Revs right-hander Tim Harikkala has left the club after signing with the Brother Elephants in Tawain -- the same club where former Revs starter Mike Smith joined earlier this season. Harikkala missed his last two starts with a sore elbow, but he pitched out of the bullpen twice this week with the hope of returning to the starting rotation.
Harikkala (5-3, 3.51 ERA) had not started since July 19. A midseason pickup, and former teammate of Dave Gassner, he had been one of the team's best pitchers. His injury came days after Corey Thurman pulled himself out of the starting rotation with an injury that has since been diagnosed as a blood clot.
The Revs are in the process of acquiring a pitcher, but expect to keep their starting rotation (Gassner, Dan Foli, Daryl Harang, Roberto Sotolongo and Shane Youman) intact according to team sources.
Familiar face: Former Revs slugger Matt Dryer returned to Sovereign Bank Stadium for the first time this season. A standout in 07 and 08 in York, he threw out the first pitch. In typical Dryer fashion, he critiqued the music at the ballpark.
"They waited until I left to run out on the field to Pantera," Dryer said, becoming more disturbed when some of this year's players didn't recognize the song.
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