Hard throwing righty to start tonight for Tacoma
Wednesday August 6, 2008 - After a whole season of uncertainty when it came to the prospect of Brandon Morrow throwing as a starter, yesterday it finally came to fruition as the Mariners optioned him to Tacoma to start tonight’s game. Morrow is expected to throw somewhere in the range of 35 pitches to begin stretching his arm out. The Mariners did the same Ryan Rowland-Smith recently and after a few weeks Rowland-Smith has been throwing in the six inning range. The Mariners hope to use Morrow with the big club by the end of the season if all goes well.
To take the place of Morrow, the M’s called up Tacoma closer Jared Wells. Wells has pitched well picking up nine saves for the Rainiers. The move allows J.J. Putz to resume his duties as the full-time closer.
The intersting scenario for Seattle will be when Rowland-Smith and Morrow are ready to start, who will come out of the rotation? Not just for this season, but for 2009.
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