Angels sign Mark Mulder to minor league deal

[Angel Oracle]

Butchy is the hardest working guy in baseball.

No worries.

He does sleep well.

[Jeff Fletcher]

I talked to Mulder tonight and he said the injuries weren't really why he retired, not directly anyway. He said his mechanics got so out of whack from pitching around the injuries that he couldn't be effective. Now he believes he's solved that problem.

Whether he can be effective remains to be seen, but I think it will be a performance issue, not a Madson-like endless rehab issue, which is what you could have with Santana.

This is more comparable to the Chad Cordero story. He never made it because the stuff didn't come back, but cost the Angels nothing more than a minor league salary to let him find out.

[bloodbrother]

Yep, exactly. Was pulling for Cordero, but it was not to be. Will be rooting for Mulder to. Odds are extremely against him but it costs next to nothing for the Halos and if anything it just brings in more competition during spring, which is a good thing

[Brent Maguire]

No thanks on Johan. His velocity was already dipping big time in 2012. Being a year older and coming off another injury probably means his velocity will dip under 88. 

[tdawg87]

Perfectly fine with this.

[Mark68]

Johan is washed up. His shoulder is shredded.

Ironically, that no-hitter might have been the final straw.

[seenoevil]

as long as angelswin is cool with the deal, then your job is safe Dipoto

Edited January 2, 2014 by seenoevil

[Jim]

How could anyone not be on board with this move? At the least, this gins up more anticipation towards ST. 

[Inside Pitch]

Ironically, that no-hitter might have been the final straw.

Leave it to Terry "The Butcher" Collins to leave a guy who has missed the previous year with a shoulder injury to throw 134 pitches in a game he was leading 5-0 in the 6th inning.  Santana had a 2.38 ERA at that point.  He was then made to throw 1018 pitches over 58 innings while pitching to the tune of a 6.98 ERA (Including his complete game no-no).  Didn't matter that he was getting pummeled, Collins saw no reason why he couldn't rack up pitch counts -- shades of Dickson, Hill and every other fried arm in Terry Collins history.

 

There isn't an arm that Terry Collins isn't willing to sacrifice for his own personal gain.

[Tyler]

Mulder? He'll be a nice pitching coach for the lefties.

[Brent Maguire]

Mulder? He'll be a nice pitching coach for the lefties.

There's always the option of him coming out of the bullpen to replace Gubicza in the broadcaster's booth too. 

[ettin]

There's always the option of him coming out of the bullpen to replace Gubicza in the broadcaster's booth too. 

 

Jerry Dipoto is serious about building depth throughout the entire organization. An acquisition is coming soon to back up Chuck. The Spring Training competition at FanFest should be fun to watch. 

[Scott34]

JeffFletcherOCR 11:23am via TweetDeck

Mark Mulder's contract has no guarantee. Makes $1M if on opening day roster. Must be active and in rotation all year to get to $6M. #Angels

[Guest]

JeffFletcherOCR 11:23am via TweetDeck

Mark Mulder's contract has no guarantee. Makes $1M if on opening day roster. Must be active and in rotation all year to get to $6M. #Angels

Very interesting contract. I like it a lot, tbh.

[Amazing Larry]

Leave it to Terry "The Butcher" Collins...

lol

[Jimmag]

Rooting for you Mark Mulder hope to see you on that roster.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Very interesting contract. I like it a lot, tbh.

It's really not that interesting. Teams sign 5-6 guys every year to deals just like this.

This one is getting more pub because of Mulder's history and the fact that his agent likes to read his name in the paper.

[Mark68]

It's really not that interesting. Teams sign 5-6 guys every year to deals just like this.

This one is getting more pub because of Mulder's history and the fact that his agent likes to read his name in the paper.

Too bad we couldn't get Blanton & Madson on deals like this...

[AngelsWin.com]

Perfectly fine with this.

 

I don't see how anyone could not be.

[Scott34]

Ken_Rosenthal 11:28am via Tweetbot for Mac

A rival scout who saw Mulder said “it would be surprise me” if the lefty failed to contribute to #Angels…

 

Ken_Rosenthal 11:28am via Tweetbot for Mac

…Scout said Mulder threw 87-92 mph with good sink and good change. Added that lefty is in great shape and at 36 remains a terrific athlete.

[Scott34]

Wow that's pretty incredible praise.

[Chimi]

This could turn out to be a good signing. He may be 36, but he doesn't have the miles a 36 year old has. His should has had more than enough time to heal, it's just a matter of how good he can still throw. With Tanaka or Garza as a 3, Mulder as a 4, and Richards as a 5, this rotation could be a nice strength next year.

[Ohtaniland]

29 other MLB teams passed on Mulder so I guess we win the offseason........

 

 

Again....

[Brent Maguire]

Those Rosenthal tweets made me feel pretty happy. Maybe Mulder could actually contribute. 

[Ohtaniland]

Ken_Rosenthal 11:28am via Tweetbot for Mac

A rival scout who saw Mulder said “it would be surprise me” if the lefty failed to contribute to #Angels…

 

Ken_Rosenthal 11:28am via Tweetbot for Mac

…Scout said Mulder threw 87-92 mph with good sink and good change. Added that lefty is in great shape and at 36 remains a terrific athlete.

 

 

This scout apparently doesn't want his name and reputation tied to this report.