Reyes sent down

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Cardinals optioned RHP Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Memphis.
Todd Wellemeyer will take his rotation spot. It's not exactly fair to Reyes, considering that his 6.08 ERA was right there with Adam Wainwright's 6.02 and Kip Wells' 6.10 mark. He also allowed fewer unearned runs than either and had easily the best WHIP of the group (1.35 to 1.44 for Wells and 1.91 for Wainwright). However, the Cardinals felt they had to try something different and Reyes was getting worse rather than better. It's not a big mistake unless they hesitate to recall him as soon as he puts together two or three strong starts at Memphis.

Smart move coming a couple of weeks late. Wainwright has better stuff and Wells is a veteran and both don't need time in AAA. Reyes does and hopefully will right his ship.

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If I'm the Cards, I take my chances with Reyes over Wellemyer. You know what you're getting with one, the other has potential for upside.

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Reyes wasn't winning games and needed some work the Cardinals couldn't afford him to make at the big league level. He was sent down and the Cardinals started playing better. Not because of him but he could have been a streak stopper.

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Cardinals optioned RHP Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Memphis.
Reyes sees himself as a different pitcher than the Cardinals want him to be, so he needs out of St. Louis. The Cardinals are frustrated enough that they said they had no plans to recall him prior to September.

If he's not happy and they're not happy, send his ass packing. He's not the same pitcher we saw pitch in Game 1 of the WS.

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He sure has had his struggles this season and IMO he would have been sent packing along time ago if the Cards pitching staff wouldn't have been so beat up.