No. The strike zone would need to be expanded to the size of Houston for Canning to be easily cruising. He looked like he was throwing the ball with a blindfold.
Eppler will lose a bit of GM credibility with every Harvey start after tonight. He should have been DFA'd after his IL time.
I understand the Angels need starters, but not a starter like Harvey.
I hope he does ok, which would be an improvement.
What would you call drafting and keeping prospects for the past 4 years? What would you call trying to limit financial obligations by staying away from from expensive and long term contracts that have been bad investments?
You are correct that the Angels are not rebuilding in the traditional manner of tanking, but they have been rebuilding. I think it is easy to forget how bad this organization was in before Eppler's discipline.