I had a quick question, are the Indians making Nick Hagadone into a reliever?
Yes, Hagadone has officially been moved to the bullpen, which I will have a full story on in the next few days. This is a transition that was planned back in January and something Hagadone knew about all along where the plan this season would be to start the year in the rotation in a piggyback situation and then in the second half make the transition to the bullpen. He is now viewed as a bullpen option going forward and will be developed that way, so his starting days are all but over. This should not come as too much of a surprise as Hagadone was a reliever in college at Washington and only initially started in the minors in order to help develop his pitches and expedite his exposure to as many game situations as possible and develop a routine. Ideally you would love to see an arm as talented as his in the rotation, and his prospect standing takes a hit as a reliever rather than a starter, but this move may help him by pitching in shorter spurts and being able to let it all air out an
