Trevor Cahill is the opening day starter

[Docwaukee]

 

 

[tdawg87]

And there goes my erection.

[T.G.]

Cy Cahill

[Second Base]

This is better than the time Nolasco was the opening day starter. 

[Angel Oracle]

No timetable yet on Heaney's return? 

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

No timetable yet on Heaney's return? 

it depends on whether you have a Mayan calendar.  

[Dtwncbad]

Yuck.

[VariousCrap]

Now back to reality and the fact the Angels rotation sucks.

[Blarg]

I think it works out well that Harvey starts the home opener. We should be 6-0 by then.

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Blarg said:

I think it works out well that Harvey starts the home opener. We should be 6-0 by then.

I actually like getting the A's and M's right away after they had to travel.  

[Troll Daddy]

Happy to see that Harvey gets the Angels home opener ... good stuff!

[bloodbrother]

2020 will be nice with having to pick between Ohtani or Cole for opening day starter

[Docwaukee]

7 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

2020 will be nice with having to pick between Ohtani or Cole for opening day starter

what about Syndergaard?  

[DMVol]

[nando714]

Bullpen game 

[krAbs]

A reason for hope:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/there-have-been-two-trevor-cahills/

"Earlier in 2017, Cahill was excellent. Earlier in 2018, Cahill was almost identically excellent. Both seasons, though, took a turn for the worse. In 2017, Cahill went off the rails in July; this past year, the turn happened in August. Shortly after the turn in 2017, Cahill hit the DL with a shoulder impingement. Shortly after the turn in 2018, Cahill needed treatment for his back, and he would’ve gone on the DL had it not been September. What’s clear is that, when Cahill has been at or around 100%, he’s been a very effective starting pitcher. When there’s been discomfort, though, Cahill’s missed his spots by too much. He already works around the edges of the zone. He doesn’t have that great a margin of error."

The take from Fangraphs is that he is basically a hold-me-over until we can get some other pitchers off the DL later in the year. Basically, he starts the year near ace level, but his body deteriorates throughout the year until there is nothing left. From that perspective, starting him on opening day makes perfect sense.

[m0nkey]

Yes!!!

[Ray McKigney]

All I care about is that it's close enough to the start of the season for an opening day starter to be named. Let's go!

[Tank]

4 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

2020 will be nice with having to pick between Ohtani or Cole for opening day starter

I like what you’ve done here. 

 

Let me me make a couple of calls.

[Inside Pitch]

Decisions like this aren't going to make Mike Trout re-sign with us in 12 years....

[Halokingfish]

Cahill was able to hit 95mph in the spring when his average fast velocity was a couple mph slower with the A’s. Hopefully he keeps it up. Having Lucroy, a catcher who caught for him last year doesn’t hurt either.