Pitching Notes: Garza, Arroyo, Buyers, Hammel, Williams, Byrdak

[gotbeer]

Pitching Notes: Garza, Arroyo, Buyers, Hammel, Williams, Byrdak

 

 

The Angels have "a bit" of interest in Arroyo but are also content to take their current group to Spring Training, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. 

 

 

 

[DMVol]

Maholm or Capuano....that's where we are in the Pujols/Hamilton era of nibbling around the edges with no money to spend on pitching...let's hope it works out better than Blanton and Hanson....

[Angel Oracle]

Let's hope that jettisoning the Wells and Blanton contracts after this season puts an end to that.

[DMVol]

Let's hope that jettisoning the Wells and Blanton contracts after this season puts an end to that.

 

Unfortunately, you can't jettison the Pujols and Hamilton deals, for many years to come....

[Stradling]

If they produce then it doesn't matter.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Unfortunately, you can't jettison the Pujols and Hamilton deals, for many years to come....

 

True, but Wells and Blanton take more than $28M off the books (man, it's hard to say that or even fathom it).

[Angel Oracle]

Then if Lindsey is ready sometime in the next year, jettison another $8.25 million in trading Kendrick within the next year. That plus Wells' $18 million and Blanton's $7.5 million = almost $34 million freed up after 2014.

[KingJustinian]

Our only high priced options were Tanaka and Garza. Garza is very risky and Tanaka would turn potentially turn it into the Pujols and Tanaka era of bad contracts.

[Hollyw00d]

Hammel is the best option imo

[jangel7]

Baseball is by far the hardest sport to predict on paper. It is assumed by many that none of our big money players will produce. If they do than this could be and awesome year. If they continue to tank than the lean years will continue. I just see so much potential in our line up I cant understand throwing in the towel before spring training even starts. It almost seems like some are too nervous to be optimistic because of recent disappointments. 

[Chuck]

Baseball is by far the hardest sport to predict on paper. It is assumed by many that none of our big money players will produce. If they do than this could be and awesome year. If they continue to tank than the lean years will continue. I just see so much potential in our line up I cant understand throwing in the towel before spring training even starts. It almost seems like some are too nervous to be optimistic because of recent disappointments. 

 

Well said, Jangel7

[Stradling]

Baseball is by far the hardest sport to predict on paper. It is assumed by many that none of our big money players will produce. If they do than this could be and awesome year. If they continue to tank than the lean years will continue. I just see so much potential in our line up I cant understand throwing in the towel before spring training even starts. It almost seems like some are too nervous to be optimistic because of recent disappointments.

Yep.

[KingJustinian]

Baseball is by far the hardest sport to predict on paper. It is assumed by many that none of our big money players will produce. If they do than this could be and awesome year. If they continue to tank than the lean years will continue. I just see so much potential in our line up I cant understand throwing in the towel before spring training even starts. It almost seems like some are too nervous to be optimistic because of recent disappointments.

And this is right after a team predicted to finish 3rd or 4th in their division won the World Series, with a rebound from their 37 year old slugger.

[Brent Maguire]

And this is right after a team predicted to finish 3rd or 4th in their division won the World Series, with a rebound from their 37 year old slugger.

Hmm that sounds like a potential storyline for the Angels next year. Except our slugger isn't as old.

I can dream right?

[Hollyw00d]

Our slugger also isn't juicing (as far as we know)

[jshep]

 

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Not sensing urgency on part of #Angels to add SP, but if they do, they seem to be leaning more toward Hammel or Capuano than Arroyo-Maholm.

[SoWhat]

Great news. No to Arroyo!

[LAAMike]

Jerry should know Hammel from the Rockies.

[The Dude]

The closer we get to ST without another signing has me thinking they are comfortable with the staff as is and have no intention of bringing anyone else on board and I'm actually ok with that at this point. If Hammel or Capuano could be had for a cheap one year deal I would think the Angels would have already made that happen. Unless of course they were never interested to begin with.

[Hoops McCann]

The issue is, as it stands today, that rotation just isnt good enough, especially in the post-season.  I dont see Weaver as a legitimate ace anymore, mainly due to injuries and reduced velocity.  Wilson is a good pitcher, a good #2 but he has some ups and downs.

 

I hate to say this, but beyond Weaver and Wilson, it looks like 3 #4 types. 

 

I assume Pujols and Hamilton will bounce back and produce (actually, I'm fairly certain AP will have a very, very good year with an OPS of around .9xx) and the offense will be good.  I'm a legitimately concerned that the pitching staff is the yolk around the neck of the team this season.

[Make Angels Great Again]

What the hell is the fascination with Hammel?

 

 

He is absolute garbage, he has a career ERA of 4.7 

[Hollyw00d]

Pitching in Baltimore and Colorado is not easy.

he's the youngest of the options left, he induces a good amount of groundballs and he doesn't walk a ton of batters and he will come cheap

[Brent Maguire]

I hate to say this, but beyond Weaver and Wilson, it looks like 3 #4 types.

That's typical of most rotations.

If Skaggs, Richards and Santiago were all to pitch like 3/4 guys, there's a good chance that means this team is in the playoffs.

[YouthofToday]

Then if Lindsey is ready sometime in the next year, jettison another $8.25 million in trading Kendrick within the next year. That plus Wells' $18 million and Blanton's $7.5 million = almost $34 million freed up after 2014.

I thought it wasn't my money and deals such as the Wells debacle wouldn't impact our ability to sign talent?

[Blarg]

Pujols, Wilson, Hamilton. Not what you would call thrift store purchases. One day you are going to take your meds and read all of your Rainman posts and wonder wtf you were thinking.