C.J. Wilson to the pen?

[shellback]

jmo the guy has been a relief pitcher throughout his time as a starter. i heard all the arguments about he makes too much money and all that but id like to see the guy in a role he can and has excelled at.

he sure is inconsistent as a starter.

[Chuck]

I suggested this a few times over the past few days, even before his crappy start yesterday. 

 

Rasmus to the rotation, Wilson to the pen. 

 

Go with Weaver, Shoemaker, Richards, FA Sign or Trade, Rasmus and Santiago as your 5th guy. 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Since he's had great first innings this season right?

No. Fix him.

[19HALO71]

Not really sure I want a reliever that can't get through one inning. CJ is a mess right now. Give him the off season to try and put it back together. During spring training let him earn his spot back. If not, to the pen.

[fan_since79]

Eat the contract and send him packing. Maybe he'll find his release point in three or four years.

[Thomas]

Step 1. Set up an elaborate rouse where we make him think he was traded to Oakland.

Step 2. Enjoy the Cy Young success.

[shellback]

man, we're firing everybody! not much choice in the matter when 2 starters were injured. surprized they didn't work out gubiza.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Eat a lot of his contract and trade him to the A's for Kazmir. Lol

[TobiasFunke]

Since he's had great first innings this season right?

No. Fix him.

This. Plus he costs too much money to be a bullpen arm.

[mtangelsfan]

For me Wilson is the exact kind of guy you don't want in the pen.  He walks too many batters and he's not really a strike out guy anymore.  He's either a starter or you find a way of getting rid of him.

 

I like Thomas' idea.  Congrats CJ, now you can grow that beard you've always wanted to.

[Hollyw00d]

Who's pen? Not ours.

[shellback]

washed up?

[yk9001]

jmo the guy has been a relief pitcher throughout his time as a starter.

 

What does that mean?

[shellback]

rarely effective for more than one or two innings even as a starter-

[Taylor]

Eat the contract and send him packing. Maybe he'll find his release point in three or four years with the A's.

 

Fixed.

[DMVol]

rarely effective for more than one or two innings even as a starter-

Actually, it's kind of the opposite...if he gets through the 1st/2nd innings, he's usually ok for 5 or 6, maybe even 7....that's not the profile for a relief pitcher, as others have said in this thread....

[Bruce Nye]

I think the Angels have to seriously consider dumping both CJ and Hamilton.  That's big bucks to swallow, but they are a detriment to the team.  

[Oz27]

CJ is possibly tradeable. That is we probably don't have to eat THAT much money to move him (still several million, but no more than half of the remaining $31mil). We could hold onto him for half a season in an audition to move him, but obviously the flipside is he becomes almost impossible to move if he keeps this up.

 

I don't hate the idea of moving him to the 'pen, especially since we probably have five better starters even while Skaggs is out (Richards, Weaver, Shoemaker, Santiago and Rasmus) and we should be hunting for another one in the offseason. But the walks and falling behind would get extremely tiresome when we have a lead late in a game, wouldn't they?

[Jobu]

Step 1. Set up an elaborate rouse where we make him think he was traded to Oakland.

Step 2. Enjoy the Cy Young success.

The Angels let the starting pitchers pick the uniform variant they wear on days they start... I think you see where I'm going here.

[T.G.]

Who's pen? Not ours.

 

State Pen....itentiary

[Guest]

This is about as good of an idea as moving Joe Blanton to the pen was last year.

[Guest]

C Wilson should be moved to the woodshed

[DW711]

He had some of his worst numbers the first couple innings (on average) per start.

[AngelsFaninGA]

Release him, trade him, relegate him to mop-up duty, any of those options would be fine, just as long as he isn't pitching meaningful innings next year. 

[Season Over]

Trust me, I know CJ on a personal level. We grew up together and still to this day we drink Red Bulls and sell Mazdas. He is playing us all right now and playing the MLB. He is going to drop the hammer in a big way once next season starts.