The Blanton Files

[Angel Oracle]

What has 2 arms but can't fly like his pitches?

Blantana!

[Jim]

He is complete junk. Can't believe they signed him for 2 seasons to

That is beyond amazing to me as well. 

[Agalloch]

Yep, I'd have rather had Santana or Haren back but would have preferred if Richards had just gotten the 5 spot. There is not bright spot with him, I doubt he had a W before Weaver comes back.

[Docwaukee]

Barry Enright wants Blanton to stop stealing his moves.

[Angel Oracle]

Brian Stokes >>>>> Blantana.

Esteban Yan >>>>> Lowe.

Any one of us >>>>> Butcher.

Give Butcher the Hacker treatment.

Adios, muchacho!

[The Angels]

I hated the trade at the time, began to not hate it as much as time went on but I'm right back to hating it now. The whole idea that pitching with the great outfield defense and having the marine layer behind him looks irrelevant now. He throws way too many fastballs down the middle to be successful. 

 

Yeah, one thing I never was a fan of was Dipoto's whole "flyball pitcher + great outfield defense = winning combination" idea. Having that combo can be a little bonus, but it's not something you should build around or rely on. Bottom line is, you need pitchers that are good, regardless of their pitching style. Blanton is not that.

[Michifan]

I wish I could suck that badly at my job and get paid that well for it. 

[stormngt]

Man, this guy sucks. Three starts so far:

 

Start 1: 5 IP, 7 Hits, 3 HR, 4 ER (7.20 ERA)

Start 2: 5 IP, 10 Hits, 1 HR, 6 ER (10.80 ERA)

Start 3: 4.2 IP, 9 Hits, 2 HR, 4 ER (7.71 ERA)

 

Let's see...that's 14.2 IP, 26 Hits (!), 6 HR, and 14 ER for a lovely 8.59 ERA

 

Nice signing, Jerry.

Is this a surprise?

[stormngt]

I hated the trade at the time, began to not hate it as much as time went on but I'm right back to hating it now. The whole idea that pitching with the great outfield defense and having the marine layer behind him looks irrelevant now. He throws way too many fastballs down the middle to be successful. 

What trade?  Didn't we sign Blanton as a FA?

[fan_since79]

Man, this guy sucks. Three starts so far:

 

Start 1: 5 IP, 7 Hits, 3 HR, 4 ER (7.20 ERA)

Start 2: 5 IP, 10 Hits, 1 HR, 6 ER (10.80 ERA)

Start 3: 4.2 IP, 9 Hits, 2 HR, 4 ER (7.71 ERA)

 

Let's see...that's 14.2 IP, 26 Hits (!), 6 HR, and 14 ER for a lovely 8.59 ERA

 

Nice signing, Jerry.

Only 4 Walks, though.

 

A pitcher with control!

 

 

[Erstad Grit]

JD had to replace 3/5ths of the rotation for 2013 and another guy they had just signed to a long term deal was coming off minor surgery.  Not to mention there was one legit bullpen arm with only mild question marks coming into the season. 

 

He had one guy coming in to 2013 that didn't have a ? attached to his name.  1 guy of 12. 

 

Of all the moves he made, the Blanton deal is the one that I just don't get.  Even the scrap heap shuffle of relievers at the end of spring was understandable relative to timing and resources. 

 

But Joe Blanton?  It makes us call into question the remaining moves he's made which in my opinion are otherwise fairly sound and with good reason. 

 

FALSE

 

He chose to replace 3/5 of the rotation. Haren and Santana could have been kept. Santana was good the second half and should have been kept. I understand letting Haren walk but Hanson, Vargas,  and Blanton were strange choices. 

[The God of Runs]

Too bad, Jerry Dipoto, didn't look at the Blanton files before this season.

[AZMike]

Only 4 Walks, though.

 

A pitcher with control!

 

 

And his xFIP is half of his ERA this season. Put him in some pitchers parks in good defense behind him and he'll improve 

 

#throw425footstrikes

[fan_since79]

Career BAA, .275

 

All you need to know about Blanton.