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Originally Posted by BigRapidsJackass
My theory: for whatever reason, Clint and Dan never really liked Buchholz. They're holding him back now as trade bait for the Steve Trachsel type Danno wants to acquire.
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Which in turn would explain why we've increasingly seen Matt Herges going 2 innings at a time - he's the new long man in the bullpen. No possibility he could ever be used as a spot starter and he's much older than Buchholz, but there it is. Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy for Herges, particularly with all the human interest comeback stories he's been getting in the local press and on the Rockies site, but I don't see how he helps this Rockies team in its prime (now and next year) more than Buchholz. That doesn't work for me. I hope you're wrong, Jackass, but I see it.