MacDougal sent down

The Royals sent MacDougal and DeJesus to Omaha today.

DeJesus wasn't a big surprise. He's the heir apparent to Beltran, which means he needs to be playing every day. That's not going to happen for him in Kansas City as long as Beltran is around, so Omaha is a better place for him to be. And his one hit in 23 AB's hardly impressed anybody. Hitting .043 isn't going to get it done at any level. Let's hope he gets his swing squared away in Omaha and that he is ready the next time we bring him up.

I was surprised that MacDougal got sent down. His 10.80 ERA over 5 games is awful and he is certainly as wild as ever, but I was still surprised by the move. The bullpen has been turned upside down with guys like Leskanic and MacDougal struggling and pitching in blow outs and guys like Camp getting a shot later in games. A little shake up is probably a good thing at this point. Here's hoping that Mac gets his groove back and comes back to KC in good form.