Left handed reliever Neal Musser whom had been placed on waivers on Feb 19, was given his release today.
Last season Musser pitched one scoreless inning of relief and in 2007 pitched in 24.2 innings with and ERA of 4.38.
While this may hurt the organizational depth of Left Handed relievers, assistant General Manager Dean Taylor said on 610 today that the organization felt there were plenty of other left handers who could fill the same role and that they felt it best to allow Musser to pursue other opportunities.
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February 27th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
OH NO LANDON, DID YOU JUST SAY WE LOST MUSSER?!?! I agree with Dayton Moore completely, i think when he said “plenty of other left handers who could fill the same role” was the wrong words. ANYONE COULD FILL THE SAME ROLE AS NEAL MUSSER. Good information Landon. I like what Tejeda did today in his outing against the Giants, i would like to see him be in the rotation.
go royals
Paden
February 27th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Yeah, I have really started to like Tejada. Dayton seems to have a real knack for picking up quality relievers off the scrap heap. The same cannot be said for starters though (Bale, Tomko). I’d say Tejeda would be a solid arm in the bullpen helping to get the ball to Soria in the 9th. Not sure if I would want him as a starter though.
February 27th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
To be honest Landon and Paden, I’m very glad that Musser is out. He didn’t do much at all for us and wasn’t anything special in Omaha. I’ve got a question for you. How well do you think new reliever Kyle Farnsworth will do for us this season?