Kurt Birkins was placed on the 15 day disabled list and Julio Manon was brought up from AAA Ottawa for the second time this year.

Grade: C

Hopefully this injury was the reason for Birkins’ struggles. Manon has pitched good for Ottawa and wasn’t too bad, except for some wildness, when he was with us the first time. Manon reminds me of Eddy Rodriguez…not sure if thats a good thing. It was the safe choice to make to replace Birkins, not bad. Brian Burres still deserves a shot at some point.

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