Orange County Register: Garrett Richards struggles as Mariners rout Angels

[AngelsWin.com]

SEATTLE – Garrett Richards and the Angels have been following a similar path.In late July, just about the time that the Angels began what has become a fade from the playoff race, Richards has been gradually falling farther from being the ace he...

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[Angelsjunky]

Remember when he was a staff ace? What happened to this guy? If you adjust for the low run context of the Angels stadium, his 3.81 ERA is now worse than league average - a 98 ERA+.

[Blarg]

Greinke had a 5.80 ERA his sophomore season.

 

After his Cy Young 2009 season he followed that up with a 4.17 ERA 2010.

 

Pitchers have off years.

Edited September 15, 2015 by notti

[AngelsLakersFan]

Greinke had a 5.80 ERA his sophomore season.

 

After his Cy Young 2009 season he followed that up with a 4.17 ERA 2010.

 

Pitchers have off years.

 

Richards is 27 and 2 of his 3 seasons have been 'off years'

[Glen]

Three or four years from now he's gonna have a great season with another team and AO will be moaning about how we let him go for nothing.

[Stradling]

"Hey remember when players used to come up and be inconsistent to start their careers until they figured things out?"

AngelsWin- "No"

[bloodbrother]

Starting to appear that last season was an outlier. He's always shown good stuff but it just has never fully manifested except for last season

 

K rate is down again as well.

[Homebrewer]

Butchy is doin' a hell of a job..

[mulwin444]

Well, I guess we just dump him then...loser.  Maybe we can complete the starting pitching version of the "Freese" trade...quick, get the Cards on the phone.  Maybe we can rip them off twice.

[Blarg]

Richards is 27 and 2 of his 3 seasons have been 'off years'

 

Except he really only has two years as a full time starter. As a starter he has a career 3.60 ERA with is not bad by any means. As a reliever it is 4.57, which is bad by any standard.

 

But you are concerned about his age and I will give you a comp.

 

Age 28 record 54-36 with a 4.64 ERA and traded 4 times.

 

Age 29-35 record 89-55 with a 2.93 ERA 1 Cy Young and 4 All Star appearances.

 

Same guy, Cliff Lee.

 

Sometimes you just have to let a guy mature.

Edited September 15, 2015 by notti

[UndertheHalo]

Except he really only has two years as a full time starter. As a starter he has a career 3.60 ERA with is not bad by any means. As a reliever it is 4.57, which is bad by any standard.

 

But you are concerned about his age and I will give you a comp.

 

Age 28 record 54-36 with a 4.64 ERA and traded 4 times.

 

Age 29-35 record 89-55 with a 2.93 ERA 1 Cy Young and 4 All Star appearances.

 

Same guy, Cliff Lee.

 

Sometimes you just have to let a guy mature.

 

absolute truth here.  Richards is also back off a major injury that no doubt has affected his mechanics.  I believe in him figuring it out.  You guys want cost controlled elite pitching.  He's our best shot.

Edited September 15, 2015 by UndertheHalo

[Angel Oracle]

The good young pitching that we have, at the least, needs a new pitching coach. 

[DoubleOffTheWall]

richards is a good pitcher. i don't know why people are worried about whether he is an ace or not. he is a solid 2, or a 3 at worst, and the #1 slot will get filled by heaney and/or newcomb.

 

we have bigger problems, like the fact we've basically never developed a great reliever since krod, our positional talent is a joke, our overseas scouting sucks, we might have internal issues, and the organization from a third party perspective, just isn't one of the top tier companies in the game. We're that company with a 2.5 rating on glassdoor. The Giants and Cards are like the silicon valley of the game, with a 4.5 rating and employees who love their jobs.