Bad day for horrible pitchers

It hasn't been the best of days for guys that are downright horrible at the art of pitching. The Marlins and Rockies traded Byung-Hyun Kim for Jorge Julio, while the Twins released Sidney Ponson.

The Marlins trade seems to make sense on some levels because both guys are as bad they can be right now and a change of scenery might help both out, but I'm not counting on it. It's like Florida gave Colorado a bladder infection in return for some Gout. Neither party can be all too happy...

With Ponson, the Twins must have just realized that they're probably better off sending a crippled lemur to the mound. Ponson had a 2-5 record to go along with a 6.93 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. Now, I'm not the biggest number cruncher around, but even I recognize that those numbers are beyond putrid.

In related crappy pitcher news, Mark Redman pitched pretty well by his standards in a rehab start tonight for the Braves in Richmond. Redman was placed on the D.L. on May 2nd because of an "ingrown toenail", which I guess is a nice way of saying "we might as well forfeit when he pitches".

I'm really hoping that he doesn't find his way back in to Atlanta's rotation because I will commit various felonies if that happens. Really, I will get some sort of lengthy jail sentence thrown my way if Mark Redman is called back up.