Sarah Jerome Williams

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Hey all, just dropping in to let you all know the players favorite baskets are up online and ready to be bid on!
All proceeds go to the Angels Baseball foundation.
Jerome's basket if filled with tons of Hawaiian goodies and even a signed Waipahu high school hat.
There's even a basket with baseballs signed by Every MLB coach.
Happy bidding!!
http://angels.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgmenbr=33312299&cgrfnbr=106091

Not just low leverage situations, but really the lowest leverage situations.
Pulling him from the rotation was bad enough, that's just the cherry on top.

Just one quick reply here, as someone who has been around for majority of Jerome's career... I can vouch that he is almost always a better second half pitcher and usually starts out slow. This year has been a good one because the only time he started out slow was in the spring. That being said he will do what he has to do to help the team, no matter what role it is. His one negative for himself is a positive for the team in that he is versatile and can pitch either role.

Just one quick reply here, as someone who has been around for majority of Jerome's career... I can vouch that he is almost always a better second half pitcher and usually starts out slow. This year has been a good one because the only time he started out slow was in the spring. That being said he will do what he has to do to help the team, no matter what role it is. His one negative for himself is a positive for the team in that he is versatile and can pitch either role.

Just one quick reply here, as someone who has been around for majority of Jerome's career... I can vouch that he is almost always a better second half pitcher and usually starts out slow. This year has been a good one because the only time he started out slow was in the spring. That being said he will do what he has to do to help the team, no matter what role it is. His one negative for himself is a positive for the team in that he is versatile and can pitch either role.

Just one quick reply here, as someone who has been around for majority of Jerome's career... I can vouch that he is almost always a better second half pitcher and usually starts out slow. This year has been a good one because the only time he started out slow was in the spring. That being said he will do what he has to do to help the team, no matter what role it is. His one negative for himself is a positive for the team in that he is versatile and can pitch either role.

Just one quick reply here, as someone who has been around for majority of Jerome's career... I can vouch that he is almost always a better second half pitcher and usually starts out slow. This year has been a good one because the only time he started out slow was in the spring. That being said he will do what he has to do to help the team, no matter what role it is. His one negative for himself is a positive for the team in that he is versatile and can pitch either role.

Hi everyone
For anyone who was interested in the Mother's Day piece ESPN did on Jerome, it will be shown again at 4:20 pacific time on "Baseball Tonight"
Originally me and the kiddos were filmed for the piece but they decided to stick with the story of Jerome and his mother, which I think was actually perfect for today. It was definitely a tear jerker so have your Kleenex on hand
Sarah

Well as we all know I don't get on here much but your Obsession with Jerome not making the team was so Annoying. He had TWO bad games TWO. One against the Dodgers one against the Rangers. Two of his games weren't included in his spring stats because they weren't "MLB" games.
He is signed to a guaranteed Major League Contract and no he doesn't have any options.
Jerome was specifically signed this offseason to be the long man/swing man. Why you can't seem to comprehend this is beyond me but after a while it gets pretty darn irritating to see u say he won't make the team and shouldn't have made the team when plenty of regular pitchers did not have strong springs either.
I'm sorry you can't seem to say one nice thing about him ever but he's going into his third season now with the Angels, it's no longer about a comeback story, now it's just about continuing his career.
Ok rant over. ;-) carry on.

Nice way for Conger to celebrate his selection to the team -- a walk off HR in the freeway series,
 
But Conger needs to get his defense skills behind the plate up to par or he won't be long for Anaheim UNLESS the Angels decide to carry three catchers -- which I do not think they will do.
 
Shuck gets added most likely because the Halos front office wisely determined that Calhoun is better off playing every day at SLC rather than sitting the bench as a role player with few ABs in Anaheim.  Counter-intuitive, perhaps, but the Shuck over Calhoun decision reflects the determination the Halos have made that Calhoun fits the team's plans long term while Shuck is more of a role player and headed for 4-A status.
 
Mark Lowe?  Some depth in the pen. Throws hard. Situational guy, I guess -- although that didn't used to be Scioscia's style -- sort of a tough gig for a guy like Stetter who pitched well most of ST (unlike Jerome Williams) and doesn't make the cut and then sees a guy acquired at the end of ST get a roster spot -- that's MLB.
 
Jerome Williams, IMO, clearly pitched himself off the roster this ST -- the key to his securing a roster spot may have more to do with the Halos' insecurity about Hanson and Vargas in the rotation (and we all thought Blanton would be the issue -- as it turns out, Blanton may well be the innings eater with a lot of fly balls and less than impressive outings but 175-200 IP nonetheless).
 
Harris got the spot that Bill Hall was closing in on before Hall got hurt in ST.  Harris fills the Izturis roster spot/ role and provides some back up for Callaspo at 3B as well.
 
Am glad Romine made the team -- to me,he now fills the role that was going to belong to Peter Bourjos if the OF picture (CF) hadn't fallen into place for PJB....now Bourjos plays every day and really doesn't have anyone chasing him on the bench (Shuck not a real threat) except for maybe Calhoun who will be playing every day and hopefully putting up good numbers at SLC.  But now, Romine can play in almost every game -- late inning PR, late inning PH when the situation calls for a sac bunt -- and then he can play the field either at 2B or SS as a late inning defensive guy.......perhaps Aybar or Kendrick can move over to 3B (Has Howie ever played third? Arm may be suspect there).
 
I like the look of the final 25.
 
QUESTION: When is Madsen's ETA (return date off DL) and who gets sent out when that happens? --  Lowe had best peform well early and does Jerome Williams have any options left? May have to accept a AAA assignment......I don't think we keep 12 pitchers all season long.......