Initial reactions to Lake Erie's release of Nick Tisone might be a little synical, but a deeper look into the situation might draw other conclusions.
This is just a theory, but the Crushers might have released the righ-hander as a favor.
Tisone came to the Crushers from the Southern Illinois Miners, where he led the team in wins (9), strikeouts (79), innings pitched (129 1/3) and starts (19) in 2008.
With the Crushers,he went 2-0 with a 5.63 earned run average with Lake Erie in eight innings with three strikeouts.
And it was all out of the bullpen.
Therein could be the reason Lake Erie skipper John Massarelli let Tisone go in favor of Alberto Rolen.
The last numbers found on Rolen have him at Sonoma State University where he went 5-3 in 51 1/3 innings with 44 strikeouts.
The Frontier League is proud of the fact it won't hold players back who might have the tools to play at an affiliated level or higher.
Not that the Crushers were holding Tisone back, but my theory is the right-hander wanted to be a starter, so he was released to find his niche somewhere else.
I could be wrong. Heck, I have been before.
But that's why I think the move was made.