Jerome to get bumped from rotation?

[gotbeer]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-0606-angels-notes-20130606,0,4090680.story

 

 

Jerome Williams has the lowest earned-run average among the Angels starters at 2.56. He ranks fourth in the league, just ahead of Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez. The only AL starters with a lower ERA are Clay Buchholz of the Boston Red Sox, Hisashi Iwakuma of the Mariners and Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox.

 

[mtangelsfan]

One of the dumbest things this team has ever done.

[Brent Maguire]

One of the dumbest things this team has ever done.

Which is saying something considering some of the moves this organization had made in its' existence. 

[Angel Oracle]

Any further proof needed that Scioscia has gone the Leonard Tose route?

[gotbeer]

Sooooooo.  Which move was worse?

 

Putting Jerome Williams in the Pen.

 

Sending Jered Weaver to AAA to keep Jeff Weaver as a starter.

[Brent Maguire]

Sooooooo.  Which move was worse?

 

Putting Jerome Williams in the Pen.

 

Sending Jered Weaver to AAA to keep Jeff Weaver as a starter.

What about giving 1360 plate appearances to a guy who had a .557 OPS in his time here?

[AngelsLakersFan]

I really don't get this move... The team sucks because of a bunch of under performers, and here is Scioscia taking out one of the few guys actually performing in favor of guys who haven't. Talk about sending a message to your players about their performance...

[tj_]

I thought it was kind of strange that Jerome's agent called into Angel Talk last night to bitch about it.

[CaliAngel]

Stupid and frustrating. 

 

wtf is going on

[xboom28x]

This is the problem I have with contracts these days. You have to overpay to get a free agent to play here. Then, if that FA becomes a bust, you are forced to play them because of the money you spent on him.

 

Guaranteed if the salaries were reversed, Blanton would be in the bullpen.

[Brent Maguire]

This is the problem I have with contracts these days. You have to overpay to get a free agent to play here. Then, if that FA becomes a bust, you are forced to play them because of the money you spent on him.

 

Guaranteed if the salaries were reversed, Blanton would be in the bullpen.

Which is why salaries should be non guaranteed. No reason why a guy like Hamilton deserves all that money if he's hitting like this. 

[markb]

Problem:  weak/inconsistent starting pitching

 

Solution:  move your best starter, with the 5th best ERA in the AL, to the pen, so he can clean up and get a single out in an already blown game.

 

This move is certifiably insane.  Particularly when paired with the fact that one of the pitchers who remains in the rotation has the third worst ERA in the AL.

[xboom28x]

Which is why salaries should be non guaranteed. No reason why a guy like Hamilton deserves all that money if he's hitting like this. 

 

I used to agree with this logic. But seeing what it does to football, I don't like it. It's the reason football players play injured, ignore concussions and aren't completely truthful when they are being asked about an injury. If they sit, they lose their job, and sometimes they lose their contracts.

 

Maybe baseball needs to look at the NBA's use of the amnesty.

 

Or, make it a hard cap so these contracts aren't so ridiculous.

[Brent Maguire]

I used to agree with this logic. But seeing what it does to football, I don't like it. It's the reason football players play injured, ignore concussions and aren't completely truthful when they are being asked about an injury. If they sit, they lose their job, and sometimes they lose their contracts.

 

Maybe baseball needs to look at the NBA's use of the amnesty.

 

Or, make it a hard cap so these contracts aren't so ridiculous.

Yeah something just needs to change, IMO. Seeing how Hamilton has played just bothers me in so many ways. He approaches some at bats as if it doesn't matter because he'll get his pay check regardless of performance. 

[mtangelsfan]

If the contracts were reversed Blanton would have been cut.

 

This move is an "F you" to the fans, the younger players and Jerome.

 

It makes zero sense and really cannot be defended.  I've pretty much backed Sosh, but not on this one.  Pull your head out of your ass coach!

[tdawg87]

Yeah there is no defending this move. It literally has nothing to do with performance, which is sad.

[tj_]

maybe it wasn't Scioscia's decision. He's not the one who signed him for $15 million. Who knows.

[tennischmp]

maybe it wasn't Scioscia's decision. He's not the one who signed him for $15 million. Who knows.

Of course it's Scioscia's decision, he is the manager.

[yk9001]

maybe it wasn't Scioscia's decision. He's not the one who signed him for $15 million. Who knows.

 

Dipoto is ordering Sosh to pitch Williams in mopup yesterday?

[mtangelsfan]

Maybe he is telling Sosh to keep Blanton, Hanson and Vargas in the rotation though.

 

Regardless, I don't really care who is the catalyst for this move, I blame them all.

[tennischmp]

Maybe he is telling Sosh to keep Blanton, Hanson and Vargas in the rotation though.

 

Regardless, I don't really care who is the catalyst for this move, I blame them all.

Doubt it, last year Dipito had to cut Abreu in order for Mike not to play him.

[yk9001]

GMs make roster decisions, they don't make playing time decisions.  This offshoot of the discussion is asinine.

[mtangelsfan]

If you don't believe that GM's and owners don't make their feelings known on who should start and who shouldn't, i don't know what to say.

 

I'm not going to keep arguing about this.  It's like arguing why it's wrong to commit fraud. 

[Chuck]

If you don't believe that GM's and owners don't make their feelings known on who should start and who shouldn't, i don't know what to say.

 

I'm not going to keep arguing about this.  It's like arguing why it's wrong to commit fraud. 

 

 

This was a Scioscia decision, MT. 

[EDinTUSTIN]

Jerome is our third best pitcher and this is what he gets!

Third best? Based upon objective evidence I'd say he is our best pitcher right now. At least until Jared gets up to speed and builds back endurance.