chris ray?

[idealFX]

as of the right now, the o's are leading the a's 2-0 in the bottom of the ninth, and in comes... jamie walker? is this a sign for ray's permanent replacement? i know ray isn't exhausted, as the last day he pitched was the 20th.

[GymRat33]

I noticed this as well cause I own Ray ...I don't have any idea either. I'm hoping it was something minor like Ray having the flu or something. If anyone has any clue why I would appreciate the info too. I'm not too worried because Ray has been pitching great lately and if anyone was going to pass him for the CL job I thought it was gonna be Shuey, not this Walker clown.

[A Fleshner Fantasy]

I heard he has an injury, but no details past that. That's only what another member in my league told me though, so I have no idea how credible it is.

[GymRat33]

here's something a bit more substantial from rotoworld....

"Jamie Walker, and not Chris Ray, was brought in to a 2-0 Orioles lead in the ninth inning against the Athletics on Sunday.
Ray had pitched just once in the last week and has been doing exceptional of late. There was also no report of an injury holding him back, so we assume this was only a matter of preference. The Athletics did have left-handers Jack Cust and Eric Chavez due up second and third in the inning, so the decision did make some sense on that level. However, the club hadn't made a move like this before and it was surprising with their closer pitching so well. We wouldn't read too much into it."

[Dorny]

I read in the closers thread that it was a matchups thing.

[x_Momentum]

I read in the closers thread that it was a matchups thing.

Yeah, I agree with this. Ray pitched an inning a few nights ago and didn't show any problems.

[kemper5]

It's Arm discomfort per Rotowire..


Chris Ray (P) BAL
Ray told interim manager Dave Trembley that his arm felt stiff while playing catch before Sunday's game and was unavailable to close, the Baltimore Sun reports. "I woke up and it was just a little stiff," said Ray. "Warming up, I just couldn't get it going. We've got a day off [Monday]. We'll give it some time and see how it feels on Tuesday."
Ray had pitched only one time in the last seven days, so this is a bit concerning. Left-hander Jamie Walker pitched a perfect ninth for the save, facing two lefties and a righty -- if Ray has to miss any time for this, Chad Bradford would likely get a majority of the save opportunities against righties and Walker against lefties.