Yankees promote McCutchen

It’s been a long time coming, but last night Dan McCutchen got the call to Triple-A Scranton/Wilke-Barre that many thought he deserved.
The call came just in time, too. Any later and he may have already been en route to Reading with the rest of the Thunder.
“I was on the bus,” he said. “We were about to leave for Reading and they pulled me off the bus, pulled my bag off the bus and told me I was going up.”
Over parts of two seasons with the Thunder, the 25-year-old right-hander has compiled a 7-5 record, a 3.04/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.04 WHIP. He also was the starter when the Thunder clinched their first Eastern League Championship last season.
With Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, McCutchen joins a team with an already strong starting five that includes Jeff Marquez, Kei Igawa, Steven White and Dan Giese. Once healthy, Alan Horne will re-join the rotation, too.
“I’m not going to try to reinvent my game any,” he said. “Just try to do the same thing. Just try to keep pitching well. I know the hitters are a little better up here.”
What he’s been doing has worked pretty well. McCutchen is sporting a 4-3 record with 2.52 ERA. Despite those stats, he says the move caught him a little bit off guard.
“I was a little bit surprised, but very excited,” he said. “I’m up here in Scranton now, but, yeah, I’m very excited about it.”
It’s a reunion of sorts for McCutchen, who joins a list of players that includes relievers J.B. Cox and David Robertson, and outfielder Matt Carson who were promoted from Trenton to Scranton less than two months into the season.
Reliever Bo Hall also was promoted earlier this year, but was transferred back to Trenton on Tuesday to make room for McCutchen.
“I’ve talked to the guys up here,” he said. “I went and hung out with (former Thunder pitcher Jeff) Marquez and J.B. Cox last night. We’re good buddies and I’ve got a lot of good buddies up here and guys I know from spring training.
“They’re excited, and I’m excited to be on a team that’s doing as good they’re doing, so hopefully I’ll be able to jump right in the mix.”

-- Josh Norris

Yankees promote McCutchen

It’s been a long time coming, but last night Dan McCutchen got the call to Triple-A Scranton/Wilke-Barre that many thought he deserved.
The call came just in time, too. Any later and he may have already been en route to Reading with the rest of the Thunder.
“I was on the bus,” he said. “We were about to leave for Reading and they pulled me off the bus, pulled my bag off the bus and told me I was going up.”
Over parts of two seasons with the Thunder, the 25-year-old right-hander has compiled a 7-5 record, a 3.04/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.04 WHIP. He also was the starter when the Thunder clinched their first Eastern League Championship last season.
With Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, McCutchen joins a team with an already strong starting five that includes Jeff Marquez, Kei Igawa, Steven White and Dan Giese. Once healthy, Alan Horne will re-join the rotation, too.
“I’m not going to try to reinvent my game any,” he said. “Just try to do the same thing. Just try to keep pitching well. I know the hitters are a little better up here.”
What he’s been doing has worked pretty well. McCutchen is sporting a 4-3 record with 2.52 ERA. Despite those stats, he says the move caught him a little bit off guard.
“I was a little bit surprised, but very excited,” he said. “I’m up here in Scranton now, but, yeah, I’m very excited about it.”
It’s a reunion of sorts for McCutchen, who joins a list of players that includes relievers J.B. Cox and David Robertson, and outfielder Matt Carson who were promoted from Trenton to Scranton less than two months into the season.
Reliever Bo Hall also was promoted earlier this year, but was transferred back to Trenton on Tuesday to make room for McCutchen.
“I’ve talked to the guys up here,” he said. “I went and hung out with (former Thunder pitcher Jeff) Marquez and J.B. Cox last night. We’re good buddies and I’ve got a lot of good buddies up here and guys I know from spring training.
“They’re excited, and I’m excited to be on a team that’s doing as good they’re doing, so hopefully I’ll be able to jump right in the mix.”

-- Josh Norris