Arredondo Up, Leake Down

By:  Coop


The Cincinnati Reds have decided to bring up pitcher Jose Arredondo, and send down Mike Leake to AAA Louisville.  


Mike Leake was drafted in 2009, and was selected as the 5th starter of the rotation after spring training in 2010. He skipped over the minor leagues completely, and never wanted to go to the minors, but sometimes you gotta do what's best for the team, and go down.  


Dusty Baker said sending Leake down was one of the hardest decisions he has ever made as a manager.  


Jose Arredondo is coming up to the majors for the 1st time since 2009, when he was a member of the Anaheim Angels.  Jose's rookie year was in 2008 when he was a great setup man, going 10-2, and sporting an ERA of 1.62.  The success did not carry over into 2009 however, as his ERA went up to 6.00, and then underwent Tommy John Surgery.  During his rehab assignment, he had a 2.30 ERA and a 21/6 strikeout to walk ratio.  He pitched 15 2/3 innings.