Chisoxfn Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Lumsden and Gonzalez Make Their Debuts; Other News By Jason Gage June 22, 2004 FutureSox.com Left handed pitchers Tyler Lumsden and Gio Gonzalez both made their professional debuts. Lumsden, who was sent to high A Winston Salem earlier in the week, and Gonzalez, who was sent to Bristol, both pitched out of the bullpen. Lumsden pitched two innings of perfect relief in a 6-3 Hogs win over the Frederick Keys. Lumsden didn’t allow a hit and struck out three. He will likely make another appearance or two out of the bullpen before moving to the rotation. The bullpen is a way for him to ease into the professional ranks. Lumsden will likely join a new look Warthogs rotation, one that will likely contain a promotee or two from Kannapolis. Brandon McCarthy is the Intimidators' pitcher most deserving of a promotion. He is 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts. What the stats don’t show is that McCarthy’s ERA is due to a couple blowout starts. Other then those games, McCarthy has been dynamite all season, especially recently. In his last three starts McCarthy has compiled a staggering 29/1 K/BB ratio. On the season he has 96 strikeouts in 81 innings of work, while allowing 20 walks and 70 hits. While Lumsden pitched terrific in his two innings of work, Gio Gonzalez wasn’t going to be outdone. Gonzalez was one of the lone bright spots in a 11-3 loss to Pulaski. Gonzalez pitched an inning of perfect relief, striking out all three batters he faced. Gonzalez will likely move to the rotation in Bristol before moving up to Great Falls or Kannapolis by season's end. Another draft pick made his first real splash. The Sox first round pick, Josh Fields, made his debut a few nights ago, but he had his first professional hit on Monday. Fields went 2-4 with two singles, one of which was an infield hit. In other news top prospect Jeremy Reed left yesterdays Knights game after colliding into new comer Wilson Valdez. Reed initially stayed in the game following the collision, singling in his only at bat after, but eventually left. He had x-rays taken, and FutureSox will inform you of any update on his condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Good article! And, I hope that Reed's o.k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 It was great to see Gio dominate like that right out of the gate. I was worried he would struggle considering that he hasn't pitched organized baseball in a while. They said he was still pitching after getting kicked off his HS team so it's showing. Hopefully they give him a start at Bristol soon and if he does well he should get moved up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Is there any way that Gonzalez could be a guy that gets to the bigs quick? It seems like he has the potential for being one of those guys to successfully go from AA to MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Is there any way that Gonzalez could be a guy that gets to the bigs quick? It seems like he has the potential for being one of those guys to successfully go from AA to MLB. If he can stay healthy, he's definitely got a chance. We all thought Honel would move up the system quickly, but he's been bogged down in B-Ham due to his lack of velocity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 23, 2004 Author Share Posted June 23, 2004 Is there any way that Gonzalez could be a guy that gets to the bigs quick? It seems like he has the potential for being one of those guys to successfully go from AA to MLB. One step at a time. First he's gotta get through this season. It will be interesting to see if he gets to Kanny by years end or not. From the sounds of it the Sox think he's very advanced for a high school pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 well, they finally have a guy right off the bat with THREE pitches for strikes...they usually just have a guy with one and needs to develop...so he has a good shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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