Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
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Well, it appears the Rangers are going to mortgage a bit of their pitching future in exchange for the White Sox's. Granted, McCarthy should've been a full-time starter by now, and the Garcia trade had supposedly opened the doors for his spot in the rotation. However, I guess that rotation spot will be for the Rangers, where he's slotted to be the #3 man behind Millwood and Padilla. I'm not sure if McCarthy has #3 stuff (might be best for a #4 or #5 presently) and simply by the fact that the Rangers were desperate enough to pluck him from the White Sox in hopes of shoring up their rotation attests to just how horrible their rotation is. It should be criminal for the Rangers to have a pitching rotation as they do. (Oh, and relying on Gagne's elbow to anchor the bullpen. Is Borat would say, that is NOT a good plan....)
As much upside as McCarthy had, Danks quite possibly has more. Part of the Rangers' vaunted 'DVD' trio with Thomas Diamond and Edison Volquez, last year in the minors the 21-year old lefty went 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA and 154 strikeouts in 140 innings. Danks is more than ready to fill a spot in a big-league rotation, and with the White Sox's solid staff, he can be eased in as the #5 man.
I'm not sure if the Rangers improve much with this trade or not. They only got one kid who's more major-league ready than the kid they gave up, who has more potential. The Mariners will face more of McCarthy in 2007, but considering they collected six hits and four walks off him in less than four innings last year, that may be a good thing.
Well, it appears the Rangers are going to mortgage a bit of their pitching future in exchange for the White Sox's. Granted, McCarthy should've been a full-time starter by now, and the Garcia trade had supposedly opened the doors for his spot in the rotation. However, I guess that rotation spot will be for the Rangers, where he's slotted to be the #3 man behind Millwood and Padilla. I'm not sure if McCarthy has #3 stuff (might be best for a #4 or #5 presently) and simply by the fact that the Rangers were desperate enough to pluck him from the White Sox in hopes of shoring up their rotation attests to just how horrible their rotation is. It should be criminal for the Rangers to have a pitching rotation as they do. (Oh, and relying on Gagne's elbow to anchor the bullpen. Is Borat would say, that is NOT a good plan....)
As much upside as McCarthy had, Danks quite possibly has more. Part of the Rangers' vaunted 'DVD' trio with Thomas Diamond and Edison Volquez, last year in the minors the 21-year old lefty went 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA and 154 strikeouts in 140 innings. Danks is more than ready to fill a spot in a big-league rotation, and with the White Sox's solid staff, he can be eased in as the #5 man.
I'm not sure if the Rangers improve much with this trade or not. They only got one kid who's more major-league ready than the kid they gave up, who has more potential. The Mariners will face more of McCarthy in 2007, but considering they collected six hits and four walks off him in less than four innings last year, that may be a good thing.
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