Rochester isn't really in its divisional race in the International League, but for whatever reason, the College of GMs decided to give them a big boost by dumping Derrick May and replacing him with Karim Garcia. With Toledo, Garcia was slugging in the high .600s. The results are usually spotty, but he'll add nothing if not drama. That's as good a run as he'll enjoy all year, but as I said, he'll at least bring an air of gutsy, gutty fun. The record is now six and six.
Nobody's really a prospect among the reinforcements.
At Buffalo, Willie Martinez put up a 6.11 ERA, and hardly seems like somebody meant to stick around for mop-up duty for very long. He and Paul Rigdon are products of the system, but Martinez was hardly bringing the organization any credit. Now that Tom Martin is gone, the Tribe is without a left-handed reliever. That leaves a pen with few situational specialists and only four pitchers that Charlie Manuel can be reasonably comfortable using. You have to expect a callup of either Andrew Lorraine or Alan Newman to fill a role as at least a token left- hander.