I'm glad to see Rondon go down. He was way too young for a pressure situation on a front-runner team. A few bad outings could have crushed his confidence.

He has hardly pitched at triple A, so it will be good for him and eventually for the Tigers. If the committee flops he can come up without having to meet high expectations or being the cause of the problem.

If the Tigers were rebuilding i.e. going nowhere, it might have been okay to throw him into the fire.

I would like to see Smyle high up on that committee. I was impressed by his poise as a reliever in the playoffs.