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"Missing: Lueke's 5 mph.  Will reimburse handily."
I love Lueke.  I think he'll be fine.  But he won't be fine throwing 91.  Guys who throw 91 know how to do it.  Guys who throw 96 throw differently.  When you go from 96 to 91 you have to change your approach, and Josh currently is not doing that.
He says he feels fine.  Great, no soreness, it's just not there.  And that it happened to him to start last year as well, and built back up over the year.  He said maybe he just needs to throw year-round and not take time off because it apparently takes him too long to build it back up.
That doesn't help us - or him - this April, though.  I don't mind sending him down to AAA for 6 weeks while we wait for the velocity and dominance to return.
In the meantime, who do you want?  Chris Seddon's killing AAA (won PCL pitcher of the week) but he's not exactly a thunderous bullpen arm.  French has been awful, as has Roe.  Cortes has been surviving okay, but with his wildness he wouldn't be my first choice.
I would probably demote Lueke for a brief stint (and let him know it's a brief stint) as well - we just need to find a better replacement.  Our bullpen cupboard is still pretty bare.  How soon is Aardsma back?
~G