{"id":6272,"date":"2014-07-26T07:46:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T13:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=6272"},"modified":"2014-06-29T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T23:00:58","slug":"220-brandon-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/220-brandon-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"#220 – Brandon McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Brandon McCarthy<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0220<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a02005-2006<\/p>\n

Brandon McCarthy joined the White Sox organization as their 17th round pick of the 2002 draft, 3 rounds ahead of Boone Logan.\u00a0 In 2004, between 3 different minor league stops, McCarthy led all minor league pitchers with 202 strike outs.\u00a0 He made his major league debut the following May, getting a spot start at Wrigley Field against the crosstown rival Cubs.\u00a0 He ended up appearing in 12 games for the big league club, making 10 starts.\u00a0 While the White Sox went on the win the World Series, McCarthy was left off the playoff roster.<\/p>\n

McCarthy spent the entire 2006 season with the White Sox, working mostly out of the bullpen.\u00a0 He appeared in 53 games, starting 2, and finished the year with a 4.68 ERA.\u00a0 He looked poised to join the White Sox rotation for 2007 heading in to the offseason, but it was not to be.\u00a0 That December, he was shipped to the Rangers in exchange for John Danks, Nick Masset, and a minor league throw in.<\/p>\n

McCarthy’s numbers\u00a0in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2.95<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n42.667<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n4.39<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n151.667<\/span><\/td>\n139<\/span><\/td>\n74<\/span><\/td>\n74<\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/td>\n117<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n