Oakland signs blanton

[CaliAngel]

He's going to rock us in September when the A's are out of it and we need wins the most.

[dimitrig]

Title is secured!

 

[Erstad Grit]

500k off our books 

[Blarg]

Blanton could have been the winning pitcher for Seattle last night.

[mota_madness]

Omg... 2014 cy young award winner! 

[floplag]

How can the A's be desperate, seriously.. arent they supposed to be so deep and talented?   Seems a bit of double talk based on this sighing or they see something our coaches do not.

either way this i a bit odd

[Jason]

here's a sobering thought: blanton is going to make more money this year than i've made as a teacher in 30 years.

And you probably don't suck at teaching either.

[The Angels]

Is anyone else absolutely ****ing in their pants at the thought of facing Big Joe? As a former Angel, he has all the makings of embarassing our pansy asses and raping us until we scream and tap out.

[fan_since79]

Kazmir looked good last season. I think that was a good pickup for Oakland

Even money says we'll see a "Cy Kazmir" thread here this evening.

[Hollyw00d]

Incoming cy young award

[Ray McKigney]

Is Blanton a a masochist or what? How much does the guy need to be repeatedly bludgeoned by batters for him to realize that he doesn't have major league stuff anymore? It's sad. He's a multi-millionaire. Retire and go enjoy all the money you've stolen by serving up meatballs to hitters all over the league.

[jsnpritchett]

Pitching against Salt Lake today.  That could be interesting.

[tdawg87]

And you probably don't suck at teaching either.

 

I don't know about that. I hear Tank personally administers bare-ass spankings.

[disarcina]

well, Billy Beane will put Blanton to use -- even if it is mopping up and eating some innings in a lopsided A's loss...........I don't really see the upside for Blanton in all this -- not sure why he signed........it's not like he will be offered a contract for 2015 unless he wants to play for MLB minimum and I don't that's the case........oh well.

 

no harm, no foul at Halos end........we're on the hook whether he plays or not but a little bit less if he plays and makes the A's 25 man roster.

[seenoevil]

I can't wait to kick his ass!

[gurn67]

Joe gave up 9 hits and 5 ER in 5 IP against the Bees tonight, but got the win!!!

[Second Base]

9 ERA in AAA, that sounds about right. That should tell you all you need to know about where Blabton is at right now. A team decimated by injuries to their starters still stashes him in AAA.

[Sherlock31]

Joe gave up 9 hits and 5 ER in 5 IP against the Bees tonight, but got the win!!!

He's done, end of story.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Colon version 2.0.

 

Blantonlo?

I doubt it. Even at his best (which was just average) Blanton was never anywhere near as talented as  Bartolo Colon. In his prime, Colon was an excellent pitcher.

[gurn67]

I doubt it. Even at his best (which was just average) Blanton was never anywhere near as talented as  Bartolo Colon. In his prime, Colon was an excellent pitcher.

Bartolo = 7 top 10 finishes in WAR for a pitcher

Blanton - 4 top 10 finishes in HR allowed.