McGee To Have Tommy John Surgery; Price And Beckham Make Debuts
Lehigh Valley 10, Durham 8. Yikes. Chris Mason got pounded for 10 runs on 13 hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. The 13 hits included 3 doubles and 2 home runs...Jon Weber went 4-5 with his 9th home run...Elliot Johnson was 1-3 with a bases-clearing triple in the 5-run 5th.
Montgomery 8, Mobile 2. David Price made his double-A debut last night. He picked up the win after allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. He struck out 7 but did walk 4, gave up 4 hits (all singles) and hit a batter. After cruising through the first 2 innings without allowing a baserunner, Price struggled with multiple baserunners in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th innings...Chris Nowak was 4-5 and drove in 3, including a 2-run home run.
Vero Beach 6, Sarasota 1. Kevin Lynn started but was pulled after just 5 outs and 1 run...John Matulia was 3-5 with 2 runs driven in. He is now hitting .351 on the year...Cesar Suarez and Ryan Royster each added 3 hits.
Charleston 6, Columbus 2 (gm 1). Jason Ragan gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in only 2 innings...Glenn Gibson pitched 4 innings in the continuation of a rain-shortened game from the day before. He allowed only 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 2.
Columbus 2, Charleston 1 (gm 2). Jesse Darcy started and improved to 4-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.01 with 1 run in 6.1 innings. He struck out 4 and walked none...Maiko Loyola had 1 of the Catfish' 3 hits and drove in 1 run. He stole his 30th base.
Hudson Valley 3, Staten Island 2.
Princeton 7, Burlington 6. Tim Beckham made his professional debut as the Princeton DH. He batted 2nd and went 1-4 with an infield single in his first at bat. He would eventually score the Rays first run.
NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM...
Montgomery 8, Mobile 2. David Price made his double-A debut last night. He picked up the win after allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. He struck out 7 but did walk 4, gave up 4 hits (all singles) and hit a batter. After cruising through the first 2 innings without allowing a baserunner, Price struggled with multiple baserunners in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th innings...Chris Nowak was 4-5 and drove in 3, including a 2-run home run.
Vero Beach 6, Sarasota 1. Kevin Lynn started but was pulled after just 5 outs and 1 run...John Matulia was 3-5 with 2 runs driven in. He is now hitting .351 on the year...Cesar Suarez and Ryan Royster each added 3 hits.
Charleston 6, Columbus 2 (gm 1). Jason Ragan gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in only 2 innings...Glenn Gibson pitched 4 innings in the continuation of a rain-shortened game from the day before. He allowed only 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 2.
Columbus 2, Charleston 1 (gm 2). Jesse Darcy started and improved to 4-0 and lowered his ERA to 2.01 with 1 run in 6.1 innings. He struck out 4 and walked none...Maiko Loyola had 1 of the Catfish' 3 hits and drove in 1 run. He stole his 30th base.
Hudson Valley 3, Staten Island 2.
Princeton 7, Burlington 6. Tim Beckham made his professional debut as the Princeton DH. He batted 2nd and went 1-4 with an infield single in his first at bat. He would eventually score the Rays first run.
NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM...
- Jake McGee is to have Tommy John surgery on his elbow. He will be lost for at least a year and will not be 100% until 2010 at the earliest...We used to say this all the time when the Rays supposedly had too many outfielders. The Rays do not have too many starting pitchers until they have too many at the major league level. Today that supposed depth has taken a major hit. [Biscuits' Batter]
- Let us not forget that the Rays not only got Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett for Delmon Young, but they also received Eddie Morlan. Well, Morlan has been named to the World Squad and will pitch in the Futures Game during the all-star break. [Baseball America]
Labels: Eduardo Morlan, Jake McGee
posted by The Professor at 7:41 AM
2 Comments:
That answers your question from earlier in the week about whether or not Price and Hellicksons' presence would help motivate McGee... doesn't matter-- they'll have come and gone long before Mr. McGoo makes a comeback... what a shame.
THIS is why it is so important to have this type of depth in the minor leagues. NOT because supposedly down the road the Rays will have 8 or 9 pitchers with all-star potential competing for 5 spots.
The real reason is because not all of those pitchers are going to make it to compete for those spots in the first place. injuries happen. players dont develop they way we expect.
think about how many organizations that only have one Jake McGee in their system. if this happened to that organization it would be crushing.
it sucks with the Rays but it is definitely an easier pill to swallow.
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