Rockies call Reynolds up to make first start

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Rockies call Reynolds up to make first start
05/11/2008 2:48 PM ET
By Mike Scarr / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- The Rockies purchased the contract of Greg Reynolds from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday and optioned left-hander Mark Redman to the same Sky Sox club to make room on the roster.
Reynolds will make his Major League debut with a start against the Padres in Sunday's series finale, while Redman will head down to try to find his rhythm and find some consistency. Redman is expected to accept the assignment.
"With the starting rotation that is in transition, we have some things going on, we have some positive signs -- we have another kid to make his Major League debut," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "It puts [Redman] in a position to maximize, I think, his best role and to make pitches and to be efficient with his pitches and pitch better."
Redman was 2-3 with a 7.84 ERA in seven appearances for the Rockies this season, six of which were starts. The left-hander allowed five runs on nine hits over 2 2/3 innings in his last start and was sent to the bullpen. Hurdle felt Redman wouldn't get the necessary number of innings in the Rockies' bullpen.
"I like our bullpen the way it shapes up. I'd like for Mark to pitch up to his capabilities," Hurdle said. "He needs to pitch in a set routine and schedule and pitch every fifth day. I don't see that opportunity providing itself out of our bullpen."
Reynolds was 1-2 with a 4.86 ERA in seven starts at Colorado Springs this year and will likely get another look after Sunday's start.
"There are no promises being made, but I think we're going to bring him in with the idea of we're going to give him the freedom to pitch and we're going to see where that takes us," Hurdle said.
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