Eladio Rodriguez Expected To Join Trenton

No word on the extent of the injury to P.J. Pilittere at this point, but I’ve learned that the plan as of right now entails bringing up Eladio Rodriguez from Tampa.

The former Israel Baseball League standout wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire down there, hitting just .095, but he was doing all right in limited action with the Thunder earlier this season, going 3-for-13 in four games.

I don’t even think the Bo Hall move is official yet, so who knows when anything with Pilittere will be announced, but the likely move would be to place him on the DL so that a roster spot can be created.

For what it’s worth, I haven’t understood why they won’t send Jason Brown down when a catcher is needed.  Nothing against Eladio, but Brown has a similar reputation to P.J. in that pitchers really seem to like the way he calls a game, and I think he’d have a good influence on some of the guys on the staff.

Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com