Roy Oswalt has ‘Had Enough’

By Jim Pratt | @BigLeaguesMthly

                                          (AP)

After throwing two scoreless innings of relief on Sunday, Roy Oswalt declined to go to the mound for a third in what was an eventual 7-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

According to media reports, manager Ron Washington said “he couldn’t go any further, he said he had enough. To get anymore, you have to ask him [Oswalt].”

Sunday’s outing was the third appearance in a seven-day span for Oswalt, during that time he has thrown 9.1 innings. His demotion to the bullpen coincided with the addition of Ryan Dempster from the Chicago Cubs at the non-waiver trade deadline.


Oswalt has made it clear to the Texas Rangers front office that he has no desire to pitch in relief. General Manager Jon Daniels told multiple media outlets that, “"Roy prefers to start, we had a call to make and did what we thought was best for the club. As well all know, things can change. Right now we're happy with how things set up but we understand his point of view.”

Oswalt is 3-2 with a 6.49 ERA in six starts this season. It hasn’t been reported whether or not the Rangers have placed Oswalt on waivers. Texas has their eye on a third consecutive trip to the World Series, so, if they decide this situation is becoming a clubhouse problem they could simply release Oswalt, determining the remaining $4.5 million left on his contract this season as collateral damage.