One of the great virtues of this team in recent years has been in developing arms for the bullpen. Whether we’re talking about names already in the organization or trade acquisitions that fly under the radar, relievers such as Clay Holmes, Wandy Peralta, and Lucas Luetge have essentially come out of nowhere to be very productive. Today, the last member of that trio was cut from the roster.
The Tommy Kahnle signing required the team to open up a spot on its 40-man roster, and that spot came in the casualty of Luetge. We’re saying goodbye to Luetge in advance because this is not one of those cases where a team has any shot of squeezing a player through waivers to stash him in Triple-A.