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Nageotte’s up, but you probably already know that. Melvin says he won’t mess with the rotation — c’mon, Bob, Meche is awful! — so it’s off to the bullpen. If this really is just a move to get Mateo some rest, I would have rather brought up, say, Scott Atchison instead of Nageotte. No reason to disturb his regular starts. Yeah, Atchison isn’t on the 40-man, but they could have easily made room by simply using McCracken’s spot. In any event, if they somehow manage to get some good innings from their starters this weekend, it’s entirely possible Nageotte goes back down on Monday without having thrown a single pitch in the majors.