McCarthy today (Minors 7/17)

by hightowersmith on Jul 17, 2008 3:58 PM CDT

A little better...

3 IP
5 H
1 R
1ER
1 BB
3 K

No pitch count...maybe this entitles him to a proper rehab start up in Frisco?

Fredo, C1, Zach, and Schlact all going later tonight.

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Over/Under on C-Wun Ks tonight

4.5

I’ll take the over.

by LiamP on Jul 17, 2008 4:08 PM CDT 0 recs

over

I say 7 in 5 IP

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jul 17, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Give me the under

6 IP, 0 BB, 3K, 1 ER

"So you think the Celtics will beat Detroit? Hell will freeze over before that happens, mark my words." miles 5/20/08

by badradiorules on Jul 17, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

so far smart money would tell you

to take the under. He’s been really lackluster in the strikeout department.

by Hull Fan on Jul 17, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

2K in the first inning.

Kept his scoreless streak alive, now at 14 IP, after stranding a walk that had advanced to 3B.

The radio guy said he hit 91, and his velocity has been improving lately.

Go Rangers!

by rooster on Jul 17, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

3K thru 2 IP

Put a fastball past Carrasco, who was hitting lefty, for a swinging K.

Go Rangers!

by rooster on Jul 17, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

badradiorules

pwned, mofo!

;)

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by Rodney on Jul 17, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

Not so much

C-Wun still at 3k, but has also given up 4bb.

by LiamP on Jul 17, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

The radio guy was constantly surprised by how close many of those balls were to being strikes.

Go Rangers!

by rooster on Jul 17, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

Future for the season

Is anyone worried about ramping him up to a starter’s workload?

I would be a lot more comfortable letting McCarthy pitch out of a bullpen, as a long reliever maybe, and let him work his way back slowly. Maybe I’m just gunshy about him right now. I really like the guy but don’t have a lot of confidence at this point. The most conservative path possible.

However the Rangers proceed, I fully expect the next ailment to be blisters.

by bhudson on Jul 17, 2008 4:17 PM CDT 0 recs

You don't think the current path has been conservative?

I think one of the biggest reasons we haven’t seen him sooner is because they want to be absolutely sure that everything is healthy and functioning before pressing him.

My guess is that everything is ok now and he’s just building up arm strength.

by NoNameOnCard on Jul 17, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

"have a lot of confidence at this point"

That may be one of his biggest issues. He did have massive expectaions put upon him…..

by Rodney on Jul 17, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Shutting him completely down...

Was the first conservative thing they’ve done. I just hope they are equally conservative in ramping him back up.

by bhudson on Jul 17, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

mccarthy

he almost always was rough in his first couple innings and then settled down a bit for the final few innings.

i think he is a guy who needs to be in a game and get a feel for his pitches, not suited to relief. id just risk it and hope he stays healthy, because I dont tihnk he is going to do too much for you out of the pen.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 17, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

they have been very conservative...

he was throwing for a month (long toss i guess) before he threw off the mound on 6/23 and he didnt throw breaking stuff until after his session on 7/1. So he was shut down for 2 months before he started throwing again. If all goes we’ll he should be back around 8/10.

by Goyogringo on Jul 17, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

relief

If I remember correctly he didn’t take to well when Chicago put hijm in the bullpen in 2006 and used him as long relief. If anything we need to build his arm strength up and if it takes optioning him to the minors when his rehab stint is up and letting him ramp up in OKC or Frisco for a couple starts before coming up thats fine. But his spot is in the rotation not the pen.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jul 17, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Leonel de los Santos

Last seven games:13 for 28

Really nice to see after his early struggles, despite his lack of patience (2 walks) or power (1 XBH).

"So you think the Celtics will beat Detroit? Hell will freeze over before that happens, mark my words." miles 5/20/08

by badradiorules on Jul 17, 2008 4:39 PM CDT 0 recs

Definitely impressive hitting ability for an 18-yo. Only 4 K during that span.

Go Rangers!

by rooster on Jul 17, 2008 5:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Cristian Santana

He’s at catcher tonight for Clinton. Enjoy.

by Tightman07 on Jul 17, 2008 7:11 PM CDT 0 recs

its about damn time!

by Goyogringo on Jul 17, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

Weird

Santana, Tracy and Frostad are all back at catcher. Necessity, I guess. I wish that they would leave Tracy there. I know his bat has been dissapointing, but if he is an adequate catcher, he could have some value.

"So you think the Celtics will beat Detroit? Hell will freeze over before that happens, mark my words." miles 5/20/08

by badradiorules on Jul 18, 2008 2:51 AM CDT up 0 recs

Elvis Andrus

just got an error fielding a throwout attempt from the catcher.

I’m not sure how that even works.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 17, 2008 8:19 PM CDT 0 recs

That's not what happened.

Schlact got the guy at 1B with a third-to-first move. He threw it to Andrus who checked the guy on 3B and started running the guy back to 1B. He turned quickly back to first to make his throw and let the ball go before making sure he cleared the runner. The ball bounced off the helmet of the runner (who was going back to 1B).

The runner at 3B was awarded the plate, and the runner at 1B was awarded 2B and 3B. My question is… since he was heading back to 1B… shouldn’t his bases have been 1B and 2B? He wasn’t headed to 2B at the time of the error. That’s a rule that I’ve always felt has been misinterpreted.

by NoNameOnCard on Jul 18, 2008 1:14 AM CDT up 0 recs

More on the error...

The ball caromed off the runners helmet and into the San Antonio dugout.

by NoNameOnCard on Jul 18, 2008 1:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

though the

runner was trying to go back to first, he already had attained it, so he gets the next two bases… he’s not trying to ‘advance’ back to first, he’s retreating, and since the ball went into the dugout he gets to “advance” two bases…

I blame it not on Ron Washington, but on society. Society is to blame. And Ron Washington. ~Ken Tremendous on Ron Washington sac bunting in the 11th vs LAA

by ivysafety39 on Jul 18, 2008 7:36 AM CDT up 0 recs

Boscan

My groundball lover takes the bump tonight against Yakima.

On the year, Boscan is 6-0 with a 1.82 era and 28Ks and only 4 BB in 29.2 IP. His GB/FB ratio is 1.55 and opponents are only hitting .225 off of him.

He will pitch the entire season at age 18.

Give it a Name

by jparks77 on Jul 17, 2008 8:49 PM CDT 0 recs

Do this ...

Think about The Cars song “You’re all I’ve got tonight” and sing in your mind the phrase:
“My groundball lover takes the bump tonight against Yakima” in Ric Ocasek’s voice.
Right?

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 17, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up 0 recs

Excellent

Give it a Name

by jparks77 on Jul 17, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

The Minor League Mailbag

Some of you guys sent in questions for this. It’s part one of a three-part series because I did get so many questions and I was pretty detailed in the answers.

http://rangers.scout.com/2/769896.html

http://rangers.scout.com

by JasonCole on Jul 17, 2008 8:52 PM CDT 1 recs

That was awesome

read it earlier on your site. The detailed answers were great reads on Santana, Beavan, etc.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 17, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

thanks clark for so many intellegent ?.....

Good read Jason

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by NYTXFAN on Jul 17, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

Great insights, Jason!

Thanks for the detailed information. Your discussion of the middle infield prospects was particularly useful. Is there another system in baseball with that type of depth at the 2B/SS positions? Anyway, I look forward to your next installment of the minors mailbag.

by spurdynasty on Jul 17, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

Great stuff Jason

I freaking own you! HA.

Give it a Name

by jparks77 on Jul 17, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Haha, you wish.

You could probably own me by sending in a question about Ezequiel Rijo’s stuff though.

http://rangers.scout.com

by JasonCole on Jul 17, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Awesome stuff!

by LiamP on Jul 17, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Question about your site....

how many subscribers do you have? Do you mind divulging that sort of info?

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Jul 17, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

No problem at all.

I’m at about 70 right now specifically for the Rangers’ site. Scout subscribers (even the college ones) are able to read all of the sites on the network. I started doing the site last year and this time last year, I had probably 20 subscribers. Felt like I was writing to just two or three people, heh. It has started to pick up this year, though, I guess as people have gotten to know the site.

That’s part of the reason I’ve been so big on going out and actually seeing people. I realize the $80/year subscription fee isn’t exactly chump change, so I figure if I’m going to convince people to buy a subscription, I better make it worth the price (sounds cheesy, I know). Either way, I wouldn’t feel comfortable talking about stuff I haven’t seen in person and don’t feel confident in.

But thanks for the feedback, guys. I should have the second one up sometime on Saturday. I’m planning on flying out to the Bay Area to see Bakersfield next week, so the third one should be out sometime during that trip.

http://rangers.scout.com

by JasonCole on Jul 18, 2008 12:40 AM CDT up 0 recs

catcher depth

Hey Jason, will we see Greene, Tracy, and Santana at catcher during the second half? Can you offer any insight into why they have been switched to other positions? Can Tracy and /or Greene become major league catchers? It would seem that they are all much more valuable as catchers especially now since our top catchers are all above AA now (and some of those surely to be traded) leaving the lower levels less crowded.

by Goyogringo on Jul 18, 2008 1:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

Really enjoyed reading this. Looking forward to parts 2 and 3.

It appears Santana has made some adjustments. In April/May he had 113 AB and 54 K, which is a K in a little over 2 AB. In June/July he has had 89 AB and 24 K, which is a K in 3.7 AB. To be certain it is still horrible to K once every 4 AB, but he has reduced his K-rate by half. I think that’s a pretty impressive adjustment for a 19-yo.

Also, it was nice to hear how Ballard had gone about improving his statistics. Sounds like a promising development.

Go Rangers!

by rooster on Jul 17, 2008 11:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Awesome Read

Maybe one day when I get a job I’ll be able to afford to subscribe to your site.

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Jul 18, 2008 1:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

Beaven

This caught my eye: “I think it’s safe to say that Beavan will never sit in the mid-90s with his fastball, but I would bet for a return to the low-90s with the ability to top out in the 95-96 range. Sort of like what we see with Eric Hurley today.”

Um, wasn’t he supposed to be a mid-90’s guy-putting aside the new workload? Wasn’t he supposed to be a hard-throwing potential ace? If you’re right, I for one will be very disappointed-just like I am by all of the Hurley-equals-Rick-Helling talk.

by Ajax68 on Jul 18, 2008 7:37 AM CDT up 0 recs

Beavan

that was my reaction to reading that as well. seems that when he was drafted it was as the hard throwing potential ace.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jul 18, 2008 8:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

You can be a potential ace

without throwing mid-90s all the time. There are quite a few aces who pitch in the low-90s and occasionally hit the mid 90s.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 18, 2008 8:53 AM CDT up 0 recs

not what i was saying.

i was trying to say, he was billed as a mid 90s hard thrower.
i know you can be an ace without throwing that hard.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jul 18, 2008 9:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

That is exactly what Beavan was....

a thrower. He is becoming a pitcher. He is a 19 year old in full season ball and he is more than holding his own. Pretty impressive.

Give it a Name

by jparks77 on Jul 18, 2008 9:19 AM CDT up 0 recs

cliches

Now if he could just work on his Nuke Lalooch cliches he will be the total package. :)

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 AM CDT up 0 recs

Will this be a thing you revisit in the off season?

I really appreciate the insight on a few guys we don’t hear about all that often. I’m looking forward to the rest.

by Hull Fan on Jul 17, 2008 11:53 PM CDT 0 recs

Yay! McCarthy pitches off the mound...

Well, this is encouraging! Hope to see him return to the mound in several rehab starts in Frisco too. If all goes well, he might be ready by the first week in August.

Thanks for the McCarthy update

"Over the years, my favorite pastime outside baseball is driving through a pasture looking at cattle." - Nolan Ryan

by hurlerhurley on Jul 18, 2008 9:20 AM CDT 0 recs