GDT -- 2/28/18-- Mets

[Enscheff]

I believe the Braves might have an attractive option on McCarthy in 2019.

This from Cot's

conditional club option for 2019 based on days spent on disabled list with a specific injury: $5M club option with more than 179 days on DL or $8M club option with 119-179 days

He missed most of 2015 (first year of the contract) and a chunk of 2016 recovering form TJ surgery.

The “specific injury” was a stress reaction in his right shoulder.

 

[nsacpi]

The “specific injury” was a stress reaction in his right shoulder.

that was last year...the TJ is the one that cost him much more time in 2015 and 2016

 

[Enscheff]

that was last year...the TJ is the one that cost him much more time in 2015 and 2016

The option only applies to the shoulder injury he had repeatedly before he signed with the Dodgers. The TJ doesn’t trigger the option clause.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tr.../16/7387651/brandon-mccarthy-contract-details

 

[Enscheff]

why not

Because the contract says the injury must be related to the right shoulder stress reaction.

I’m not sure there’s any other way to explain it.

 

[nsacpi]

Because the contract says the injury must be related to the right shoulder stress reaction.

I’m not sure there’s any other way to explain it.

ok...got it

 

[jpx7]

I have an idea. Let's have the most fragile pitcher in baseball go 3 innings in his ST debut.

Johnny Venters isn’t on the Braves anymore.

 

[The Tariff King]

I have an idea. Let's have the most fragile pitcher in baseball go 3 innings in his ST debut.

Terrible idea. What are you thinking?