It's a great mystery to me how a pitcher can come in and be so effective one year, and then lose favour so quickly as to be jetisoned from an organization by the end of the next.

I suppose there's never just one answer. But it does seem to be a hallmark of this moody administration to fall in and out of love with pitchers like a teenage girl — Scott Eyre, Cliff Politte, Lopez, Hendrickson, I'm sure there were others.

Best of luck to Lopez in his new, hopefully more permanent home.

He had huge cojones.

And he wasnt Tanyon Sturtze.

But it does seem to be a hallmark of this moody administration to fall in and out of love with pitchers like a teenage girl.

Falling in and out of love seems to be a feature of all teenagers. Anyways, I wouldn't cast any blame on the Jay administration for Aquilino's troubles; I'll leave the discussion of that for a more appropriate thread.

Lopez was a fine pitcher in 2003. Something happened in the off-season before the 2004 season, which impaired his effectiveness both in the majors and in triple A. Whatever the reason for that was, I hope Aquilino is well, and that he regains his form.

My best memory of Aquilino was an interview he did in PlayBall!. While most rookies would spend their first paycheck on a sports car or SUV, he went back home and bought some cows for his mother.