Your Latest Fifth Starter: Eddie Bonine

by Ian Casselberry on Sep 14, 2009 11:05 AM EDT in Detroit Tigers News

Nate Robertson's groin is aching. (Or his pelvis is inflamed, if you'd prefer to put it that way.) Armando Galarraga's elbow is still sore. So who's going to be the Detroit Tigers' fifth starter? Hello, Eddie Bonine.

Bonine will now start for Detroit on Wednesday, in place of Galarraga (who was set to sub for Robertson). As the rotation and schedule stand now, he'll get three starts. Bonine should also pitch once in Cleveland, with his final start scheduled against the Twins in Detroit.

And if Robertson and/or Galarraga heal up before the regular season is finished and can pitch? They'll work out of the bullpen. Bonine's the guy, says Jim Leyland. And that's how it's going to be for the rest of the season.

From Lynn Henning's article in today's Detroit News:

"I'm not gonna keep changing. I can't wait on a daily basis any longer. I can't come (to the ballpark) not knowing who's gonna be able to pitch in two days."

One definite downside to these injuries, as The Detroit Tigers Weblog points out, is that it's now highly unlikely that anyone will be making a spot start to give one of the regular starters a rest. So no breather for Justin Verlander or Edwin Jackson as they each exceed or approach 200 innings, and no more rest for Rick Porcello, and hopefully Jarrod Washburn's sore left knee is feeling better.

Washburn, by the way, will start tomorrow night, though it's unclear as to whether or not his knee feels much better.

[Edited at 5 p.m. EST]

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facepalm

I’ll believe this is the last one when nothing changes for two games.

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by john.kmiecik on Sep 14, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

I'm curious as to why he chose Eddie over Zach

if I had to pick I have no idea who I’d go with. they both make me nervous, though Eddie helped us out when we needed him earlier in the season so I’m hoping he’ll do what he’s supposed to do again.

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by allikazoo on Sep 14, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

although, there seems to be this rule in force

Only one quality start per spot starter before the clock strikes 12, and they turn back into pumpkins. Hopefully Bonine didn’t use up all his magic against the White Sox in that one game…

He did pitch in one of the double header games, right after the Sox tied us up, right? Or am I misremembering?

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by ahtrap on Sep 14, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, that was the game he pitched

that we went on to win!

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by allikazoo on Sep 14, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Why can't Miner give a spot start to Rick sometime?

Does Jim hate Zach or something?

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by David Tokarz on Sep 14, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions

OT, but you can talk to God today at 2 PM

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by NCDee on Sep 14, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

ME TOO!

among other important things.

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by allikazoo on Sep 14, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Pitching Rotation

Bonine is scheduled to start Wednesday not Thursday.

They will probably skip him in the rotation with a scheduled day off on Monday, and move everyone up. That would mean he wouldn’t start again until a week from Saturday in Chicago. If they do this Jackson, Porcello, and Verlander will be lined up to pitch the final 3 games of the season at home against Chicago if needed.

by 63 Tiger on Sep 14, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions