The Reds bullpen remains a real liability. And unless I miss my guess, GM Wayne Krivsky is trolling for a solution. He didn't blink when he pulled the trigger on a deal that brought bullpen help (allgedly) last season. He won't now.
Gary Majewski should be ready to pitch in the majors again in a few weeks. He's been on the DL since the end of spring training but has pitched well at AAA. Monday, Eddie Guardado threw off a mound, amazingly just nine months down the road from Tommy John surgery.
But here's a solution that may be too tempting for the normally cautious Krivsky to pass up. At AA Chattanooga is a pitcher named Calvin Medlock. Through Sunday, Medlock is 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA, His numbers have been just as strong before this season. At 5'9" Medlock won't scare anyone by sight. But his repetoire of pitches will do that for him. Medlock is also averaging a strike out per inning.
Don't be put off by the fact that Medlock is only at the AA level. Current Reds reliever, John Coutlangus was a AA pitcher coming into this season and has been a nice surpirse so far in 2007.
Medlock could be the same thing.
If it happens, remember, you heard it here, first.
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