I hate to say it, but ...

It's time to pull the plug on Fausto Carmona. I don't mean that he should be put to death, of course, but he has no business being in a major-league starting rotation right now. He should either be sent down to Columbus or go to the bullpen, or possibly both at the same time, as I understand they have a bullpen in Columbus as well.

After yesterday's debacle against the Twins (seven runs in two innings), Fausto is now 2-6 with a hideous 7.42 ERA. He has walked 41 hitters and struck out just 36 in 60 2/3 innings this year, and given up nine home runs. In his last three starts, he's gone a total of 7 1/3 innings and given up 19 runs, 16 earned. That's an ERA of 19.64. He's not fooling anybody. It's time to give someone else a chance.

It's hard to believe this is the same man who went 19-8 and finished fourth in the A.L. Cy Young voting just two years ago. Maybe there's something wrong with him that we don't know about, or maybe he just doesn't have his head straight right now. Regardless, he's got to go.

P.S. Just to avoid any confusion, I'm just joking about putting him in the bullpen in Columbus. If he goes there, he should start.