How many starts will Blanton get with the Angels?

[mtangelsfan]

So?  What do you think?

 

I say 7.

 

That's 7 too many.

[tdawg87]

With our luck, 30.

[jshep]

10-15

[Stradling]

If it's 7 it's not the end of the world, 15 and were screwed.

[tdawg87]

I have no problem with him filling in while someone is on the DL. He will get maybe 4 starts or so and that isn't enough to have a seriously negative impact on the season. The problem is if one of the starters goes down for longer than that and he has to be on the team for 2 straight months getting starts. This is especially an issue if the injured starter is Weaver or Wilson.

This is exactly why depth is important.

[wopphil]

10-15

This. Which is probably too many.

[Second Base]

4 starts, finishing the season with 110 IP and a 4.48 ERA.  I'd call that a wildly successful 2014 campaign for him.  May even be able to roll that into a minor league contract for 2015 with some other team. 

[Marsaka]

maybe he'll pull an ervin santana this year and pitch better because it's a contract year?

[HaloFan85]

If he has a good spring and wins the #5 spot outright, all he'll have to do to keep his spot in the rotation is put up numbers similar to what Jerome did last year, which Blanton is definitely capable of doing.  Jerome got 25 starts last year, so any number of starts is possible if he can just duplicate Jerome's performance.

 

Do I want him as the #5?  No, but it wouldn't surprise me if he got 20+ starts with the way things have played out to this point.

[AngelsFaninGA]

17. He'll go 1-13 with a 7.78 ERA and at long last will finally be put down sometime in July. 

[Angel Oracle]

Hoping for no more than 2-3, but it will likely be 8-10.

[disarcina]

10 to 15 -- I see no way around it.

 

perhaps more if the Halos can figure out a way to have Blanton start, pitch four innings and then have a scheduled rotation of pen guys behind him.

 

the Halos have spent some money for pen depth and if these guys stay healthy you could have Blanton for four innings, a pen guy for two, another pen guy for one or two, etc.

[fan_since79]

10 starts, 2-8 record, and we're six games back when Scioscia finally pulls the plug.

[The God of Runs]

Scioscia should have him start all 162 games just to see how many losses one man can have.

[AngelsLakersFan]

My official guess is 16... because the opportunity for 20+ should definitely arise but I'm sure after 16 terrible starts we'll finally realize we need to replace him with someone better for the last 4+. lol

[Ohtaniland]

A couple of idiots.

 

[Blarg]

With our luck, 30.

If he gets 30 his ERA is going to be low 4. If he pitches like last season he will be cut.

[Angelsjunky]

14

[Docwaukee]

Actually, the best thing we could hope for at this point is that he gets 30.  Because if he does, it means he held it together enough to stay in the rotation. 

 

15-20 is worst case

 

5-10 is most likely. 

[Brent Maguire]

8 starts.

He'll pitch better than last year but stil pretty awful. Something in the low 5's ERA range.

[Sherlock31]

Depends how well he pitches

 

5.50+ era 10 starts and gone

 

4.50 era 25+

 

somewhere in between.... 15-20

[Hollyw00d]

20+, good or bad. There's no other options.

[ukyah]

10-15

 

 

yep. at least.

[Redondo]

Whatever the number it's too many.

 

He needs to go.

[disarcina]

Hamiltown -- perhaps the Halos should play that video you posted above during the pre-game warm ups.......

 

I am sure it would get a reaction from the Anaheim crowd.

 

Of course, Blanton's had been getting the sort of reaction that would be expected from the crowd anyway (without viewing the video) just based on his record and, with Butcher's performance as pitching coach the past few years, the reaction to him is becoming about the same.......

 

but if the crowd saw this video posted on the big screen...........WHOA -- the reaction from an normally complacent Anaheim crowd would be anything but complacent.......