Jay Powell placed on 15-day DL, Roman Colon recalled from Richmond
What a gruesome sight that was on the Braves mound Friday night. 
Jay Powell, who had undergone Tommy John surgery to replace ligaments in his elbow in July 2004, fell to the ground in agony after his 2nd pitch of the night when he fractured the distal end of his humerus bone. With Powell pitching well, I had predicted less than a week ago that he might be groomed for the closer’s role if Chris Reitsma could not hold down the fort. With Reitsma unavailable after being used the prior 3 nights, Powell started the 9th inning in a save situation, a sign he was rapidly gaining Bobby Cox’s confidence. Alas, the Braves will have to look to Roman Colon to fill the hole in the bullpen, at least for the time being, and we can only hope Powell can come back at some point (he is expected to have season-ending surgery as early as Monday). Colon struggled in a relief role early in the year but has excelled of late as a starter. Jorge Sosa, on the other hand, pitched well in both starting and relief roles, but has tired in the 5th and 6th innings of his starts of late. Call me crazy but I think Sosa should go back to the pen and Colon should start again.
