(AP Ann Arbor - The AllKnighters welcomed back pitcher Pedro
Martinez while placing 1B Scott Stahoviak on the DL. Pedro had been out
with a shoulder injury for more then two months. At the time of the
injury Pedro was leading the AllKnighter staff with an ERA of 2.94 in
88.2 IP.
Stahoviak, the AllKnighters cleanup hitter, was hitting .295 with 22
homeruns and 81 RBIs. Stahoviak, who had allegedly been on the trade
block, will be replaced at 1B by rookie Derek Lee. Lee has split time
between DH and RF hitting his way into the lineup. Lee has hit .279 with
13 HR and 41 RBI, mostly from the bottom of the AllKnighter lineup.
Other changes include field manager Buddy Bell announcing that, at least
for the remainder of the season, the experiment with putting Ira Colon
into the closer role has come to an end. Colon, who has an ERA of 2.64
and was perfect in the pen, has been a stalwart in the AllKnighters
rotation and is the AllKnighters #3 starter behind Martinez and Paul
Wilson. Rookies Russ Ortiz and John Snyder round out the rotation.
