Yesterday, fresh-from-the-dry-cleaners Reds’ manager Jim Riggleman talked a bit about the plan for Amir Garrett. Garrett has been one of the very best relief pitchers in all of baseball to date, as he has tossed 9.2 scoreless innings without giving up a run. He has 11 strikeouts against just one walk. He is one of just a handful of pitchers on the Reds’ roster to have any semblance of success so far this year, so naturally Riggs was asked if there was any plan to move Garrett back to the rotation. Here’s his response:
“Back in the day, a lot of guys came to the big leagues and they started in the bullpen.