Reports: Dodgers appear to have a deal with Paul Maholm

[Stradling]

CJ Wilson has been pretty much what we expected. He wasn't great year one, but he wasn't bad either. He was our best pitcher last year and our healthiest as well. He has certainly earned his contract.

[Brent Maguire]

I guess my point is the team can't not go take chances on starters with the fear of them turning into Blanton/Hanson part 2.

I do agree with the sentiment about wanting Maholm on a guaranteed contract. I see nothing wrong with a minor league deal though.

[NrM]

I guess my point is the team can't not go take chances on starters with the fear of them turning into Blanton/Hanson part 2.

I do agree with the sentiment about wanting Maholm on a guaranteed contract. I see nothing wrong with a minor league deal though.

 

 

Yea Hanson and Blanton were counted on as being the angels 3rd and 4th starters.

Little different than bringing over a guy to be a 5th/6th starter on a 1 year deal.

 

w/e though.

 

This is make or break for Jerry Dipoto. I'm sure he sees the urgency. If he feels the angels have enough pitching depth, then so be it. 

 

I just hope there are no excuses when one or two starters get hurt and we're stuck with Blanton and Shoemaker starting.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Poozy

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Dodgers Sign Paul Maholm

By Aaron Steen [February 8 at 6:04pm CST]

The Dodgers have signed Paul Maholm to a one-year, $1.5MM major-league deal, Jim Bowden of ESPN tweets. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times was the first to report the signing (Twitter link). Ken Gurnick of MLB.com tweets that Maholm's deal contains "significant" incentives.

 

It looks like the report that it was a minor league deal was wrong, but he still got less than expected.

[Brent Maguire]

Well I'm happy the Angels didn't do that then. 1.5 million isn't a lot nowadays in baseball but I would've just liked him on a minor league deal.

Very odd that many reports said it was a minor league deal.

[xboom28x]

Vargas was a fringe #3/4 who came over here and out up the exact same numbers he always has.

 

It's not any pitcher... it's a NL pitcher who hasn't pitched in the AL in a long time or never and struggles in the NL recently. Vargas had 4 years AL experience before coming over to the Angels. No one thought he would blow up because he had proven that he could handle the AL.

[Brent Maguire]

If we're using the NL to AL criteria, Dan Haren had an ERA over 4.6 with the D-Backs in 2010.

With the Angels in the second half of 2010 and all of 2011, he had a low 3's ERA.

Haren hadn't pitched in the AL since his Oakland days and he was a mediocre pitcher through one half of 2010. He pitched well immediately when he came to Anaheim.

[nate]

Vargas was a fringe #3/4 who came over here and out up the exact same numbers he always has.

 

Vargas was an AL guy though and he pitched well in the AL, sub 4 ERA.

[tdawg87]

[Brent Maguire]

Vargas was an AL guy though and he pitched well in the AL, sub 4 ERA.

Yeah I know what you were getting it. Just pointing out some guys who have done well here.

[HaloMagic]

CJ Wilson has been pretty much what we expected. He wasn't great year one, but he wasn't bad either. He was our best pitcher last year and our healthiest as well. He has certainly earned his contract.

You expected a 1.34 WHIP?

[Stradling]

You expected a 1.34 WHIP?

With a 3.4 ERA, yeah I will take that. He also pitched 210 innings so its not like he left a ton of games because he was always in trouble. Would I prefer a lower whip, of course, but he has been a very solid 2 since we have signed him.

[Stradling]

That's good, but it should read Ace Pitchers/ Joe Blanton

[Brent Maguire]

You expected a 1.34 WHIP?

What about his 3.39 ERA and 3.3 WAR?

[Chuck]

What about his 3.39 ERA and 3.3 WAR?

Halo Magic is a well known CJ Wilson hater.

You have to take some posters posts with a grain of salt, or just pass them by altogether.

[wopphil]

Maholm is essentially costing the Dodgers just a bit more than what we will pay for Mulder (on the off chance he actually makes the team). The Angels should have been all over this. Great signing by the Dodgers.

[xboom28x]

If we're using the NL to AL criteria, Dan Haren had an ERA over 4.6 with the D-Backs in 2010.

With the Angels in the second half of 2010 and all of 2011, he had a low 3's ERA.

Haren hadn't pitched in the AL since his Oakland days and he was a mediocre pitcher through one half of 2010. He pitched well immediately when he came to Anaheim.

 

The two season prior in the NL he had a sub 4 ERA. Combine that with the success he had in OAK and you get a solid starter in either league. At that time at least.

[nate]

Haren also pitched in an extreme hitters park in the NL.  Big difference from there and Atlanta.

[LAAMike]

There is a great article in SB Nation that says Maholm was a great value for the Dogs.  Compares him to Vargas and Arroyo. I do not know how to post links to articles but it is Justin Millars' SB MLB Daily Dish of February 9, 2014.  Another SB article talks of the possibility of Mahols going to the bullpen also.  I have mentioned Maholm before and have been routinely lambasted so I will watch his season with some interest.  I would even be rooting for him if it was not the Dogs. 

Edited February 9, 2014 by LAAMike

[disarcina]

heck of a deal for the Dogs..........

 

not paying much and upside could be pretty good.

[disarcina]

LAAMike -- wasn't aware you got lambasted for mentioning Maholm -- he's worth taking a flyer particularly at the price the Dogs are paying.

 

Now, I would not give Maholm the kind of over-priced contracts we've seen for some other starters -- but for what the Dogs signed him for?  heck of a deal.

[nate]

"Mahole" is my new favorite nickname for him, especially if he pitches against the Angels.

[nate]

Compared to the 8M we paid Madson to throw ZERO innings!

 

It's all gravy at 1.5M....That's like 600G more than Jepsen and he sucks rocks!

 

Revisionist history??  We paid Madson $3.5m

[Docwaukee]

Maholm would have slotted in the 5/6/7 spot for the Halos this year. 

Hanson and Blanton were brought in to be 4 and 5 starters and give the team 200 innings each. 

 

If Maholm happened to win the job as the teams #5, he could be easily replaced by Skaggs or maybe even Mulder or Shoemaker. 

 

Although I'd still like to seem them get one more guy as I think it makes the team better for the marathon that is a baseball season, I'm getting more and more excited to see Shoemaker show his stuff and be the surprise of this team. 

[NrM]

Maholm would have slotted in the 5/6/7 spot for the Halos this year. 

Hanson and Blanton were brought in to be 4 and 5 3 and 4 starters and give the team 200 innings each. 

 

If Maholm happened to win the job as the teams #5, he could be easily replaced by Skaggs or maybe even Mulder or Shoemaker. 

 

Although I'd still like to seem them get one more guy as I think it makes the team better for the marathon that is a baseball season, I'm getting more and more excited to see Shoemaker show his stuff and be the surprise of this team. 

Fixed

Edited February 10, 2014 by Poozy