With the Trenton Traffic pitching staff being hit hard by injuries, Traffic GM gumbercules has decided to call up his top 2 minor league starters, Johnnie Reagan and Perry Herman. "I didn't really want to do it, but I feel like I have to", said gumbercules about the call ups. "With Tony (Satou, SP). Vernon (Coscarat, SP), and Archie (Adkinson, RP) all going down in the last 3 days, I needed not just more pitching, but quality pitching. We're still in the thick of a playoff race and those 3 guys have combined for 31 wins this year- that's a lot. I feel Johnnie and Perry give us the best chance to win". When asked if he was rushing his star prospects, gumbercules replied, "Not at all. This is only for a few starts unless they make it impossible for us to remove them from the rotation".Reagan, 22, spent the season at AAA, posting a 5-3 record with a 3.40 ERA. He was dealt to Trenton before the season with 3B Enrique Park for R.J. Toca and was listed as the #30 overall prospect on ACEROTHSTEIN's Top 100 prospect list. He is a right-hander who features 4 quality pitches and had figured to be a potential call-up after the roster expansion. Herman, 21, has been in AA all year after coming over with minor league RP Mitch Clark from Louisville in the Bernard Young trade. He is a left-hander who was 17-6 with a 3.08 ERA and is the #30 overall prospect. Both figure to make their major league debuts in the next few days as the Traffic host the Cubs.
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