Sunday, May 12, 2013
Texas Rangers RP Kyle McClellan is throwing off the mound in the bullpen, as he continues to rehab in extended spring training due to a strained rib cage muscle.
Kyle McClellan is back on the mound. Kyle McClellan, who is still in extended spring workouts because of a strained rib cage muscle, is throwing off the mound in the bullpen, according to MLB. The injury was announced four days after McClellan threw two scoreless innings against the Brewers in early March. McClellan signed on with the Texas Rangers' minor league team in January, and it seemed his pitching health was on the rise. Early in February he was announced as a candidate for two spots on the Texas Rangers’ staff: fifth stater and long reliever. Just two weeks later, McClellan's shoulder began causing him problems with soreness. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) A healthy McClellan…
Monday, March 18, 2013
McClellan was scratched from a scheduled appearance against Seattle on Sunday, but plans to stick it out as a Ranger.
There have been a series of unfortunate events for non-roster right-hander Kyle McClellan in the past year as he has left the St. Louis Cardinals and joined the Texas Rangers' minor league team. McClellan was scheduled to pitch against Seattle on Sunday but is suffering from a strained latissimus muscle in the right shoulder, according to The Dallas Morning News Rangers blog. McClellan will require four weeks of recovery time before beginning a throwing program. The injury was announced four days after McClellan threw two scoreless innings against the Brewers on Tuesday. McClellan experienced discomfort during a bullpen session on Friday and went for an MRI test, which found no structural damage, according to the blog. McClellan has …
Monday, March 11, 2013
McClellan may be ready to audition for the Ranger's fifth spot. Shoulder soreness has delayed him.
It seems Kyle McClellan may finally get a chance to prove his talent as the Texas Rangers have plans to have the non-roster right-hander pitch in a game Tuesday. According to a Dallas Morning News blog, the Rangers plan on having McClellan pitch Tuesday against Milwaukee Brewers. Washington said there is time for McClellan to make enough of an impression to make the major league club. McClellan can opt out of his contract March 22. Kyle McClellan has waited all spring while he recovered from a sore shoulder as other candidates for the fifth starter slot continually took to the mound in an effort to stake their claim to the job. The North County native and Hazelwood West Alum signed on with the Texas Rangers' minor league team in January, …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Texas Rangers will give the North County native additional rest before he tries to throw in the bullpen again. McClellan had to end Sunday’s bullpen session early.
North County native and Hazelwood West Alum Kyle McClellan signed on with the Texas Rangers' minor league team in January, and it seemed his pitching health was on the rise. Early in February the non-roster right-hander was announced as a candidate for two spots on the Texas Rangers’ staff: fifth stater and long reliever. But it seems his shoulder and its injuries are still haunting him. Ron Matejko of ESPN Dallas reports that McClellan had to cut short Sunday’s bullpen session, but the right-hander seems optimistic that it’s a minor setback. “You know pain and you know if it’s something structural, but this is just one of the muscles,” McClellan told Matejko. “I can put my finger right on it and feel it.” (Get instant news updates. Like …
Monday, February 11, 2013
The Rangers will consider McClellan for two roles: fifth stater and long reliever.
North County native and Hazelwood West Alum Kyle McClellan signed on with the Texas Rangers' minor league team in January, but it seems he is showing and proving. He is defined as a non-roster right-hander, and is now a candidate for two spots on the Texas Rangers’ staff: fifth stater and long reliever. Still, McClellan said his new opportunity is about re-establishing himself. "I didn't sign here hoping I would have a better chance of starting," he told MLB.com. "I signed here because I felt it was a place my family would be more comfortable, there is an opportunity to win and it's an opportunity to reestablish myself. "The biggest thing is showing I'm healthy and can I can be a contributing piece to a Major League team." (Get instant …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
McClellan, a Hazelwood West alumn, was also invited to the team's major-league spring training.
The Texas Rangers have signed right-handed pitcher and Hazelwood West Alum, Kyle McClellan, to a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league spring training, the team announced Tuesday. McClellan who grew up in North County in Hazelwood and Florissant has spent his career in the Cardinals organization after the team picked him in the 25th round of the 2002 amateur draft strait out of high school. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) His five-year major-league career includes 17 starts, all made in 2011 World Series winning year when McClellan pitched a career-high 141 2/3 innings while winning 12 games. McClellan pitched 18 2/3 innings in 2012, going on the disabled list May 18 and…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
This ends a decade long relationship that began in 2002, when the Cards selected McClellan, strait out of high school, in the 25th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals have released pitcher Hazelwood West alum and North County native Kyle McClellan, the organization announced Tuesday, as it also signed catcher Rob Johnson to a minor league contract. McClellan, 28, appeared in 16 games for St. Louis in 2012 because of labrum surgery in July. However, McClellan has struggled since the end of 2011 season but did help with getting the Cards to the World Series. McClellan may not be surprised by the release. In July McClellan said he felt as though he may have played his last game as a St. Louis Cardinal. McClellan was arbitration-eligible for the third time this winter. "I know how the process works," he said in July. "I know they're thinking about how to protect themselves. "I also …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The Hazelwood West alum figures the team will non-tender him after his recent surgery left him on the disabled list for the remainder of the season.
Thanks in part to the injury and surgery that benched him for the rest of the baseball season, Kyle McClellan thinks he may have played his last game as a St. Louis Cardinal, according to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. McClellan will be arbitration-eligible for the third time this winter, and his $2.5 million dollar salary for this season was enough to make the Cardinals entertain offers for him last year. Going through the arbitration process again could mean that the Cards could pay more than $3 million next season for McClellan, and he told the Post he expects they’ll non-tender him. "I know how the process works. I know they're thinking about how to protect themselves," McClellan told the Post. “"I also know that if …
Friday, July 13, 2012
The Hazelwood West alum had surgery on Tuesday and will be on the disabled list for the rest of the baseball season.
After an injury led graduate Kyle McClellan to hit the bench in a game in May, everyone wondered whether the Cardinals pitcher and would get back on the mound by August, as he’d hoped. McClellan, a Hazelwood West graduate and former Florissant resident, had been on the disabled list with a strained right elbow. Then, during a July 3 throwing session, he aggravated a previous injury, CBS reported. But 28-year-old McClellan had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn labrum, and it looks like he’ll be out for the remainder of the season. CBS’s Fantasy Analysis said McClellan never felt right during spring training, and that he will start working toward his 2013 campaign instead. Do you think McClellan will recover in time for the 2013 season? …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Hazelwood West alum, left Thursday's 7-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants after throwing a couple of pitches to Emmanuel Burriss in the bottom of the seventh inning citing elbow discomfort.
Kyle McClellan has been mum about some soreness in his right elbow for the past couple of weeks, but on Thursday, he couldn't hid the pain. McClellan, a Hazelwood West Alum, whom MLB.com called "the most versatile pitcher on the Cardinals' staff," left Thursday's 7-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants after throwing a couple of pitches to Emmanuel Burriss in the bottom of the seventh inning. McClellan allowed two hits and two walks over one-third of an inning before being replaced by Mitchell Boggs, according to RotoWorld. The severity of the injury isn't yet clear, but we should learn more on his status after the game. "He felt some discomfort," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny told MLB.com. "I don't want to jump to anything just yet. We'll …
Ashley Nevilles
5:45 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Good for him. Congrats and I hope you keep it up and heal correctly. more ›