RotoMan were you dead-on…
So do you think Bud Smith’s stint will end when Woody Williams comes back, or will he earn a permanent spot in the rotation?
Because we’ve been, er, following this story, I just wanted to touch base. Bud Smith is back and is expected to pitch on Thursday. Woody Williams has a strained oblique muscle and is expected to be out about a month.
This link to Rotoworld from mlb.com’s Major League Baseball Fantasy gives the latest about Williams’ condition.
As far as Smith is concerned, I think the situation is clear. If they end up in another numbers crunch come mid-May it isn’t inconceivable that he’d be sent out. But assuming he does the job now, and I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t be very good, at least, odds are that one or another Cardinals pitcher will be ailing, and that Bud Smith is now a big leaguer to stay.