Ortiz Is Out!

[love_that_reefer]

Russ Ortiz, who is in the second year of a four-year, $33 million contract, has been removed from Arizona's rotation after beginning the year 0-3 with a 6.91 ERA.
The Diamondbacks didn't say who would replace him in the rotation. Dustin Nippert has a 5.73 ERA in two starts for Tucson, so Kevin Jarvis and Enrique Gonzalez seem more likely to receive callups. We'd prefer to see Juan Cruz taken out of the bullpen and given an opportunity. Ortiz will likely get another look in the rotation sometime this summer, but he's probably not going to have fantasy value at any point.

This is pretty funny and sad at the same time. All that money and for what?

[777rak]

Yea no kidding this sucks, for us D-Backs. I wonder who will replace him

[love_that_reefer]

I liked Jarvis a few years back but he never did anything since. He is worth a shot due to experience at least.

[HollywoodLeo]

Kevin Jarvis?

[love_that_reefer]

Experience?

[HollywoodLeo]

Joey Hamilton has experience, I wouldn't take him back either

[love_that_reefer]

Slim pickens dude! You take what you can get. Its not permanent so go with experience.

[777rak]

They should either call somone up from AAA/ or just play with a 4 man rotation.

[General]

Told y'all.

This is worse than Jaret Wright.