The Jays added six players to their roster today. Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench; Shaun Marcum, Scott Richmond and Brian Wolfe; and Curtis Thigpen. David Purcey takes on the Twins tonight, facing Glen Perkins, he of the sub-4 ERA.
I don't see Wilkerson or Mench getting much playing time. Cito is going to make sure Lind and Snider get their at-bats and Wells and Rios don't need much rest. Mench might get a look versus left handed pitchers but that's it.
I assume Marcum will take over from Parrish in the rotation, Marcum started yesterday so Parrish might get one more start. I also assume Wolfe will fit in the bullpen even though he has been starting in AAA. Scott Richmond gets the "make-up" call, the Jays caused him to miss the Olympics and then sent him down before the games were over so let's throw fifty large his way to compensate. It will be interesting to see how much playing time Thigpen gets after a weak season in AAA. He probably will take Gregg Zaun's at-bats. The Jays need to figure out if Thigpen can be the backup for next season, although that question was probably answered in AAA.
The penultimate home stand of the season starts tonight.
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