McCarthy shipped from White Sox to Rangers in multi-player trade
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12/23/2006 - Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas and the Chicago White Sox swapped promising hurlers in a five-player trade completed Saturday, with standout name Brandon McCarthy heading to the Rangers.
Texas also acquired 18-year-old outfielder David Paisano, who batted .338 for Chicago's Venezuelan Summer League team in 2006. In exchange for the duo, Texas sent 21-year-old pitching prospect John Danks and fellow hurlers Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner to Chicago.
"We're thrilled to add Brandon McCarthy to our rotation and expect he'll be there for many years to come," said Rangers general manager Jon Daniels. "It's never easy to deal young players you're fond of, but Brandon's age, makeup and ability is a rare combination we could not pass on."
McCarthy has already appeared in 65 major league games at the age of 23, and last season posted a 4-7 record with a 4.68 earned run average in 53 games. In his two starts, McCarthy exchanged a win with a loss and a 3.86 ERA.
Overall, the hard-throwing right-hander has a 7-9 career record with a 4.39 ERA.
The exchange of blossoming young pitchers sent the southpaw Danks to Chicago just three years after being selection ninth overall by Texas in the 2003 draft. He was ranked the organization's top prospect by Baseball America after finishing 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA over the course of the 2006 season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma.
The 24-year-old Masset ran the pitching gambit last season, with stints from Double-A to the parent club. The right-hander made eight relief appearances with the Rangers, without a decision and a 4.15 ERA.
The final player coming back to the White Sox, the 20-year-old Rasner, spent all of last season with Single-A Clinton in the Midwest League, going 6-16 with a 5.41 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 144 2/3 frames.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
Ryder Cup Top European scorer
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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