The good news is that the Kansas City Royals place Eibner on the 15-day disabled list, which means they expect him back soon. Of course, the bad news is that a guy hitting .462 is getting ANY downtime. When a player is that hot you want to keep riding that train as long as possible.
The somewhat surprising move is Gee’s demotion to Omaha in favor of Peter Moylan. Yes, Gee has struggled in his last two starts while giving up nine earned runs in 9.0 innings pitched. But, until then, Gee had sported a 2.90 ERA and had been very effective as a reliever (2.