Can we all agree that Jerome Williams...

[TBS]

is a great guy but not a starting pitcher?  Ughh

[Jason]

I agree but he did settle down nicely tonight. The Kohn HR was game breaker.

[Ohtaniland]

Jerome has been a victim of one of the poorest fielding teams and the most untimely hitting offenses in baseball this season. Our Angels! 

[DHinton]

A Victim? His past 3 or 4 starts hes been almost Joe Blanton awful

[fan_since79]

Jerome has been a victim of one of the poorest fielding teams and the most untimely hitting offenses in baseball this season. Our Angels! 

Good points.

 

We score two runs after just two batters in the game, then disappear until the 9th inning, when we're too far down for a realistic comeback.

[Docwaukee]

Jerome seems to work well out of the pen.  A decent long guy and spot starter for short periods.  If he ends up in the rotation for too long he seems to fall off a bit.  Almost like too much rest makes the sinker a little flat.

 

Also, there is a different mentality knowing you are going to pitch every five days as opposed to having to be ready to go at a moments notice if the starter can't keep it together. 

[mp170.6]

He's very inconsistent just like Ervin Santana was.  Other than that, a good guy.

[ukyah]

he's having a down period right now, but he's been one of our better pitchers the last two years, whether that be starting or out of the bullpen. cut the guy some slack, at least he's done more than the angels have asked of him, there are very few angels right now that can stake that claim.

[405z06]

love the Jerome threads, everyone is super nice and complimentary. makes me smile

[Jay]

love the Jerome threads, everyone is super nice and complimentary. makes me smile

haha yeah, people are afraid of getting flamed by Chuck

[gotbeer]

IMO, I think Jerome is better suited for the Pen.  He just seems to put too much stress on his arm to be effective over numerous innings.  When his pitches dances, he's near unhittable.  

[The God of Runs]

Can't we all just get along?

[Angelsjunky]

Jerome seems to work well out of the pen.  A decent long guy and spot starter for short periods.  If he ends up in the rotation for too long he seems to fall off a bit.  Almost like too much rest makes the sinker a little flat.

 

Also, there is a different mentality knowing you are going to pitch every five days as opposed to having to be ready to go at a moments notice if the starter can't keep it together. 

 

This exactly.

[Erstad Grit]

He's very inconsistent just like Ervin Santana was.  Other than that, a good guy.

 

Um....look at Santana's careers stats. He had some amazing years here. Williams has had some nice stretches but never for an entire year. 

[DowningRules]

Jerome is only as inconsistant as Scioscia's mis-use of him. 

[jsnpritchett]

Jerome is only as inconsistant as Scioscia's mis-use of him. 

This excuse is getting old.  He's been back in the rotation for a while now.

[LAAFANofLA]

He's not a starter, plain and simple. Let him work where he would be most beneficial to the team.

[tdawg87]

He's been in the rotation full time since June 22 and he has 1 quality start over that span. He is 0-5 with a 8.90 ERA and a 2.01 WHIP in those 7 starts.

 

Yeah, the excuse that he is being "misused" is no longer relevant. He has been absolutely awful for over a month now. It's clear that he is best suited for long relief. I thought he could cut it as a number 5 but he obviously can't.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

A Victim? His past 3 or 4 starts hes been almost Joe Blanton awful

 

He gave up runs in the first two innings, then nothing for the next three last night. I hardly consider that "Blanton awful". It's not like he was being cuffed around all night, He recovered from a rough beginning and kept his team in the game, not letting them fall farther behind. The offense got nothing after the first inning until the game was already gone. Two meaningless runs in the ninth after the deficit had grown to four.

[jshep]

Fun Fact: Jerome Williams has a higher ERA as a starter than Joe Blanton

[jshep]

He gave up runs in the first two innings, then nothing for the next three last night. I hardly consider that "Blanton awful". It's not like he was being cuffed around all night, He recovered from a rough beginning and kept his team in the game, not letting them fall farther behind. The offense got nothing after the first inning until the game was already gone. Two meaningless runs in the ninth after the deficit had grown to four.

 

He gave up 4 ER in 5 innings.

 

That might not be "Blanton awful", but that's pretty awful.

[jsnpritchett]

He gave up 4 ER in 5 innings.

 

That might not be "Blanton awful", but that's pretty awful.

...but...but...Scioscia!

[jshep]

Honestly, at this point I would consider giving Matt Shoemaker, or hell even Jarrett Grube a shot.

 

They probably suck too, but what is there to lose at this point?

[disarcina]

well, I said the same thing coming out of Spring Training (essentially that Jerome Williams is a 4-A pitcher) and got blasted here for saying that -- which is OK -- that's partially why this site exists to give (and have tested) your opinions on roster issues.......

 

And, to be fair, given the state of the Halos rotation (Blanton, PUH-LEASE!) , Williams has been very much needed in that '4-A' role this year.

 

But at the end of the day, Williams is really a 4-A pitcher.

 

He has carved out a pretty nice MLB career for himself that started out (as least what I can remember) in SF with the Giants some years ago.

 

For the Halos really to get back to being a perennial contender (and let's face it folks, it's been this season and last season, at least, where they would not be classified as such and perhaps the prior season as well -- they've gone from compiling AL West titles to second and third place finishes -- thank goodness Houston is in the Division this year or the Halos could finish dead last in the AL West)....they really have to get a better than average MLB starting rotation -- something they have not had all season.

[Mile High Dreams]

Not sure we really have options at this point...unless we bring up the farm and I haven't seen anything to indicate they would be any better.