For openers
Manager Greg Jelks has set his pitching rotation for the upcoming series against Traverse City and the road trip to Kalamazoo.
Aaron Ledbetter will pitch Saturday night's home opener with J.J. Hollenbeck throwing Sunday evening. Alan Stidfole will go to the mound in the Memorial Day afternoon (2:05) game.
The Wild Things begin a three-game series Tuesday night in Kalamazoo. John Leonard will pitch the opener with Michael Eisenberg set to be activated from injured reserve to pitch the middle game of the series.
That means that Chris Rivera, who started two games for Washington last year before having his contract sold to the Chicago Cubs, will be used as a reliever. Rivera pitched in relief in the Cubs' system.
"Our original plan was to use Rivera as a reliever and spot starter," Jelks said. "That was, until Eisenberg was injured and Leonard developed a tender shoulder. When those things happened, we decided we were going to use Rivera as a starter. But we thought it would take longer for Eisenberg and Leonard to get back. With those guys returning, Rivera goes back to being a reliever."
One roster move has been made during the current four-day break between series. Right-handed pitcher Travis Miller has retired for "personal reasons." The Wild Things will go with only 23 players on the roster until Eisenberg (strained groin) is activated Wednesday.
As of Thursday afternoon, tickets remained for the home opener. With the Penguins playing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night, filling Consol Energy Park could be a difficult task. The weather forecast is calling for a nice night, so we'll see how much of a draw fireworks and a home opener can be. At the five home openers Wednesday in the Frontier League, the average attendance was 3,653. Chillicothe drew 2,647 for its opener Sunday.
Aaron Ledbetter will pitch Saturday night's home opener with J.J. Hollenbeck throwing Sunday evening. Alan Stidfole will go to the mound in the Memorial Day afternoon (2:05) game.
The Wild Things begin a three-game series Tuesday night in Kalamazoo. John Leonard will pitch the opener with Michael Eisenberg set to be activated from injured reserve to pitch the middle game of the series.
That means that Chris Rivera, who started two games for Washington last year before having his contract sold to the Chicago Cubs, will be used as a reliever. Rivera pitched in relief in the Cubs' system.
"Our original plan was to use Rivera as a reliever and spot starter," Jelks said. "That was, until Eisenberg was injured and Leonard developed a tender shoulder. When those things happened, we decided we were going to use Rivera as a starter. But we thought it would take longer for Eisenberg and Leonard to get back. With those guys returning, Rivera goes back to being a reliever."
One roster move has been made during the current four-day break between series. Right-handed pitcher Travis Miller has retired for "personal reasons." The Wild Things will go with only 23 players on the roster until Eisenberg (strained groin) is activated Wednesday.
As of Thursday afternoon, tickets remained for the home opener. With the Penguins playing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night, filling Consol Energy Park could be a difficult task. The weather forecast is calling for a nice night, so we'll see how much of a draw fireworks and a home opener can be. At the five home openers Wednesday in the Frontier League, the average attendance was 3,653. Chillicothe drew 2,647 for its opener Sunday.
posted by Chris Dugan at
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I hope this is the year for the wild things. good luck guys!!!
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