Nolasco needs to go!

[Chuck]

31 home runs he's given up this season. Outside of a few solid starts he's just been awful this season.

We're always coming from behind when he's on the mound it seems, or just downright losing ball games. 

How much longer do we have to endure this guy?

[Angel Oracle]

Release him STAT!

Even Scribner has to be better!!!!

[fan_since79]

To Scioscia, he's a veteran with grit who's working on some things. Scuffling. Pretty soon the ball coming out of his hand will miss some bats.

 

[Inside Pitch]

The way balls fly out of the park when he pitches...  I'm starting to think he's part of some high tech tornado research.

[California Cajun]

Watching Nationals methodically beat up the Angels.  Can't Angel management just pull Nolasco offstage so we don't have to see a game that doesn't look promising at all?

[bloodbrother]

Needs to be DFA really. One of the worst qualified starters in MLB and moving him to the pen just means you got a shitty long reliever. We already got Jesse Chavez in that role, don't need 2 of them

[Troll Daddy]

Nolascoed lol

[mulwin444]

After today's decent start:

6-12 1.45 WHIP 5.16 ERA 83 ERA+ 

He's pretty bad in every describable way but he's capable of putting up a decent start every now and then.  His $13 mil option becomes a player option for '18 if he gets a combined 400 innings between '16/'17 and, as of today, he needs 62 innings to hit that number.  With around 7 starts left in the season, he'd have to average 8.8 innings per start to hit that number leaving the Angels to pay only $1 mil to get rid of him.

In other words, money well spent.

[AngelsFaninGA]

3 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

After today's decent start:

6-12 1.45 WHIP 5.16 ERA 83 ERA+ 

He's pretty bad in every describable way but he's capable of putting up a decent start every now and then.  His $13 mil option becomes a player option for '18 if he gets a combined 400 innings between '16/'17 and, as of today, he needs 62 innings to hit that number.  With around 7 starts left in the season, he'd have to average 8.8 innings per start to hit that number leaving the Angels to pay only $1 mil to get rid of him.

In other words, money well spent.

I'm a bit scared to ask this question, but do playoff innings count toward the total? I hope the answer is no, otherwise I can't wait until ALCS game 7 when he gives up 6 runs in 2 and a third and triggers his option. 

[mulwin444]

1 minute ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

I'm a bit scared to ask this question, but do playoff innings count toward the total? I hope the answer is no, otherwise I can't wait until ALCS game 7 when he gives up 6 runs in 2 and a third and triggers his option. 

Not 100% certain but I think it only pertains to the postseason unless its written into the contract

[Troll Daddy]

I'm guessing that playoff innings count ... but great question 

[Jeff Fletcher]

18 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

I'm a bit scared to ask this question, but do playoff innings count toward the total? I hope the answer is no, otherwise I can't wait until ALCS game 7 when he gives up 6 runs in 2 and a third and triggers his option. 

No. They don't 

[Angel Oracle]

I always thought that with those types of contract clauses that it was just the regular season (including in season playoff games), and not post-season games.

Update:  Thanks for confirming that, Jeff

[NachoPop]

With Petit and Chavez already in the bullpen for long relief there is absolutely no place for him on the team. Is there any work on Heaney or Scribner replacing him or is that just a dream?

[Jeff Fletcher]

7 minutes ago, NachoPop said:

With Petit and Chavez already in the bullpen for long relief there is absolutely no place for him on the team. Is there any work on Heaney or Scribner replacing him or is that just a dream?

Heaney is replacing Scribner. 

If you want Nolasco out now, Scribner has to take his place. 

 

[Homebrewer]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Heaney is replacing Scribner. 

If you want Nolasco out now, Scribner has to take his place. 

 

Any reports on forearm tightness or maybe dehydration with Nolasco after being pulled for medical/physical reasons today?

[Jeff Fletcher]

Just now, Homebrewer said:

Any reports on forearm tightness or maybe dehydration with Nolasco after being pulled for medical/physical reasons today?

He's fine. Just cramps. I can vouch for it being super gross hot today 

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

He's fine. Just cramps. I can vouch for it being super gross hot today 

Can he have a G. Richards biceps cramp please?

[DMVol]

We're two weeks from expanded rosters.  No need to dump anybody right now...

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Just fly Chuck to Nolasco's starts, problem solved. 

[eligrba]

7 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

31 home runs he's given up this season. Outside of a few solid starts he's just been awful this season.

We're always coming from behind when he's on the mound it seems, or just downright losing ball games. 

How much longer do we have to endure this guy?

Through all of the playoffs and world series, so lighten up Francis.

[tomsred]

6 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Through all of the playoffs and world series, so lighten up Francis.

Only three Angels pitchers have managed to throw over 100 innings this season.  Ramirez 141.2, Nolasco 139.2, and Chavez 120..  The next closest pitcher has thrown 72 innings, that's Bridwell.  Yeah, he's not the quality pitcher you need to maximize wins, but he eats innings.  And that was very important this year.  We have no other pitchers who can eat up Nolasco and Chavez's 259.2 innings.  Their sheer endurance is an odd way has heavily contributed to where we are at this moment.  Neither one will be here next year, and hopefully we can replace them with higher quality starters who can throw as many innings.

Yep, Nolasco scares the daylight out of me as much as you guys, and a lot of the time it's not pretty to watch.  It reminds me of the Garret Anderson situation.  He didn't excel defensively as a left fielder, but he stayed on the field and most of the time kept himself in the game and kept grinding away.  It enabled him to continue to contribute at the plate where he was great.  Sometimes you need guys who can play a complete season, because when others go down with injuries there is nothing they can do to help the team short of being a cheer leader.

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

He's fine. Just cramps. I can vouch for it being super gross hot today 

Dammit.

I thought Fleshlight's were supposed to make you feel good.

[Troll Daddy]

Nolasco isn't going anywhere soon and neither is Yescobar ... a little support would be nice. It's the fan thing to do. 

[tomsred]

7 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Nolasco isn't going anywhere soon and neither is Yescobar ... a little support would be nice. It's the fan thing to do. 

If we cut everyone who isn't performing to superior expectations there would be no team to watch.