Luis Mendoza sent down

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 15, 2008 4:29 PM CDT Comment 17 comments

Luis Mendoza has been optioned to AAA to make room for Kevin Millwood on the 25 man roster.

Mild surprise, although I guess either he or Tommy Hunter would have been a reasonable choice.

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Is McCarthy close enough to coming back that they think Hunter should only make like 1 or 2 more starts because I thought that they were worried about his innings count?

by CRUSHDAVIS on Aug 15, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

bullpen

Good choice between Hunter and Mendoza. Let Nippert go into the rotation and Hunter to the pen. It will limit his innings and save his option.

Nolan Ryan should be the Rangers president, GM, manager and pitching coach.

by RangerMad on Aug 15, 2008 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey, AJM

I actually like that song…dang good greatest hits album there.

Mendoza was punished for being scared of the strike zone, jmo.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Aug 15, 2008 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You're right

by tyd3311 on Aug 15, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Twice today?

Woah…musta been the bran flakes.

by Rodney on Aug 15, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know young pitchers are going to struggle..

But…
Hunter: 16.36
Mendoza: 8.13
Harrison: 7.07
Hurley: 5.47

Cursed.

Mendoza… whatever. He shouldnt be in the mlb right now, but neither should half our rotation. Will be interesting to see how they go the rest of the way.

Not exactly excited about millwood either.. sigh.

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

by DSheppard on Aug 15, 2008 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

one unlucky year.

Tony Romo's #1 fan!

by Longhorn on Aug 15, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mendoza

belongs in the bullpen. I hope they realize that soon.

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 15, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Only if

He brings the same stuff he brought when he did work out of the bullpen those 2 times… If he brings the shit he has been bringing lately, he belongs right where he’s going.

by tyd3311 on Aug 15, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I even meant long term

he’s a bullpen guy not a starter.

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!

(celebration dance)

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 15, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

YES!!!!

Hunter>Mendoza

by a lot IMO.

I don’t even see Mendoza being a serviceable MLer at any point in his career(maybe in the bullpen), however, Hunter has a future in my eyes.

We can sub Mccarthy for Hunter soon though.

"You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns." - from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain

by dstar442005 on Aug 15, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs