The injury bug has ripped apart the Moabs. Chien-Meng Wang and Adam Wainwright have joined Scott Baker and Fausto Carmona on the disabled list. Although Baker is within days of being back and Wainwright is out for only 3 starts, Wang may be out the rest of the season. In fact, Wang may be in a cast for the next six weeks.
GM Eric Caskey has said that the Moabs are not counting on Wang contributing this season. So, Brooklyn has purchased the contract of lefty starter Scott Olsen. Olsen will likely be the long man until the arm gets streched out.
Meanwhile, the Brookln rotation features four BARB rookies: Ubaldo Jimenez, Micah Owings, Manny Parra and Scott Baker. All four are expected to fill in and compete for a long-term position in the rotation once Wainwright and Carmona return to the lineup. "It is a open competition in a sense. They need to keep in mind that they have the luxury of a great offense and a good fielding team behind them," said manager Bobby Cox. "We expect to compete every night and expect Oswalt to step it up a notch."
The bullpen does get a boost today with the activation of Mike Gonzalez from the disabled list. Gonzalez will get some late-inning duty and look to stabilize an exhausted staff.
