The Milwaukee Brewers pull Carlos Villanueva from the starting rotation
The Brewers have pulled righty starter Carlos Villanueva from the starting rotation and they’ve replaced him with Seth McClung. Villanueva was very ineffective as he pitched in 11 games (9 starts) for the Brewers this season and he is 3-5 with a 6.06 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. He will return to his former job of being the Brewers’ long man in the bullpen. Seth McClung will replace Villanueva in the rotation and he has a big time arm. In 12 games (1 start) for the Brewers this season he is 2-1 with a 3.55 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. McClung has to tighten his control a little bit if he wants to stay in the rotation for a while. He has walked 13 batters and whiffed 24 in 25.1 innings which shows that he has the stuff to succeed if he can stay focused.