Richards starting Saturday in place of Blanton

[disarcina]

Garrett Richards has earned a rotation spot AND Blanton's performances have certainly LOST a rotation spot.

 

Won't matter much........with the two of three losses at HOME vs. Minnesota, we're pretty much done.

[CardsFanVegas]

Good decision. Just a bit late.

[MacNasty]

 

Lyle Spencer â€@LyleMSpencer1m

Scott Kazmir is throwing 94-96 again effortlessly. Great story. He was so down with #Angels I couldn't see him coming back. Inspiring.

 

 

Seems like pitching for the Angels means an automatic drop in velocity wtf.  If Weaver was with another team he'd probably be hitting 94 on the gun again.

[ScottT]

If they would've done it when people started clamoring for it they would've missed the excellent string of starts he had.  

 

It is a good move, but Richards may not be much of an improvement. 

[seenoevil]

oh man.

 

Our farm system must truly suck !!!!!!!!

[stormngt]

 

Lyle Spencer â€@LyleMSpencer1m

Scott Kazmir is throwing 94-96 again effortlessly. Great story. He was so down with #Angels I couldn't see him coming back. Inspiring.

 

 

 

HGH!  Or stem cell replacement!

[EcksteinSpawn]

Blanton was promoted to roving pitching instructor.

"Alright guys, this is how NOT to pitch in the majors..."

[tomsred]

I have an interesting question, how come Shoemaker never gets a chance?

[Tyler]

Awesome.

 

Can't believe he was signed to begin with. Embarrassing Dipoto...

[m0nkey]

Replace a turd with a turd, you still have a turd

[ScottT]

Shoemaker has a career minor league ERA of 4.53.  5.60 in AAA.   Blanton has a career major league ERA of 4.47.   In the minors, Blanton had a 3.35 ERA.  

 

Uninteresting. 

[Scott34]

Man, I thought fans were done with looking at ERA in the Pacific Coast League. Seriously brutal on pitchers. I'd like to see what Shoemaker can do. Probably something better than Blanton.

[ScottT]

He had a 4.70 ERA at Rancho.  He gives up hits and home runs. He's 26.  It is a long shot that he has any success in MLB.

[Scott34]

ERA

Rancho

[ScottT]

Buckner, Schugel, and Grube seem all have done a better job keeping the ball in the park.  He's done better than Enright in that regard... and everything else... he has no business being in an MLB rotation, though.  He ranks 91st out of 100 PCL pitchers in HR/9.  There's a problem, there.   

 

If you think all I'm basing this on is ERA, you are barking up the wrong tree.  There's a reason Matt Shoemaker is still in AAA.  

[Second Base]

Shoemaker's ball moves enough and can control is well enough that he could be a Jerome Williams type of pitcher for the Angels.  Best fit as a long reliever and is dependable enough to keep you in the game through short stretches as a starter.  I think we could see something similar form A.J. Schugel in the next couple years. But right now, Shoemaker is pitching well enough to be in the majors.  He's better than Blanton and Williams (right now). 

[ScottT]

Shoemaker's ball moves enough and can control is well enough that he could be a Jerome Williams type of pitcher for the Angels.  Best fit as a long reliever and is dependable enough to keep you in the game through short stretches as a starter.  I think we could see something similar form A.J. Schugel in the next couple years. But right now, Shoemaker is pitching well enough to be in the majors.  He's better than Blanton and Williams (right now). 

 

He COULD be a fill in 5th starter or occasionally decent long reliever?

 

Be still, my beating heart. 

[Jay]

The sad truth is we just don't have a 5th starter

[TroutAdell]

He is being traded for "anything to be named later".

[Torridd]

I hope Richards runs with this and someone has told him how important he can be in giving this team a lift.

[Torridd]

So what happens with Blanton?

[Jimmag]

Can't wait for the remove Richards threads that will most certainly ensue.

[yk9001]

Blanton losing 20 would have been an apropos reminder of the 2013 season years from now.

 

Damn!

[Kenny]

This is just great.  But it's the lesser of two evils.  Richards has been bad at times, but not as consistently as Blanton.  And Richards hasn't been too bad lately.  He's been coming in for Blanton anyway, why not just flip the roles, and have Richards pitch four innings to start and Blanton pitch middle relief.

[ettin]

Blanton is being traded

 

To the Sugarland Skeeters? (For a PTBNL?)