Interesting McCarthy article...

by rangersfan34 on Dec 23, 2006 1:58 PM CST

...from the White Sox official website. Interestingly enough, it was posted online about an hour and a half before the trade was announced.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061220&content_id=1765276& vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws

I'm not sure what to think of the trade, as I really like Danks and Masset, but this article will give everybody some insight into who McCarthy is...

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B-Mac highlights

struck out 8 on Sept 27 last season ... http://tinyurl.com/y62skb

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by shroomer on Dec 23, 2006 1:59 PM CST reply actions

Looks pretty studly to me

And sorta looks like Justin Verlander out on the mound, but maybe thats just me

by TexGoesYard on Dec 23, 2006 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

its just you

by Alan Smithee on Dec 23, 2006 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

unless you just meant that they're both

tall, white and skinny

by Alan Smithee on Dec 23, 2006 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

Probably not too bad a comp.......

doesn't throw quite as hard but, has a better hook

by tklawless on Dec 23, 2006 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

mccarthy

has a better curveball than Verlander? I don't think so.

by Alan Smithee on Dec 23, 2006 2:13 PM CST up reply actions

changeup

his changeup is what makes him a 10+ SO/9 guy, but the curve is supposed to be pretty good as well. It's his fastball that is supposedly pretty straight

by The other Thomas on Dec 24, 2006 11:37 AM CST up reply actions

Still more video - stolen from the NMLR board

B-Mac's first career win - 7.2 IP, 2 hits - heh
August 30th, 2005 - http://tinyurl.com/ygxtg6

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Dec 23, 2006 2:39 PM CST up reply actions

Damn

I hope we dont have to face him to many times again next year....

Oh wait, HES ON OUR TEAM NOW.

Money.

by TexGoesYard on Dec 23, 2006 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

all I want for Christmas is a........

Merkin.........the authors last name was Merkin..........good times.

by rkh on Dec 23, 2006 2:08 PM CST reply actions

McCarthy

Chris Young minus 80 pounds?

If he can fill out and pitch in the mid nineties he may be better than Chris.

by Allen13 on Dec 23, 2006 2:27 PM CST reply actions

Last off season I doubt the White Sox

would have traded McCarthy straight up for Chris Young.....and while he had a nice season in SD, that place is probably the most extreme pitcher's park in the Majors.

by tklawless on Dec 23, 2006 2:48 PM CST up reply actions

the only

thing i don't like about this deal is Danks left

by myoungfan11 on Dec 23, 2006 2:30 PM CST reply actions

Wah!

You act like he was the savior of the franchise or something.

by hiafex on Dec 23, 2006 2:44 PM CST up reply actions

I don't like Danks leaving either

but I'm happy with this trade, would have liked more but I don't think we're losing out.

by Taylor on Dec 23, 2006 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

MySpace Page

McCarthy's MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/bmac55

by RCCook on Dec 23, 2006 3:09 PM CST reply actions

He has some hotties

On lockdown in Chicago, we will need to replace those, stat.

by TexGoesYard on Dec 23, 2006 4:51 PM CST up reply actions

It's not the trade that I envisioned

would involve Danks.

I think the Rangers got the best player in this trade, though. That's not a knock on Danks.

by rooster on Dec 23, 2006 4:31 PM CST reply actions

Is Mccarthey

more of a flyball pitcher or a groundball pitcher?

by myoungfan11 on Dec 23, 2006 4:41 PM CST up reply actions

FB pitcher

38% of balls in play by McCarthy were GB. Compare to Millwood (45%), Webb (65%), and Chris Young (25%-30%).

But, a fairly hefty percentage of his fly balls are IF. His IF/F percentage (14%) is comparable to Zito's this year (13%), and Chris Young's career mark (14%-15%).

I'm still stunned by the trade. I really thought a trade of Danks would bring back someone who is already near the top of a rotation rather than someone who has the potential to become that. But, I think the Rangers got the pitcher with the best stuff in this deal. I would much rather have McCarthy than Vazquez or Garland. I would've taken Buehrle over McCarthy, though.

by rooster on Dec 23, 2006 5:44 PM CST up reply actions

Why

he has only 1 year in his contract left

by myoungfan11 on Dec 23, 2006 5:47 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, but he could step into the #1 slot.

He has proven as durable as Zito. He throws ground balls.

Actually, this trade for McCarthy is about what I hoped the Rangers would do for Bonderman. McCarthy isn't far behind Bonderman on the developmental curve, and his upside is about the same. I feel good about what the Rangers got, but I'm bummed about losing Danks.

by rooster on Dec 23, 2006 11:08 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah

i am too but now lets go get mulder or zito

by myoungfan11 on Dec 23, 2006 11:14 PM CST up reply actions

Something I haven't seen mentioned

but might be big is McCarthy getting out from under Ozzie & Washington's positive attitude.....that kind of stuff can be huge, especially for a young guy.

by tklawless on Dec 23, 2006 5:47 PM CST reply actions