Why did we trade Ervin?

[Tank]

santana's history in anaheim:

 

good year

sucky year

good year 

sucky year

good year

sucky year plus due too much money

 

the math was pretty simple in making this decision.

[Tank]

Joe Blanton is owed 6.5mil this year then 7.5mil the following year with a 1 million dollar buy out after that to get rid of him. I don't see the reasoning behind trading Ervin Santana just to replace him for the same money basically with a piece of garbage like Joe Blanton. It's not like Joe Blanton is doing bad, he's pitching exactly like you would expect him to. He has had a 5era and 1.5ish WHIP in the national league for the past 2 years which equates to a 6era in the AL which is where he is at now. Ervin was never ever ever as bad as Joe Blanton. I guess the reason they traded Ervin was to save the money in 2013 so they could pay Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols? THANKS DIPOTO. This is EXACTLY why this season is dead, because Joe Blanton pitches every 5 days.

blanton is owed 14 mil for two years. santana was due about 14 mil for this year. 

 

therefore we get just as much suckage from blanton, but for only half the cost.

[GregAlso]

Yes you can rehab the tear and try to avoid surgery. This was reported but not talked about a lot.