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Orber And Out

Come on, that was a pretty clever title I think. Anyhoo, Orber Moreno has apparently been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain. Do you know what tipped me off first? When I saw the little red "DL" next to his name in my fantasy league. I quickly shot over to Rotoworld.com and, sure enough, there he was. According to Rotoworld:

This is a significant loss, as Moreno has a 3.20 ERA in 23 appearances this season. It's uncertain how much time he'll miss. "This sort of thing has happened before and I have to get an MRI and see what the doctor says and go from there," Moreno said.

This finally gives Art Howe a real excuse not to bring Moreno into a tight game. If he was actually used in high leverage situations, I would consider this a big loss. As it is, Moreno was only used in blowouts and/or when the Mets had run out of pitchers older than him. This might be the break the Mets needed to get Scott Erickson to the big leagues. Please kill me.

Update: Moreno will be replaced on the roster by Tyler Yates.