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The reason I use 4 of the A's is because there really isnt a replacement. That is, someone who will not give up a shit ton of runs without recording an out. Everybody's favorite darkhorse for a breakout season has been pu...sent down. But unlike Barbaro, I hate seeing that, he will not be shot in front of thousands of people on TV. Back to the 4 A's. A 4A player is one who does well enough at Triple A, but went sent to get a cup of coffee, does not pan out. Former Brewers include Ben Hendrickson. So who are the options...?

The first is obviously Seth McClung. While not the 4A I am talking about, he seems the best suited for the job. The problem with that is the hole it makes in the bullpen. Who do you bring in when it is the 4th and you need a guy to go more than 1? Charlie V, not the Buck playing for a contract, has been used a lot. When it hits the dog days of August, he will be tired, and will not play well if he is the only long guy. Bad things happen when the bullpen is tired, and the bullpen gets you to the playoffs. So we have these guys...though I am not an expert.

This is the guy I would get up in a hurry. Tim Dillard has played well in Nashville, and with those numbers, you would expect a 4.5-4.8 ERA as a starter in the bigs...conservativly. Better than ManPar's 7+, but not great. And would most likely tax the bullpen the same way.

Who they did bring up is this guy. Chris Narveson has done decent out of the pen in Nashville. Lots of innings, good B/K ratio. And since there are a bunch of off days, it says that there will be a bulpen start in the future. More bullpen tax.

This guy has been up before, and done well. Mike Burns in 4 innings in the bigs has been decent. And with the AAA record, has shown that he can get AAA players out. Once again, lots of innings and good K/BB. He can start, but also fill in for one of the bullpen starts previously mentioned. Not to mention the WHIP is pretty good...meaning great in the minors for a starter. So we go deeper...

There have been cases where the team has had a need, and brought up a AA player for a spot start. See Chris Saenz. 1 and done. I was at thiat game. AA options are...

Since number one pick Jeremy "I get high to enhance my performance by ripping bongs" Jefress is not at all ready, we have one good option. Chris Cody maybe? Why not...? Numbers good. Pitch count good. And we dont know his name, which is always a good thing.

All in all, with days off as the original article said, 1 start is needed on the 27th. With off days any of these guys can at least do some damage to an opposing line up. Dont you think?