Brandon McCarthy to the 60 day d.l.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 2:37 PM CDT
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PrintEvan Grant reports that the final spot on the 40 man roster for the new additions (Dustin Nippert, Adam Melhuse, Jamey Wright, Franklyn German) will be created by putting Brandon McCarthy on the 60 day disabled list.
That means McCarthy cannot be activated until May 29, at the earliest.
Color me disappointed. I was hopeful that McCarthy would be back by mid-May.
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I am shocked!!!
Well, not really.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions
How many starts do you give them?
Also, if he starts in the pen and pitched out of the pen all of last year how do you propose that the Rangers get Nippert ready stamina-wise to be a starter?
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Start him
in the bullpen at the beginning of the season while giving Gabbard and Mendoza a chance for a few starts.
When one of them tanks which Mendoza will(only a matter of time), then give Nippert a chance at the Rotation.
Milton Bradley for MVP
You
aren't understanding his question. Nippert hasn't been a starter in two years. If we start him in the pen, we are not going to be able to just plug him into the rotation and have him become a starter. He has to build up your stamina to be a starter, and since he can't get sent down to the minors to do that, it is going to be very hard to do.
I guess we could start him and have him go two or three innings at a time for a month until his stamina is up, but that seems like a great way to ruin your bullpen and lose a bunch of games.
You could pu him
in long relief to build up his stamina.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
Thanks
But that didn't answer either of my questions.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Boomer
answered the question.
Give him long relief and build his innings up more and more. Then his stamina will be there to become a starter again.
Milton Bradley for MVP
Really?
How consistent are long relief innings? You never know when he will be needed or for how many innings.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You really have to ask that question
with our rotation?
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
Given your history on predictions...
...I'm adding Mendoza to my fantasy rotation...
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
so mendoza can bounce back and forth
or is he just going to stay with the rangers till then? I'm not sure what the 5th starter needs are to start the season
Presumably...
...Mendoza is in the rotation until then.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think so
I believe he start rehab at any time.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
No
He can start a rehab assignment in the minors at any point. He can have up to 30 days, I believe, on rehab assignment (since he's a pitcher).
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
McCarthy is going to need surgery
in the next 12-15 months. He had seemingly unrelated injury problems last year, but whenever you hear that a player has weakness or stiffness in their elbow, they end up getting TJ surgery done sooner or later.
that would suck hard
I think we can blame Hicks for this one too, lol
But honestly, Hicks believed the Rangers could compete in '07 and thought he needed a pitcher closer to the majors than Danks was.
That jackass should stick to ruining his soccer team
by Baseball North on Mar 30, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Hicks and trades
I am defender of Hicks but I doubt he had any idea who Brandon McCarthy was before JD brought that deal to him. If you want to blame someone then blame the GM.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That should read "no defender of Hicks"
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
by LSBUser on Mar 30, 2008 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
ya, but
Hicks prolly told JD that he wanted a winner in '07 and JD prolly acted on Hicks' stupidness
by Baseball North on Mar 30, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
Daniels has pretty consistently indicated that they believed McCarthy would be better than Danks.
Now, he could just be blowing smoke. But I doubt that Hicks demanding a winner in 2007 had much to do with that trade.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Memorial Day roster crunch?
May 29th - BMac will need a spot
June 1st - Mench will need a spot or lose him.
June 15th - Patterson will need a spot or lose him.
Hurley's performance may be demanding a shot around then, too - another spot to clear.
What's Rheino's story?
release the useless guys
hopefully by then Botts will hold a firm grip on 1B/DH, and send Ben Broshiat packing... and find a taker for Byrd... with Greer Jr in left, prolly won't be a need for Mench
by Baseball North on Mar 30, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Crunch?
JD will find a spot for BMac when he is ready.
Mench I think will be cut lose because the kids will be doing ok.
I hope Patterson will force JD to make a move to put him on the roster same for Hurley.
Rheino isn't he out of his element in the city and not in Africa?
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
Wouldn't it be nice
if McCarthy, Patterson and Hurley needed to be added and there wasn't room.
by Brett Perryman on Mar 30, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn the Longhorns
They are screwing up my bracket.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
This is a good idea
make sure he's fully recovered and healthy and then bring him back instead of rushing him. Hopefully he'll be able to come back strong.
the truth.
How cute!
"I can only hope that you continue to monitor me, and help me out as I slowly work to take the training wheels off." - BG
by inactive lsb user on Mar 30, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
By cute...
he meant negative and pointless.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Is this the View?
Perhaps you just don't understand the point...
JD is the greatest GM ever! (Friends now?)
No I don't...
I have no idea what it could possibly mean. Please enlighten me.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
How cute!
Sorry...have neither the time nor the inclination.
Why would you criticize something when you have no clue as to what it means?
Just mean-spirited, I suppose. Good luck with that...
JD is the greatest GM ever! (Friends now?)
Sarcasm...
ever heard of it?
You really aren't that deep.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Mighty Davidson
Is hanging in there with Kansas. Two Big 12 flame outs in one day?
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
just curious...
...how many more injuries does McCarthy go through before we throw in the towel?
this is unacceptable.
We can't
really throw in the towel for awhile since we have invested so much into him...
Milton Bradley for MVP
at some point...
...you have to cut your losses and move on.
we're counting on this guy to anchor one-fifth of our starting rotation. he didn't do it last year, and he's already out for a quarter of this season.
by oc on Mar 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
and
what do you mean by throw in the towell? What, you want to DFA the guy or try to trade him while his value is loe? what purpose would that serve at all. If hes on the DL hes not helping us but hes not hurting us.. when hes off the DL he should be one of our better starters. Even with all his problems last year he still had the lowest ERA of anyone on the team to pitch 100 innings.
you didn't answer my question.
at what point do you cut him?
after another injury plagued season, do you seriously bring him back for a third?
by oc on Mar 30, 2008 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
I think that's better than releasing him or trading him for next to nothing.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 30, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
just curious...
How long has it been since you got high, ate a sammich, and took a dump?
this (your POV) is getting unacceptable. Please, grow to 21 or so before you become so jaded...
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
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