, Mike Witt goes down again - this time he'll be out 6 weeks with a biceps strain.
After discussing it with JG, Neck Stanley goes into the spin with Ger Thomas staying in the pen. Rather than recall Gause, we give Don Douglas the call, which means Gause has to exit via the WW. On $660k I assume he'll be of little interest, which proves correct.
Meanwhile, JG's decision reaps immediate results:
But, on the negative side of the ledger, we also lose Denzel Clarke for 3 weeks to a hammy strain. Jose Pineda is brought up to replace him, as I resist the urge to see the cut of Dave Castillo's jib just yet.
SIDEBAR: In an effort to increase realism and heighten the challenge, I have the players' injury ratings switched off. This means I have to make the judgement call as to whether someone like Witt - whose proneness to getting hurt is becoming a concern - is flimsily put together or just having an unlucky run with injuries. At $3m per, this is a key assessment to be made. Even more so down the track when we're talking about Oakland money.