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does Byrd get walking papers once Westbrook gets healthy? You can;t take Laffey out of the roatation can you?
Maybe move Byrd to the bullpen?
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There is no way that they can send Laffey down and keep Byrd in the starting rotation. That would be absolutely stupid but knowing Wedgie and Shapiro I wouldn't put anything past them. The latest on Westbrook is that they think he will be ready to join the starting rotation again at the end of May.
I don't know how effective Byrd would be coming out of the bullpen plus the reason that they just sent Mastny down was because there is no real need for a long reliever. I would has to think that they would not release/trade Byrd because you never know if one of the other starters might go down during the season. They need to keep him around for a safety net but he would have to get some work somehow and the Indians really don't use long relievers that much. Maybe again something is going on but I can't think of any team that would want PB.