Right-handed pitcher Frank Duncan has been promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis. Duncan has pitched mostly out of the bullpen this season with much success, and he made his first start of the season on Sunday in Altoona, allowing one earned run in 5.2 innings pitched. Duncan had been piggy-backing Cody Dickson in long relief out of the bullpen after making his Double-A debut on April 16th. Overall, Duncan has made six total appearances – five in relief and one start – and he has gone 3-1 with a 1.31 ERA. He has struck out 20 batters while only walking six batters.
One can assume that Duncan may be taking the place of Steven Brault in the Indianapolis rotation after Brault suffered a left hamstring strain on Sunday. To make room for Duncan, Brault was placed on the disabled list.
Righty Edgar Santana is making the move to Altoona after recording a 2-0 record with a 0.81 ERA for the Bradenton Marauders. He has made nine appearances with eight of them being scoreless. His only blemish was on April 30th when he allowed two earned runs in two innings. Overall, he has thrown 22.1 innings, striking out 20 batters while only walking two.
Santana sits 93-96 with his fastball and has a plus slider that gets a lot of soft contact and ground balls. He has been over-matching High-A hitters since the start of the season, getting out of most innings in less than ten pitches.
