Bullpen Surprise: Byrdak Cut

We have a pretty surprising announcement this morning after a 10-9 win over the Astros last night. Tim Byrdak, who was once considered a lock to be a part of the Tigers bullpen, was released this morning after giving up four walks and a hit to the five batters he faced last night.

This leaves Detroit with only one lefty, Macay McBride, in the bullpen. Aquilino Lopez and Yorman Bazardo are now both likely to be on the opening day roster. But a move by Dave Dombrowski for a lefty seems very obvious.

Danny Knobler lists three possible lefties we could go after including Royce Ring of Atlanta, Steve Kline of San Francisco, and Mike Stanton of Cincinatti. With the youth we already have in our 'pen, I would like to see us go after Stanton. So what if he makes the most money of the three.

Well, on the bright side, at least this brings some added excitement to what was becoming a long, drawn out Spring Training.