Trey McGough is Trey McGone.
FutureSox first relayed and James confirmed the news Thursday night that McGough retired, which brings an abrupt ending to nine months that covered the spectrum of success.
McGough came over from the Orioles in the Eloy Jiménez trade, and finished a strong season by posting a combined 1.98 ERA over 81 ⅔ innings split between Norfolk and Charlotte. He didn't get a September call-up, nor was he claimed in the Rule 5 draft. The White Sox gave him a non-roster invitation, but he was among the first cut, had a disastrous April (15 IP, 18 H, 15 R, 15 ER, 3 HR, 15 BB, 13 K), and now he's out of baseball.
If nothing else, it reminded me to check on how Jiménez is faring with Triple-A Durham: .238/.313/.366 with two homers over 28 games.
Charlotte 7, Norfolk 4
- Tim Elko went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Bryan Ramos, 2-for-4 with a double.
- Kyle Teel was 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Mike Clevinger started: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Wikelmán González relieved in his Charlotte debut: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 18 of 40 pitches for strikes.
Pensacola 6, Birmingham 5 (11 innings)
- Rikuu Nishida went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- William Bergolla was 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras wore the collar and silver sombrero, although he was hit by a pitch.
- Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with a walk.
- Riley Gowens: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 59 of 89 pitches for strikes.
Greensboro 6, Winston-Salem 1
- Sam Antonacci went 1-for-3 with a walk, and was picked off/caught stealing.
- Jeral Perez and Jackson Appel both were 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Braden Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Samuel Zavala went 1-for-2 with a sac bunt.
Kannapolis 3, Augusta 2
- Caleb Bonemer went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Abraham Nuñez went 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and two stolen bases.
- Ronny Hernandez went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Javier Mogollón, 0-for-2 with a walk, HBP, strikeout and stolen base.
- George Wolkow went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Ryan Burrowes, 2-for-4.
