Jacob McGee meets Tommy John

Jacob McGee (Allied Powers), who is the #3 rated prospect in the Rays system is out for the season and will undergo Tommy John surgery on July 8th. This will push his timetable to reach the majors back to 2010. The injury came on June 22 during the second inning of his outing. This may not seem like a big deal for the Rays who own the majors best record and the best farm system in the league, but this injury is bigger then first thought. The Rays are probably going to make a move for a starter before the deadline (Sabathia, Burnett, Bedard, Maddux) and McGee has been getting scouted by teams that may become sellers as they fall out of contention. Now the Rays still have Price, Wade Davis, Jeff Neimann as pitching prospects to deal and I only think they move Price in a Sabathia deal. They also have Reid Brignac (Naff) to deal beacuse they drafted Tim Beckman with the #1 pick in this years draft.

Other Notes:
Clayton Kershaw was sent down to AA. He only threw 38 innings in the big leagues so he only has 12 innings until he would have to be removed from my farm system.

Carlos Carrasco (Scott) was scratched on Wednesday after he felt tightness in his shoulder during warmups. This would be a huge blow to the Phillies as they were looking to move him to get another SP before the deadline. JA Happ was recalled from Lehigh Valley to replace Brett Myers in the rotation.

Tom Verducci, SI senior writer, was on Mike and the Maddog 660 WFAN, and he thinks that Sabathia will go to the Rays and they will not have to give up Price (Sperl).