More pitchers signed
The Wild Things signed three more pitchers Friday, including one who is a former ninth-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Signed are right-handers Steve MacFarland, Eryk McConnell and Javier Gomez.
MacFarland (6-2, 215) was a ninth-round pick of the Pirates in 2006 out of Lamar University in Texas. He lasted only two seasons with the Pirates, compiling a 4-4 record and walking 67 batters in 89 innings in Class A. After spending part of a season in the San Francisco Giants' system, MacFarland played the last two years in the independent American Association with Grand Prairie and had an 0-5 record.
MacFarland has L1 roster status.
"We look forward to bringing Steve’s experience to our staff," Wild Things manager Darin Everson said. "He is coming off a solid spring training in the Atlantic League and we hope to have him reach his potential with us this summer.”
McConnell (6-1, 185) made 40 relief appearances in the Philadelphia Phillies' system over the last two seasons before being released at the end of spring training this year. He had a 2-3 record and walked only 11 batters with 62 strikeouts in 65 1/3 innings.
“We feel Eryk has an opportunity to be an impact arm out of our bullpen,” Everson said.
While MacFarland had trouble throwing strikes during his days with the Pirates, Gomez (6-4, 195) had no such problems as a college pitcher at Freed-Hardeman, an NAIA school in Henderson, Tenn. In two seasons, Gomez pitched 114 2/3 innings, issuing only 15 walks while striking out 103. He had a 15-7 record and three saves.
“We are excited to bring in a quality rookie pitcher like Javy,” Everson said. “He performed impressively as he put up some of the best strikeout-to-walk ratios in the nation during his final two seasons in college. We hope he can be a solid contributor on our staff.”
Washington has 35 players (17 pitchers) on its roster and will add at least two more before the start of spring training next week – it is required to make at least two selections in the Frontier League draft Tuesday.
Signed are right-handers Steve MacFarland, Eryk McConnell and Javier Gomez.
MacFarland (6-2, 215) was a ninth-round pick of the Pirates in 2006 out of Lamar University in Texas. He lasted only two seasons with the Pirates, compiling a 4-4 record and walking 67 batters in 89 innings in Class A. After spending part of a season in the San Francisco Giants' system, MacFarland played the last two years in the independent American Association with Grand Prairie and had an 0-5 record.
MacFarland has L1 roster status.
"We look forward to bringing Steve’s experience to our staff," Wild Things manager Darin Everson said. "He is coming off a solid spring training in the Atlantic League and we hope to have him reach his potential with us this summer.”
McConnell (6-1, 185) made 40 relief appearances in the Philadelphia Phillies' system over the last two seasons before being released at the end of spring training this year. He had a 2-3 record and walked only 11 batters with 62 strikeouts in 65 1/3 innings.
“We feel Eryk has an opportunity to be an impact arm out of our bullpen,” Everson said.
While MacFarland had trouble throwing strikes during his days with the Pirates, Gomez (6-4, 195) had no such problems as a college pitcher at Freed-Hardeman, an NAIA school in Henderson, Tenn. In two seasons, Gomez pitched 114 2/3 innings, issuing only 15 walks while striking out 103. He had a 15-7 record and three saves.
“We are excited to bring in a quality rookie pitcher like Javy,” Everson said. “He performed impressively as he put up some of the best strikeout-to-walk ratios in the nation during his final two seasons in college. We hope he can be a solid contributor on our staff.”
Washington has 35 players (17 pitchers) on its roster and will add at least two more before the start of spring training next week – it is required to make at least two selections in the Frontier League draft Tuesday.
Labels: Eryk McConnell, Javier Gomez, Steve MacFarland
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