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Sox Call Up Clayton Richard

Acmilan_tiny by The Wizard on in News

[WFLI]

The Chicago White Sox have called up former McCutcheon standout Clayton Richard from the White Sox' Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The White Sox informed Richard of the roster move late Sunday afternoon. Richard was scheduled to pitch Monday night at Victory Field in Indianapolis but will now join a White Sox team that leads the American League Central.

Richard, a former Indiana high school Mr. Football and Mr. Baseball winner, had won his first six starts at the Triple-A level. The left-hander had a 6-0 record with a 2.37 earned run average at the time of his big league callup.

Richard's Pitching Splits

Unconfirmed no more! (thanks SSH) - Mark Gonzales (Baseball America) - Press Release

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Jim has a 4:02 video clip of Clayton:

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At least he played football.

What a gamer.

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 7:32 PM CDT   0 recs

and he wasn't a sissy ass punter, either.

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 7:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Q! was a linebacker

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 20, 2008 7:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How dare you compare mere mortals to His Holiness?

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 8:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lol!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 20, 2008 8:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cqnt a superhero get a little respect?!

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 20, 2008 8:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

superheroes have spellcheckers

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 20, 2008 8:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It was a hQppy accident/

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 8:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nice cqtch!

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 8:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

qccidental my ass

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 20, 2008 11:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

doesn't hqppy qccident = purposeful qction?

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 11:56 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

qs far as I know, no...but I've been wrong before

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 21, 2008 12:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jesus wqs q Cqpricorn

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 3:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Damn there go the Nessie pics.

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

sour puss

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Very good jim.

…and there is nothing like my dad’s egg sandwiches! - Nick Swisher

by omnipotent grab on Jul 20, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

cowley working real hard on nailing down the details of this story.

Joe-prah’s Book Club book of the week – “God Save the Fan” 52 minutes ago

no mention of adam russell or clayton on the suntimes site.

by larry on Jul 20, 2008 9:16 PM CDT   0 recs

GStF = not good

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 20, 2008 11:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It was OK

Got it as a gift. Read it in two days, and it was what I expected. Interesting that he supports it, though.

I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 20, 2008 11:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

why he's the face of sports blogging, i do not know.

there are plenty with more thoroughly considered ideas and better contributions.

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 21, 2008 12:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah -- GStF was merely okay

there was some funny anecdotal-type stuff in there but it wasn’t anything terribly enlightening, no greater conclusion reached. I’d recommend it (and have) to a couple of my friends, but probably wouldn’t to (most) of the folks on here.

Jim—just ‘cause I’m a bit confused, what did you mean by “interesting that he supports it, though”?

by CWSKeith on Jul 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

joe's hard at work

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1065546,CST-SPT-sdeck21.article

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 21, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

all about the pinch runners...

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So what does everyone think about this move?

Masset is still starting on Tuesday in place of Contreras. I know Russell has been pretty bad this past week but it’s sort of strange for the Sox to make these quick hooks. Maybe Contreras is worse off than we know and the Sox will eventually start Richard in his place with Masset staying in the bullpen after his initial start on Tuesday?

And I know Larry will rip on me for this one—any possibility that the Sox are showcasing Richard for a trade? It’s great how Carrasco is pitching for the Sox right now but I don’t expect him to keep it up. I wouldn’t have said this two weeks ago but right now that Cubs trade for Harden and Gaudin would look good for the Sox. An extra starter and a good reliever would be huge.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 9:50 PM CDT   0 recs

I'm surprised that Richard is getting the call and will not start.....

I would think he’ll start Tuesday in place of Contreras, not Masset.

by stanchar on Jul 20, 2008 9:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I am probably trusting this Rotoworld.com quote to much...
Nick Masset will start Tuesday in place of the injured Jose Contreras.
The White Sox decided against calling up Lance Broadway or another minor leaguer to start. Masset has a 4.14 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP in one start and 27 relief appearances this season. He’s not recommended in AL-only leagues.

They never source who said that Masset is starting so they could be wrong in their assumption.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 10:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was assuming that Rotoworld posted it because...

Ozzie said something about Masset starting on Tuesday in place on Contreras. Probably a bad assumption.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 10:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If Richard is up, he must be starting

Masset logged significant time against KC. They could still decide to start him Tuesday, but I imagine they would limit him to just 3 innings or so (of course, actually making it through 3 innings against Texas would be doubtful…).

Announcer: [A fan] from Frederick, Maryland, wants to know why you don't go out and get some more team speed.

Weaver: Team speed, for Chrissake, you get BLEEP god damn little fleas on the bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big BLEEP who can hit the BLEEP ball out of the BLEEP ballpark and you can't make any god damn mistakes.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 20, 2008 10:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

when the cubs did it, you were talking about how much his health was in question. now it would have been a good deal for the sox?

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 9:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I am not blaming Kenny here...

just saying that it’s funny how quickly things change. Two weeks ago, I would have never thought we would need a Harden and a Gaudin. And right now, it looks like it would be the perfect trade for the Sox in their current situation.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 9:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thinking in retrospect

how novel

"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 8:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hindsight is a wonderful thing

If I knew then what I know now, I would be on a yacht in the Cayman Islands.

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Jul 21, 2008 9:28 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Harden's health is still a HUGE question...

but they took a chance on him and we shall see if it pays off. If they didn’t also get Gaudin in the deal, I would have said that it was a bad trade. Two weeks ago would have been a different story but right now Harden and Gaudin would be a god-send.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 9:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Also, the Cubs seem to be doing everything they can to keep Harden healthy...

I believe he is pitching on six days rest and he isn’t throwing many sliders, just fastballs and changeups.

Anyways, Kenny needs to trade for pitching now. The Sox have changed a lot in two weeks.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 10:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe that's why the brought Richard up?

Try to up that value a bit more with a good start against the best hitting team in baseball. If he does poorly I don’t think anyone would think less of the guy, but if he does well it could go far in upping that trade value. Considering we have very little in the upper minor leagues to trade he could become quite the trading chip.

by Grinder in Training on Jul 21, 2008 8:25 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Sox, sadly, couldn't have matched the Cubs offer

The only Gallagher-esque arm (in terms of contract and at or above that talent level) the Sox have is Danks. I’m assuming Floyd’s FIP wouldn’t interest Beane. And the Sox have no Murton or Patterson in the system either. Fields is a good trading chip, but with Barton and Chavez he’s not a great fit for the A’s and I assume he alone wouldn’t be enough for Harden.

It will be hard for the Sox to find a pitcher that significantly improves the rotation or pen without giving up something off the major league roster.

Announcer: [A fan] from Frederick, Maryland, wants to know why you don't go out and get some more team speed.

Weaver: Team speed, for Chrissake, you get BLEEP god damn little fleas on the bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big BLEEP who can hit the BLEEP ball out of the BLEEP ballpark and you can't make any god damn mistakes.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 20, 2008 10:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think the Sox have enough to acquire a starter...

Larry brought up Maddux, a guy who the Padres will probably be looking to dump if Maddux will agree to a trade. Is there any way that Maddux would look worse than Contreras right about now?

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 10:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

what are you willing to give up for 12 starts from a 4.21 era in the national league pitching at home in petco?

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 10:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Cubs traded him away for Cesar Izturis and that was a couple years ago...

The Padres would probably take garbage for him just to dump his pro-rated $10 million dollar contract for the rest of the season. He will be a free agent anyways.

You make a good point though—Maddux’s road ERA this season is 6.27. Ouch.

by SSH2005 on Jul 20, 2008 10:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

the home/road babip difference is insane: .229 v. .355

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 10:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Surprising

Considering Petco is so big, you would think there would be more soft base hits dropping. Besides homeruns, I’d think Petco would lend itself to more singles / doubles then most parks.

by Grinder in Training on Jul 21, 2008 8:26 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it probably does

which is what makes those splits so bizarre

fangraphs splits

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 21, 2008 12:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm torn.

on the one hand, it’s great to get a guy if he doesn’t cost much more than $$$. on the other hand, how big an improvement is he really going to be?

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 20, 2008 10:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The latter question is most salient.

No tme to start dealing for < half a season’s performance if it is not a significant upgrade.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 7:48 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I have no problem with trading for a starter...

after just hearing on the news that Contreras was unable to throw a curveball or a forkball during his last bullpen session due to pain and he didn’t even bother to tell any member of the coaching staff. How many terrible games did he pitch and cost the Sox in a tight division race because he was hiding his injury? Contreras is old and stupid and I wouldn’t mind replacing him with a pitcher who is old and smart ( Maddux ).

by SSH2005 on Jul 21, 2008 8:09 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Old, smart, and ineffective is just as stupid.

And enough of the “old” references. IIRC, a month ago Thome was “old”. Looks pretty GD spry to me lately. Contreras wasn’t “old” until his last 4-5 starts. Pick an opinion and at least stand behind it for awhile.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 8:23 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So how many games did Contreras cost the Sox...

by not being honest about his injury? It is a legitimate question.

And the Sox are only 0.5 games up on the Twins. Bright move by Contreras.

by SSH2005 on Jul 21, 2008 8:26 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well

It’s a legitimate question, but at the same time, our other options, especially until recently were are all pretty awful. It may have forced us into trading for a starting pitcher although we didn’t have enough for Harden or Sabathia, Blanton isn’t that great either so that doesn’t sound likely either. Bedard is hurt, Wolf isn’t good, Burnett could have been an option I guess.

Assuming the trades were not there to fill his spot, would Broadway, Loaiza or Haeger have done much better? Clayton Richard was not a true option until a few weeks ago. I think in the end it probably didn’t change things much for us.

by Grinder in Training on Jul 21, 2008 8:35 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How much of an indictment is it on the Sox scouting department...

that the Sox 15th overall pick in 2005 and their 29th overall pick in 2006 don’t even look like options to replace Contreras while he is on the D.L. Pretty sad.

by SSH2005 on Jul 21, 2008 8:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cry me a river, and tell me it's new

This is old news. We have said for months the farm is fairly barren (until the recent draft). Now, enough “sky is falling” crap and let’s move on. You love the BoSox? They are about .5 game ahead of us. Rays? 2 games. Only the Angels are not looking over their shoulders.

Fer Chrissakes, get a grip, already, my man.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 9:17 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This is baseball...

There are plenty of guys in those ranges who are major league baseball players right now. Big deal.

by Grinder in Training on Jul 21, 2008 9:26 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

damn typo's..

Not major league baseball players*

by Grinder in Training on Jul 21, 2008 9:27 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you should do the math and get back to us

how often do starting pitchers drafted 2-3 years ago after the first 14 picks manage performance levels well above replacement level?

are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM

by colintj on Jul 21, 2008 12:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Contreras wasn’t "old" until his last 4-5 starts.

are we reading the same blog? contreras has been old for a couple years now

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 21, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

old wasn't part of the equation when he was doing well, though.

just like when thome had a bad stretch he was old and done, and now that he’s back to almost .900 ops, there hasn’t been a peep regarding his age.

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 12:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

old wasn’t part of the equation when he was doing well, though.

I think it was part of the equation over the past two years, even when he was doing well

you’re probably right about thome

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 21, 2008 12:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i just don't remember people grousing about jose being old when he was pitching well for that early stretch.

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 12:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Which was my point - though it must be constantly lurking

in the minds of the “non-old”. Over the side with him!

Of course, when he gets off the DL and perhaps regains his form he might not be referred to as “old”. Someone is “old” only when they stop performing.

Crede’s arm is “old”. Yesterday Danks became “old” quickly. PK is …well, every now and again someone really is “old”.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 12:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i know it was your point.

but since you were too busy getting your “just for me” on, i thought i’d help you out and explain it for you.

btw, if konerko really IS old, and he’s 32, what does that make you? downright methuselahic?

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

just for men, not me, dammit

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You were right the first time! LOL.

And PK may have aged more like Sexton/Pronk than Thomer or Maddux. Just guessing.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 12:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I remember comments like

‘he’s good now but he still is 900 years old and I fear the eventual breakdown’

maybe they were figments of my imagination and I’m whining!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 21, 2008 12:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm sure you're right that there were some.

"fortunately, i'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."

by Toonderstrook on Jul 21, 2008 12:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

In general...

younger is better in the MLB. How many good 36 (cough, cough) year old pitchers are there in the MLB? And how good pitchers are around 30 years old or younger?

by SSH2005 on Jul 21, 2008 12:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That means an 18 y/o is FANTASTIC!

Depends. Give me a sport where younger is not better. Poker? NASCAR? No, a real sport…Anything that requires fast twitch muscles, hand/eye coordination, etc. skews to the younger.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 12:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

curling?

:p

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 21, 2008 12:54 PM CDT