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Does every other team have at least one starting pitcher that is better than anyone on the Angels?


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I don't think anyone here would argue the top of our rotation is weak and could use another frontline starter or even two.  I suspect those damning the thread have this in mind.....kind of the "beaten horse" line of thinking.

Others are trying to point out there are ways to win/be successful without having a dominant front half of a rotation.  In other words, being strong in other areas such as the bullpen, defense, offense/run production, etc. can surely offset the lack of frontline starters to some degree.

Most would agree the surest bet to a successful season and playoff run is to have tremendous frontline starting pitching.  We don't have that and no one is arguing it.  What folks are defending is that with the development from the group we do have along with growth from other areas, we can contend.  In addition, we have the resources to add one later, if things play out and the deal makes sense long-term.

Finally, related to the original post, I believe the Brewers fans could have asked a similar question entering the 2018 season.  Considering they finished one game away from a World Series appearance, I suspect they were quite happy with how things turned out despite having a rotation that couldn't compete at the top.

 

1 SP Jhoulys Chacin 30 15 8 .652 3.50 35 35 0 0 0 0 192.2 153 83 75 18 71 3 156 11 0 5 796 116 4.03 1.163 7.1 0.8 3.3 7.3 2.20
2 SP Chase Anderson 30 9 8 .529 3.93 30 30 0 0 0 0 158.0 131 71 69 30 57 0 128 7 0 1 644 104 5.22 1.190 7.5 1.7 3.2 7.3 2.25
3 SP Junior Guerra 33 6 9 .400 4.09 31 26 1 0 0 0 141.0 143 74 64 19 55 0 136 4 0 11 611 100 4.24 1.404 9.1 1.2 3.5 8.7 2.47
4 SP Brent Suter* 28 8 7 .533 4.44 20 18 0 0 0 0 101.1 102 55 50 18 19 2 84 4 0 1 424 92 4.49 1.194 9.1 1.6 1.7 7.5 4.42
5 SP Wade Miley* 31 5 2 .714 2.57 16 16 0 0 0 0 80.2 71 28 23 3 27 1 50 5 0 1 338 159 3.59 1.215 7.9 0.3 3.0 5.6 1.85
6 SP Freddy Peralta 22 6 4 .600 4.25 16 14 1 0 0 0 78.1 49 37 37 8 40 1 96 4 1 3 321 96 3.72 1.136 5.6 0.9 4.6 11.0

 

p.s.

The comments on cankles really hurt!  

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Scotty you need to calm the fuck down. You should mix a benzo with alcohol. I did in Arizona and I gave Chuck a bunch of money and I think I hugged him at least twice. I was pretty fuckin chill. It was super gay but it was chill.

I thought I was chill in this thread. Doc said I was butt-hurt or whatever. But I'm good.

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Teams might have one starting pitcher better than ours. But our depth and our upside is high. What Eppler has done with the budget he has been given has been incredible. The offseason is not done yet. Angels will win the west and it will all be because of the pitching staff, offense and defense that Eppler has put together. 

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