BRANDON MCCARTHY IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE DODGERS DANIEL BRIM - NOVEMBER 4, 2014 It’s no secret that the Dodger rotation needs help. Mike outlined the need for a pitcher last week. The names to dream on are Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, and to an extent, James Shields. However, it’s unknown if the team has that kind of money to spend on pitching (or if they’d prefer to shell out the money in other areas, hi Russell Martin). Given the strength of the rotation as-is, it might make sense to complete it with back end type starters. That’s where Brandon McCarthy comes in. You probably know him more for his plus-plus twitter account, but the season he completed makes him an intriguing free agent target. He started 2014 in Arizona, and struggled on the surface. He posted a 5.01 ERA (131 ERA-), which led to a sub-replacement RA9 value. His FIP was better, at 3.82 (99 FIP-, or almost precisely league average), and his xFIP was a sterling 2.88 (78 xFIP-). His biggest issues in Arizona were a nightmarish .345 BABIP and 20% HR/FB ratio. link to the rest of the article
Fixing The Rotation With Brandon McCarthy by Adrian Garcia 3w agoFOLLOW @PGNSOEDIPLCMPLX Here ya go, Mr. Friedman, start building a rotation that already includes 3 top 30 starters, one of which is the best starter in the game, another that owns the best pitched season of the century thus far, and the other one that is about as good asMadison Bumgarner, and just as cheap. It’s safe to say that Friedman stepped into one of the best jobs available at this point in terms of starting pitching. I mean as much dung as I gave Dan Haren, he’s been good for some stretches. But despite all of this, there are problems the Zach Lee regression, the Matt Magill implosion, theStephen Fife injury, the Ross Stripling injury, the Red Patterson awfullness, the failed trades of Kevin Correia and Roberto Hernandez, plus the fact that Dan Haren is a good 5th starter, and a less good 4th starter. There should be an upgrade there needs to be an upgrade, that upgrade should beBrandon McCarthy Given the news that Mark Saxon sent out regarding the pursuit, or lack thereof of top arms such as James Shields or Max Scherzer proving that the team really values it’s first round picks. Judging by the Saxon post i’d bank on the Dodgers not seriously pursuing Jon Lester only because of the fact that Lester could easily see Greinke type money because he doesn’t have a qualifying offer attached to him, that and it seems that the Dodgers are pretty open to cutting payroll leads me to think that Lester is going to be a bit too expensive for the Dodgers (that sentence…). You don’t want Justin Masterson on a “rebuild value deal”, you don’t want to payBrett Anderson to get hurt, you don’t want to count on Chad Billingsley considering he hasn’t thrown a where we didn’t think he was just going to blow since just afterAdrian Gonzalez became a Dodger, you don’t want Chris Capuano/Aaron Harang part deux. I mean just take a look at the options. The list of above average starters that are strong bets to provide sure value to a team are essentially James Shields, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, and Brandon McCarthy (and even then McCarthy’s health is iffy). So one look at McCarthy’s free agent profile gives us a pretty good idea of what he’ll cost (here’s one from pinstripe alley), he’s a starter with a strong xFIP for what it’s worth of 2.87, he’s had trouble with run prevention the past couple of season that could have something to do with the ballpark he played in (Chase Field is really quite annoying), he reached 200 innings for the first time in his career, and is a good back end starter at worst, and a high end mid rotation starter at his best. Not considering the trade options, which is something that will surely be explored, it’s pretty clear that Brandon McCarthy fits the team needs this offseason, he’s a groundball pitcher who doesn’t walk anybody and has experienced the highest strikeout rate of his career this past offseason. Take into account that he’s probably the best current MLB player who’s active on twitter, i’d say that McCarthy is a strong candidate to be pitching at Dodger stadium next season. Anywhere from a 3-4 year deal falling in the 36-60 million dollar range would be worthwhile gamble considering that the team is so dead set on not losing draft picks.
and Brandon Morrow if you want more sorrow Lol love your thread's title. :golfclap: make this guy our #4 starter already. he's been supporting the Dodgers from afar for too long. gettem in the clubhouse.
Wow, someone airbrushed the shit out of that picture. Still, she's hot. And here's another picture of the next hot edition to the Dodger family:
A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy released from hospital, asks wife for a threesome Jason Rowan | September 12, 2012 Following an extended stay in the hospital following two hours of emergency brain surgery last Wednesday night after suffering a pidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture when he was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Angels batter Erick Aybar, Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthywas released from the hospital on Tuesday. In light of the ordeal he had just been through, McCarthy thought there would be no better time to make an interesting request of his wife, and he did so on Twitter shortly after his release: Brandon McCarthy ✔ @BMcCarthy32 WELL IF BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ISNT THE BEST TIME TO ASK ABOUT A THREESOME THEN IM FRESH OUT OF IDEAS 12:23 PM - 11 Sep 2012 Well played, Mr. McCarthy. Unfortunately for the recovering pitcher, his beautiful wife Amanda appears to be having no part of it, if her terse response on Twitter is any indication: Amanda McCarthy @Mrs_McCarthy32 @BMcCarthy32 I WILL strike someone with a brain injury 12:25 PM - 11 Sep 2012 But Mrs. McCarthy did later tweet a photo of her husband resting comfortably at home under the care and watchful eye of the family dog, who she referred to as “Nurse Hobbes”: Amanda McCarthy @Mrs_McCarthy32 Nurse Hobbes doing her job.. Everyone is happy to be home
You need to hop on board, because the awesome train is leaving the station with or without you. The guy is 6'7"... how much higher do you want us to set our sights?
like to add that other 6'7'' pitcher thats on the market as well..the one that's coming from Baltimore's bullpen.