McCarthy, Mathis, and German outrighted, become free agents
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 5, 2010 5:18 PM CDT
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PrintIn some roster-clearing in advance of the offseason,Brandon McCarthy, Doug Mathis, and Esteban German have all cleared waivers, been outrighted, and have elected to take free agency.
Brandon McCarthy, of course, was acquired almost 4 years ago in exchange for John Danks, and while Danks has established himself as a solid #2/#3 starter, McCarthy -- viewed by the organization as a potential top of the rotation horse -- has struggled with injuries since arriving in Texas. He hasn't pitched poorly in his time here, but he hasn't been able to stay healthy, and he spent all of 2010 in AAA attempting to re-establish himself while working on new mechanics. He will, no doubt, sign elsewhere this offseason.
Mathis and German, meanwhile, are organizational soldiers who, I'd guess, could potentially come back for 2011.
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Sigh...
McCarthy… What could have been.
"Hey Sanka, you can pee now... uuummm, too late...."
This used to be links to my websites... But the man got in the way, shut them all down... Damn the man...
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by FormerLSBUser on Nov 5, 2010 5:22 PM CDT reply actions
Can we haz do over?
:(
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
I don't think the Teixeira trade really is analogous
The Hamilton trade is a better comp…young high-upside player under team control for a while for young high-upside player under team control for a while.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 5, 2010 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Breaking News:
German, McCarthy and Mathis all signed to major league contracts by the Royals.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
no, that's correct.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
I feel the same way about Mathis
and German too. And McCarthy for that matter.
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yep, German is a good dude to have in the org.
Plus he’s a great cheerleader.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
pitch count
/mjh
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
I was thinking the same thing. If I’m ever out of the country again and stumble across one (even if some guy is wearing it), I’ll pay good money for that! Not to wear, just as a keepsake.
Then again, maybe it would make me sad.
Raise your hand if you're an albino.
are you really an albino?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Good to see them clearing up
the 40pocalypse.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
dirk will be happy
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by NYTXFAN on Nov 6, 2010 7:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Shame about Danks
but, if we had Danks, and signed Lee, would anyone have concerns we would have been getting too lefty dominated with Lee, Danks, Wilson, Holland in the rotation? Although it would have been nice to have gotten more in return for a trade than Peanut Brittle Mac.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
holland would be in toronto
and we’d have Roy Halladay instead of Lee
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
My bold offseason prediction
Holland will get traded
by blueballlefty on Nov 6, 2010 2:42 AM CDT up reply actions
If it's for Grienke sign me up.
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If only your school had fed you real milk instead of Malk as a child, Brandon.
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
Oh and by the way
The new blog headline sucks.
If we’re gonna dump the Angrydome, how about we pimp our pennant bragging rights instead of a throwaway quote from a throwaway manager?
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
I hope AJM keeps it to spite all the Washington haters.
Guess what? The Rangers with him as the manger were three wins away from a WS ring so fuck off (I honestly don’t like him as a in game manger but a “throwaway manager”? I guess you would LOVE Buck Showalter).
I consider him slightly below the extremely low bar that is 90% of the managers in baseball
So yeah, throwaway manager.
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
But really that's not what my point was.
The point is that the quote above is stupid, regardless of who said it, and makes a weak headline.
That would be true if JD had said it.
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
God, you're so emo.
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by TooLegitToQuit on Nov 5, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I just think we should be rocking our title as AL Champs up there instead of some weak BS quote.
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
I got tired of the old one.
I asked SBN to change the old/original account to just “LSJ” though. If they do, I might go back to it.
You can still call me LSJ if you want to.
I wish I had more hands
So I could give your post four thumbs down.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 5, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Rick James?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by the way...#2,3 starter?
You don’t think he’s an ace??
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
Does he find success with us like he has in Chicago?
I always thought the turning point was Buehrle teaching him the cutter.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Aren't we big on teaching the cutter roo?
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
by ElMerkoMuffley on Nov 6, 2010 5:39 AM CDT up reply actions
we do now, not back then...
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Others who will soon be off the 40...
Hurley
Ramirez
Moscoso
Francoeur
Do Rapada and Nippert make the cut?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
If Nippert makes it he gets the new nick of The Cockroach.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
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