re: Russell Reynolds, CWS Game 1 Starter...Why?

Because we have had a lot of pitcher attrition lately.
Latz never developed, got hurt and left the program.
Other pitchers left or never made it to campus.
Walker and Peterson are hurt and cannot pitch.
Poche, Gilbert and Lange have pitched over 100 pitches thelast three games and not available.
Hess has pitched 3 games straight and likely not available.

So that is all we have left. Whether he pitches today or tomorrow it does not matter what order. That is all we have left and we have a shortage of pitchers no matter how you slice it or what order they pitch in.