Seller 99.6% positive. Also scheduled to pitch are right-handers Joe Ryan and Strotman and lefties Dietrich Enns and Jeffrey Springs. McKay tested positive for COVID-19 last July, missed the remainder of Summer Camp, threw a few bullpen sessions and then “felt something in my shoulder that still wasn’t right” during his live batting practice sessions. One way to get better pitches is to tinker with delivery to get higher spin rates, more deception or more velocity, but that could affect his already plus control. September 29, 2020: Tampa Bay Rays reassigned LHP Brendan McKay to the minor leagues. Condition is "Brand New". Brendan McKay won’t be pitching in games anytime soon as he rehabilitates from the labrum repair surgery in his left shoulder that sidelined him last year. Anderson joked about the trio of outs on the ground -- “Ground-ball pitcher now,” he said. He was striking out 10+ batters per nine innings, he was allowing less than one base runner per inning, and posting a minor league ERA below 2.00. Brendan McKay 2021 TOPPS SERIES 1 FUTURE STARS #357 TAMPA BAY RAYS. • Outfield prospect Josh Lowe had two hits off the bench, drove in a run and took over for Kevin Kiermaier in center field. He also has worse velocity. And that is what we saw in 2019. Toggle navigation. Is he a major leaguer? Besides him, he has two siblings, sisters Jennifer and Heather McKay. Football; Baseball; ... the Rays are hopeful that he could be ready for the start of spring training in 2021. So many factors come into play when deciding whether to bring up a prospect, and the most important one is the timing. His curveball is also a plus pitch with some depth, and the changeup and cutter need work. “As much as it sucked having to sit at home and watch the games, it felt better for me being down and not being at the field and knowing like, 'Hey, I've got no impact in the game,' and sitting there worrying, or like being stressed as a competitor would be,” McKay said. Get advice on your decision to trade Will Harris for Brendan McKay. … See Brendan McKay weekly game logs. His next start was against a potent Yankees lineup (minus Giancarlo Stanton) where he held is own, allowing three runs in five innings. ... Brendan McKay (shoulder) expects to resume throwing off a mound by the end of March. • Right-hander Drew Strotman said he missed about seven days at the start of camp due to COVID-19 protocols. His third start was against the historically bad Orioles, where he threw five scoreless, striking out seven. Very few prospects have the talent to force a franchise to bring them up and give them a spot. Brendan McKay’s season is over before it started, as the Rays left-hander is set to undergo surgery Wednesday on his sore left shoulder. Video shot 3.11.16. A.J. This is likely to get better over time if McKay continues to get more experience. Or are you in an organization that sits on talent until it absolutely has to promote it? [34] On August 18, the Rays announced McKay required left shoulder surgery and would miss the entire 2020 season. Also, there really is no reason to think he won’t be a starter with minor adjustments. The bottom line is he is worth holding onto for at least 2021 to see what he might become. Puk, LHP, Athletics. Then the wheels came off. C $14.56. Control. To not explore that would almost be a dereliction of duty. McKay could change sequencing. Even though he is just 25, McKay could get lost in the Rays backlog of Shane McClanahan, Shane Baz, and Brent Honeywell. The game will air on FOX Sports Sun and MLB.TV, and the Rays' radio broadcast will be available for free on MLB.com. Now, whether he puts it together in 2021 or not, I’m not bullish enough to say he will, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if he became the polar opposite of Tyler Glasnow, meaning multiple pitches, command, and consistency. McKay hit .214 with a .697 OPS and 15 homers in 559 plate appearances in the Minors, and he was a .328/.430/.536 hitter at the University of Louisville. Long story short: McKay needs better pitches. McKay made five more starts in 2019, allowing a combined 19 runs. The challenge this spring is mostly figuring out what to do with the players who are optioned or reassigned; they’d typically be sent to Minor League camp, but that option won’t technically exist until the end of big league camp. McKay heard the Angels right-hander was touching triple digits off the mound and crushing home runs at the plate, a good sign that he’s ready to go on both fronts. McKay put together a 5.14 ERA in 49 innings over 13 appearances two years ago, when he also went 2-for-10 with one home run at the plate. There is a point in a prospect’s career where the hype fades and they can get caught in a purgatory of not playing against the elite competition to improve but also not doing enough to justify giving you a spot to play more elite competition. Despite showing advanced control, McKay is hittable. “It was a pretty good cut,” he said on Tuesday, “but I think we're pretty much back to good now.”. He was injured in August, when he could have been used as a replacement for Charlie Morton, who was injured at the exact same time, so we’ll never know if he was the next up on the Rays’ depth chart. $2.50. Much like McKay, it’s injury concerns that keep Puk off of the Top 100. It must be very difficult being an MLB prospect on the verge of getting a roster spot. That’s how you get late-bloomers like Max Muncy, Jacob deGrom, Mitch Hanniger, Josh Donaldson, and so on. Any one of these is reason enough to slow a prospect’s development or career. Free shipping. NFL 2021 NFL Mock Draft Are you in an organization that pushes and challenges prospects? The 2017 Golden Spikes Award winner, propelling the Cardinals to the top of the ACC every season he was there: Playing in a major conference, if McKay were just a pitcher or a hitter, his performance at either would likely be enough to make him a first-rounder, but together? From an investment point of view, asking a player to not use skills that earned him a top 5 pick seems reckless. I am Western Washington University alum, a local sportswriter, an official NCAA basketball statistician, a freelance radio and television production statistician, and a minor league standup comedian. Seller 100% positive. View Brendan McKay on MLB.COM View Brendan McKay on RotoWorld.com The difference is Hendricks has elite control and elite sequencing. McKay said he started taking swings in mid-December, and his early work was simply focused on getting his body … Huge Lot! If the lineup has been released and incorporated into the projections, it is listed as "Live". • Catcher Kevan Smith, who was scratched from Friday’s lineup due to back tightness, entered Tuesday’s game off the bench and went 2-for-2 with two RBIs against the Red Sox. 2020 Topps Opening Day Brendan McKay Rookie Card RC Tampa Bay Rays. The login page will open in a new tab. Or maybe Brendan McKay, Louisville's two-way player? Free shipping. Hitters had a 78% contact rate, meaning that when they swung, they made contact four out of every five times. While it didn’t show in the minors, the criticism about McKay is that he does not have one great pitch. Brendan McKay profile page, biographical information, injury history and news Gose is not the only player with two-way MLB hopes for 2018. He flew right through the minors, not starting more than nine games at any level before being promoted. The time off didn’t set him back, as he’s already pitching in games, and he’s been eager to learn from veteran pitchers like Chris Archer during his first big league camp. ET game against the Twins at Charlotte Sports Park. 2021 Fantasy Outlook A shoulder injury that first popped up in February and ultimately required surgery wiped out McKay's 2020 season and his chance to progress from a rough rookie campaign. ... Feb 7, 2021 . Another reason why 2021 is a pivotal year for McKay is that he is on the Rays, an organization loaded with talent, not inclined to rush anybody, and always trying to win on a low budget. He was effective and efficient. For his age and experience, McKay does have a good feel for all four pitches. Brendan McKay Projections | Streamonator (Subscribe for all pitcher projections. And how does McKay view himself? 2. He’s … Brendan McKay’s age is presently 25 years old as of 2021.. As per his bio found on the internet, he was born on 18 December 1995 in Darlington, Pennsylvania, to parents Bruce McKay (father) and Kim McKay (mother). Especially since organizations spend years looking for left-handed prospects who could actually become starters. Seller 100% positive. Leading into draft day, there was a legitimate discussion about whether McKay should be a hitter or a pitcher, although in hindsight, the choice was clear. Brendan McKay fantasy news, notes, and injuries. Is that something you can learn? • The Rays haven’t yet trimmed their Spring Training roster, as some teams are starting to do, but they’re looking at potentially making first cuts early next week. Around the horn• Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (two innings plus two batters), lefty Ryan Sherriff and right-hander Ryan Thompson pitched in an intrasquad game on Tuesday morning against outfielder Manuel Margot and infielders Xavier Edwards, Greg Jones and Mike Brosseau. All Seattle Mariners fans have learned the future is all we have because the present is always too painful. Louisville v. Notre Dame at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, KY. Fastball: 90-92 mph. Right away McKay shined on the mound. If a prospect experiences more than one of the questions above, he might not ever get a real chance despite having all-star talent. There were even columns written suggesting McKay should be fast-tracked as a pitcher to the majors where he could then work on his hitting slowly. Is there an opening on the depth chart? LHP/1B Brendan McKay (Louisville), LHP MacKenzie Gore (Whiteville HS, NC) and SS Royce Lewis (JSerra HS, CA) are worthy choices here, but I’m having a hard time ignoring the athleticism and upside of Hunter Greene. However, he recently had to press pause for about a week during his flat-ground throwing progression due to a highly relatable mishap: McKay said he was trying to cut tags off some dog toys when the knife slipped and nicked his left index finger. McKay has been sidelined with a left shoulder issue for several weeks, but the team was optimistic that he'd be able to return by spring training in 2021. C $12.54. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. The goal for MLB Pipeline’s No. $2.49. Strong, fast. AUG. 20: McKay underwent surgery to repair a labrum issue, tweets Topkin, who adds it’s “doubtful” he’ll be ready for the start of next spring. March 16, 2021: Tampa Bay Rays optioned P Brendan McKay to Durham Bulls. 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