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09-18-2002, 10:52 AM
Manager Jerry Manuel removed Gary Glover from the starting rotation Tuesday and said he will begin next year as a middle reliever.
Glover's ascension to the rotation came May 7 when Jon Rauch was demoted to Triple-A Charlotte. In his 22 starts, Glover went 7-7 with a 5.97 earned-run average. But he failed to make it through six innings in 17 of his 22 starts, including 13 starts of five or fewer innings.
Glover's trend was to go through the order once and get hit around the second or third time. Manuel insisted it was not a waste of time using Glover in a starter's role the last 4½ months.
"Anytime you get an opportunity to start at the major-league level, it's not a wasted experience," Manuel said. "It was good for him to get the experience he got."
Glover was not surprised to get the hook.
"It's their choice to put me wherever they want me," Glover said. "But I kind of wish they didn't wait so long to make the decision."
Glover's 5.97 ERA as a starter would be second worst in the AL if he had enough innings to qualify. Todd Ritchie, who also doesn't have enough innings, would be last at 6.18.
Of the pitchers who do have enough innings, Dan Wright (5.42) is fourth-worst in the AL behind Steve Sparks (5.77), Jeff Suppan (5.56) and Scott Erickson (5.55). In terms of ERA, the Sox's rotation had three of the six worst starters in the league.
Saturday's starter
to be determined
Manuel declined to say who would get Glover's turn Saturday against Minnesota. Glover said Manuel told him it either would be Rauch, who has thrown only two innings since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, or Ritchie, who has thrown only one inning since his returning from the DL one week ago.
Glover's ascension to the rotation came May 7 when Jon Rauch was demoted to Triple-A Charlotte. In his 22 starts, Glover went 7-7 with a 5.97 earned-run average. But he failed to make it through six innings in 17 of his 22 starts, including 13 starts of five or fewer innings.
Glover's trend was to go through the order once and get hit around the second or third time. Manuel insisted it was not a waste of time using Glover in a starter's role the last 4½ months.
"Anytime you get an opportunity to start at the major-league level, it's not a wasted experience," Manuel said. "It was good for him to get the experience he got."
Glover was not surprised to get the hook.
"It's their choice to put me wherever they want me," Glover said. "But I kind of wish they didn't wait so long to make the decision."
Glover's 5.97 ERA as a starter would be second worst in the AL if he had enough innings to qualify. Todd Ritchie, who also doesn't have enough innings, would be last at 6.18.
Of the pitchers who do have enough innings, Dan Wright (5.42) is fourth-worst in the AL behind Steve Sparks (5.77), Jeff Suppan (5.56) and Scott Erickson (5.55). In terms of ERA, the Sox's rotation had three of the six worst starters in the league.
Saturday's starter
to be determined
Manuel declined to say who would get Glover's turn Saturday against Minnesota. Glover said Manuel told him it either would be Rauch, who has thrown only two innings since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, or Ritchie, who has thrown only one inning since his returning from the DL one week ago.