June 29, 200421 yr Brandon McCarthy Promoted to Winston Salem By Jason Gage June 29, 2004 FutureSox.com Brandon McCarthy, 20, will join the Sox best prospects in Winston Salem following todays South Atlantic League All Star game. McCarthy is expected to travel with the Warthogs to Virginia and will make his first start on July 4th at home against the Kingston Indians. The Indians were the best team in the Carolina league in the first half of the season. However, they are off to an 0-4 start this year. McCarthy has moved from being a sleeper prospect to a hot prospect. His final four starts in Kannapolis were fantastic. He went 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA. He compiled a whopping 36 strikeouts compared to just two walks over that span while giving up 17 hits. On the season McCarthy was 7-5 with a 3.78 ERA in 14 starts. He struck out 103 batters in 88 innings of work, walked 21, and gave up just 73 hits. McCarthy will team up with Sean Tracey to form a pretty formidable 1-2 punch in Winston Salem. Tracey has been the Warthogs ace all season, and one of their lone bright spots in the rotation. He is 4-6 with a 2.80 ERA in 14 starts. He has given up just 56 hits in 70.2 innings of work, but has struggled with control at times (38 walks). With McCarthy, Anderson, Sweeney, Lumsden, and Fields the Warthogs have the most major league upside of any minor league team in the Sox organization. However, it has yet to be seen whether all this potential will result in wins, something the Hogs didn't do enough of in the first half of the season.
June 29, 200421 yr Author I didn't put it in the piece, but I just want to say congrats to Bmac. He's been pitching fantastic for the Intimidators and he definately deserved this callup. Keep kicking butt Bmac
June 29, 200421 yr His final four starts in Kannapolis were fantastic. He went 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA. He compiled a whopping 36 strikeouts compared to just two walks over that span while giving up 17 hits. Gee I wonder where you got those stats? Congrats to BMac for dominating the SAL and getting called up! Keep it up!
June 29, 200421 yr We'll see if we can coax a little interview out of him during our roadtrip BMAC is a great guy, and very nice to answer my questions when I have talked to him. Ask him in advance and I have no doubt he will hook you up.
June 30, 200421 yr Long overdue, let's hope BMAC continues to pitch well in Winstom Salem where they really need it!
June 30, 200421 yr Congrats to B-mac! I have a feeling that his #'s aren't gonna drop much in W-S, and he'll really help them to win the 2nd half.
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