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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | GS | IP | IP-SP | IP-RP | W | L | SV | BS | QS | BQS | PA | H | R | ER | HR | TB | BB | UBB | HBP | SO | ERA | FIP | FRA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2005 | ANA | 22 | 23 | 23 | 133.7 | 133.7 | 0.0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 583 | 139 | 73 | 69 | 17 | 234 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 99 | 4.65 | 4.46 | 4.67 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | ANA | 23 | 33 | 33 | 204.0 | 204.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 846 | 181 | 106 | 97 | 21 | 297 | 70 | 68 | 11 | 141 | 4.28 | 4.34 | 5.22 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | ANA | 24 | 28 | 26 | 150.0 | 146.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 675 | 174 | 103 | 96 | 26 | 300 | 58 | 55 | 8 | 126 | 5.76 | 5.20 | 5.52 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | ANA | 25 | 32 | 32 | 219.0 | 219.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 897 | 198 | 89 | 85 | 23 | 307 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 214 | 3.49 | 3.33 | 3.68 | 44.5 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | ANA | 26 | 24 | 23 | 139.7 | 137.7 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 614 | 159 | 83 | 78 | 24 | 265 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 107 | 5.03 | 5.07 | 5.11 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | ANA | 27 | 33 | 33 | 222.7 | 222.7 | 0.0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 954 | 221 | 104 | 97 | 27 | 358 | 73 | 71 | 12 | 169 | 3.92 | 4.25 | 4.01 | 20.2 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | ANA | 28 | 33 | 33 | 228.7 | 228.7 | 0.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 949 | 207 | 95 | 86 | 26 | 334 | 72 | 68 | 8 | 178 | 3.38 | 4.03 | 4.68 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | ANA | 29 | 30 | 30 | 178.0 | 178.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 764 | 165 | 109 | 102 | 39 | 321 | 61 | 59 | 9 | 133 | 5.16 | 5.58 | 6.22 | -16.2 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | KCA | 30 | 13 | 13 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 360 | 79 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 133 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 2.74 | 4.02 | 4.89 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Career | 249 | 246 | 1567.7 | 1561.7 | 6.0 | 101 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 6 | 6642 | 1523 | 793 | 738 | 217 | 2549 | 488 | 467 | 77 | 1238 | 4.24 | 4.42 | 4.81 | 96.7 | 8.8 | ||
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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | FRA | FRA+ | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | PPF | PVORP | PWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2001 | ORM | Rk | 4 | 4 | 18.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | CDR | A | 27 | 27 | 147.0 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .301 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | RCU | A+ | 20 | 20 | 124.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .271 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | ARK | AA | 6 | 6 | 29.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .229 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | ARK | AA | 8 | 8 | 43.7 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .319 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | ANA | MLB | 23 | 23 | 133.7 | 4.67 | 96 | .276 | .275 | .342 | .444 | .276 | .296 | 95 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | ARK | AA | 7 | 7 | 39.0 | 4.10 | 117 | .218 | .271 | .340 | .426 | .271 | .266 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SLC | AAA | 3 | 3 | 19.3 | 3.17 | 142 | .242 | .286 | .361 | .458 | .283 | .327 | 108 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | ANA | MLB | 33 | 33 | 204.0 | 5.22 | 89 | .246 | .282 | .346 | .451 | .271 | .265 | 95 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | ANA | MLB | 28 | 26 | 150.0 | 5.52 | 89 | .288 | .278 | .347 | .436 | .271 | .324 | 102 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | SLC | AAA | 5 | 5 | 32.3 | 4.90 | 103 | .263 | .280 | .351 | .450 | .274 | .368 | 113 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | LIC | Wnt | 4 | 4 | 20.3 | 0.00 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .235 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | ANA | MLB | 32 | 32 | 219.0 | 3.68 | 122 | .231 | .274 | .341 | .427 | .271 | .289 | 100 | 45.3 | 4.5 | 44.5 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | ANA | MLB | 24 | 23 | 139.7 | 5.11 | 90 | .286 | .274 | .339 | .437 | .272 | .318 | 97 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | RCU | A+ | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 9.25 | -7 | .288 | .298 | .369 | .500 | .284 | .154 | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SLC | AAA | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.63 | 127 | .185 | .248 | .326 | .397 | .261 | .200 | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | ANG | Rk | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.08 | 154 | .158 | .257 | .347 | .336 | .257 | .500 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | ANA | MLB | 33 | 33 | 222.7 | 4.01 | 103 | .279 | .267 | .334 | .415 | .270 | .289 | 93 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 20.2 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | ANA | MLB | 33 | 33 | 228.7 | 4.68 | 88 | .259 | .267 | .330 | .423 | .272 | .272 | 93 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | ANA | MLB | 30 | 30 | 178.0 | 6.22 | 51 | .287 | .261 | .327 | .422 | .270 | .241 | 94 | -15.8 | -1.7 | -16.2 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | KCA | MLB | 13 | 13 | 92.0 | 4.89 | 89 | .231 | .261 | .326 | .424 | .272 | .251 | 102 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Career | MLB | 246 | 1567.7 | 4.81 | 92 | .265 | .271 | .337 | .430 | .272 | .283 | 96 | 96.2 | 9.7 | 96.7 | 8.8 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | HR | GB% | BABIP | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | WHIP | ERA | VORP | WARP |
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| 2001 | ORM | Rk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18.7 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0% | -.500 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 1.66 | 7.70 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | CDR | A | 14 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 147.0 | 133 | 48 | 146 | 10 | 0% | .301 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 1.23 | 4.16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | ARK | AA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29.7 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0% | .229 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 1.18 | 3.94 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | RCU | A+ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 124.7 | 98 | 36 | 130 | 9 | 0% | .271 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 1.07 | 2.53 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | ARK | AA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 43.7 | 41 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 0% | .319 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 1.35 | 3.30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SLC | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.3 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 35% | .327 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 1.09 | 4.20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | ARK | AA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 39.0 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 38% | .266 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 1.26 | 2.31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | ANA | MLB | 12 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 133.7 | 139 | 47 | 99 | 17 | 36% | .296 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 1.39 | 4.65 | 11.9 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | ANA | MLB | 16 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 204.0 | 181 | 70 | 141 | 21 | 39% | .265 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 1.23 | 4.28 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | SLC | AAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32.3 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 43% | .368 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 1.52 | 5.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | LIC | Wnt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20.3 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0% | .235 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 1.03 | 2.66 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | ANA | MLB | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 150.0 | 174 | 58 | 126 | 26 | 37% | .324 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 1.55 | 5.76 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | ANA | MLB | 16 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 219.0 | 198 | 47 | 214 | 23 | 40% | .289 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 1.12 | 3.49 | 44.5 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | ANG | Rk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50% | .500 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 0.91 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SLC | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33% | .200 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.80 | 3.60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | RCU | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40% | .154 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.85 | 5.74 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | ANA | MLB | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 139.7 | 159 | 47 | 107 | 24 | 40% | .318 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 1.47 | 5.03 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | ANA | MLB | 17 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 222.7 | 221 | 73 | 169 | 27 | 37% | .289 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 1.32 | 3.92 | 20.2 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | ANA | MLB | 11 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 228.7 | 207 | 72 | 178 | 26 | 45% | .272 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.22 | 3.38 | 8.1 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | ANA | MLB | 9 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 178.0 | 165 | 61 | 133 | 39 | 45% | .241 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 1.27 | 5.16 | -16.2 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | KCA | MLB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 92.0 | 79 | 13 | 71 | 14 | 46% | .251 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-03-14 | 2012-03-14 | Camp | 0 | 0 | - | Shoulder | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | - |
| 2010-03-14 | 2010-03-28 | Camp | 14 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Inflammation | Olecranon Bursitis | - | |
| 2009-06-12 | 2009-07-03 | 15-DL | 21 | 19 | Right | Upper Arm | Soreness | Triceps | - | |
| 2009-03-27 | 2009-05-14 | 15-DL | 48 | 32 | Right | Elbow | Sprain | UCL Ligament | - | |
| 2009-03-07 | 2009-03-27 | Camp | 20 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Sprain | UCL Ligament | - | |
| 2007-03-10 | 2007-03-10 | Camp | 0 | 0 | Neck | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2006-08-10 | 2006-08-10 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Knee | Contusion | Batted Ball | - | |
| 2004-12-26 | 2004-12-26 | WIN | 0 | 0 | Soreness | - | ||||
| 2004-08-16 | - | Minors | - | - | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | ||
| 2004-07-26 | - | Minors | - | - | Right | Elbow | Inflammation | Tendonitis | - | |
| 2004-02-23 | - | Camp | - | - | Right | Shoulder | Stiffness | - |
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| 2012-01-24 13:00:00 | SP keepers! The stats are the usual stats (ERA, K, WHIP, wins, etc.) The guys are: James Shields, Josh Beckett, CJ Wilson, Ervin Santana. Do I have them in the right order? (Might keep 2, but probably only 1 while hoarding young 2Bs like Jemile Weeks & Dustin Ackley.) Thanks! (David R. from Somewhere, USA) | Yes, you do have them in the right order, though I think there's a drop-off from Beckett to Wilson and that Beckett is a bit underrated this year. (Derek Carty) |
| 2011-12-20 13:00:00 | Any chance the Angels trade Ervin Santana for say, Adam Dunn or Jayson Werth? It's been awhile since a bad trade.
- signed giddy Rangers fan (@SDIdan from Colorado) | Almost every bad deal you could imagine the Angels making a year ago would be unimaginable now. It's just such a different front office now. They'll probably end up making a whole new kind of bad move, eventually. But it's sort of a lousy time to root for the Angels to do stupid things. Sorry. (Sam Miller) |
| 2011-04-13 13:00:00 | If you were the Yankees, who would be the worst established major league starter that you would accept back for Montero?
I don't want them to trade him at all, but I definitely would be very upset if they traded him for, say, Ervin Santana. (bumphadley from NJ) | To stay with the Angels, I think Weaver would make an interesting target, assuming they would want to part with their best pitcher, which I doubt they would, especially if that pitcher made the Yankees better, which he would. (Jason Parks) |
| 2010-10-14 13:00:00 | How confident are you in Ervin Santana matching or building on this year's success? And who is the Yanks DH next year, Damon, Montero or other? (Henry from Fairport) | His strikeout rates were average and his K/BB wasn't that much better than average, so his ERA should probably be closer to 4.2 or 4.3 next year assuming the Angels don't overhaul their defense like you know they will via free agency this winter. If he repeats a 3.9 ERA, it will be with great glove work behind him, and not entirely his doing. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-03-24 11:00:00 | What are your expectations of Ervin Santana this year? 2008, 2009, or grievious injury? (Aaron from YYZ) | Is it a cop out to say somewhere in the middle? That's usually the right answer, at least when it comes to expectations. Low 4s ERA seems right to me. (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-03-17 14:00:00 | On my strat teams, I refused to trade Grady Sizemore, Cole Hamels and Ervin Santana this offseason. Who is more likely to bounce back to top form? (lou from Cape Cod) | I think there's a good argument to be made--and has been made by my colleagues here at BP--that Hamels was and will be just fine. With a nod to them, I think Sizemore's the one who truly bounces back. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-03-08 13:00:00 | Do you have concerns about Ervin Santana? (mike from OC) | Yes. Check the Angels THR.
For those that don't know, you can click on the big THR graphic - either on the front page or each article - and you'll go to a directory of all THRs for this year. We're also working on getting THR comments onto the new PECOTA cards, though I don't have a timeline on that. And tell CK that you want the red/yellow/greens in BP2011. (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-08-05 13:00:00 | Marc, what are your long-term thoughts for Ervin Santana and Francisco Liriano fantasy-wise? They're young and have had past success but they're just maddening this season. (Aaron from YYZ) | I wasn't a big fan of Liriano prior to this year. I thought his short stint in 2008 would cause people to overrate him (they did) and that his velocity was too far down and his control too spotty to rely on him for much (which happened). I know I don't get them all right--I feel like I drafted all the guys I got wrong too--but I just don't like the lower velocity Liriano. He's going to need to show he's a smarter pitcher than this to get by before I can place more faith in him.
As for Santana, he's gone right back to giving up lots of homers and dealing out walks once again. I have hope that he can return to last year's form still, but his velocity is also way down. Makes me wonder how he's feeling. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-02-24 13:00:00 | 3 players on the cusp.
Nate McClouth - without Bay and Nady behind him, do we expect 2008 final numbers or doulbe the second half?
Ervin Santana - Can he repeat last year, or will he be as eratic as in his past?
Alexei Ramirez - Soriano-lite or will the MLB pitchers adjust to him this year?
Thank you (BPKevin from NYC) | McLouth is going to be a massive disappointment. His defense was awful, hardware aside, and his season was 30 great days and then generic outfielder thereafter. I like Santana to be a top-15 starter in the AL, right around what he did last year. Ramirez... yeah, Soriano Lite is a decent description. .280/.310/.460 or so. I'm curious as to whether his defense develops at shortstop. If he can't be at least average with the glove somewhere, he can't play. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-12-15 13:00:00 | My initial reaction to giving a player an opt-out clause (like Burnett, A-Rod, and CC) is that they were horrible decisions by the club. But upon further consideration, I actually like them in many cases. I think the most likely scenario is that CC stays relatively healthy and productive for the first 3 years of his deal. This probably leads him to opting out, which allows the Yankees to avoid the risker portion of the contract. Really, the only scenarios I can think of where it is less desireable than the straight 7-year contract is (1) the Burnett Scenario where he is not really healthy the first couple years, but opts out after a dominant 3rd year OR (2) he stays productive all 7 years, but opts out after 3 years and the Yankees miss 4 years of below-market production from an elite pitcher. But really, scenario #1 isn't that bad, particularly if the guy keeps getting injured (Toronto will probably be thrilled he opted out in a year). And to me, scenario #2 is pretty unlikely. If I'm the Yankees, I'm praying he opts out so I can go after Matt Cain, Felix Hernandez, or Ervin Santana in 3 years for a similar deal. Am I crazy or missing something here? (mymrbig from New Orleans) | Joe Sheehan made largely this argument in Vegas. Not sure if he's written it, though I think he has. I'm looking at it as a 3 year contract with a 90 million buck insurance policy on it for Sabathia, because he only stays if things have gone wrong. So yes, I agree with you, Big. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-10-17 13:00:00 | Dear Mr. Carroll: Is it OK if I sneak in an early keeper question involving four pitchers with various kinds of (health) concerns? I can keep two out of these four aces: John Lackey, Francisco Liriano, Ervin Santana and Ben Sheets. Who would you keep and why? (bo9anderson from Amterdam, the Netherlands) | I'd keep Lackey (pitching for a contract, few health problems) and Liriano (healthy, good team). Liriano's not a clear choice over Santana. Sheets -- arm trouble plus I dont know where he'll play. Him signing in Texas or Houston would knock him way down. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-06-24 13:00:00 | Here's a fantasy question for you if you're interested. I'd much appreciate it.
Someone in my league just traded Ryan Howard, Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett, Curtis Granderson and Manny Ramirez for Cliff Lee, Ervin Santana, Carlos Gomez, Torii Hunter, Erik Bedard and Garrett Atkins.
A lot of people are screaming veto, and I have to agree. The trade doesn't have any 'needs-based' or 'long-term' mitigating factors, either. As an important aside, the team getting the first set of players is in third while the other guy is near the bottom.
Would you exercise a veto on this deal? Thanks! (havens from bristol, CT) | Are we assuming good faith in this deal? Often a league has someone in it who is the Randy Smith of fantasy GMs and just gets suckered by everybody. I think that guy is fair game -- if he wears diapers, he shouldn't have been allowed in the league in the first place. I'm not for exercising the veto except in really apparent cases of dumping... You know, there was a parallel case in actual baseball, where for awhile Bowie Kuhn was negating trades just because he didn't like the players involved. He was actually sitting there and passing judgment on what the GMs were doing. Imagine if Bud Selig came in and said "Mets, you're overpaying for Johan Santana. No deal." That kind of thing was happening, and the more obvious opposite case as well, where he would have said, "Twins, Carlos Gomez isn't good enough. You need to hold out for a better position player or no deal." Like much of Kuhn's reign it was pathetic and unintentionally comical. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-05-01 13:00:00 | Do you think we'll one day see a pitching strategy that aggresively takes into account matchups and/or ballparks? Something like the Angels or Astros shuffling their rotations to have Ervin Santana or Wandy Rodriguez pitching at home more often than typical under a set rotation. Or the Royals avoiding pitching Banny in a hitter's park? Is it realistic to expect pitchers to be able to adjust to an extra days rest or one less days rest here or there? Are the potential gains enough to offset the losses from shorter rest of the need to use an extra starter here and there? (blaseta from Calgary) | Not to channel Steven Goldman here, but the idea of a set rotation is fairly recent. In the 1950s and before, managers often juggled rotations to have their best pitchers pitch against the best opposition.
In general, the game has shifted too much to "roles," especially on the pitching side. I suspect players can handle a lot more uncertainty than is generally thought, and that the creation of all of these roles has been a net negative for the industry as a whole. But it keeps managers insulated from criticism, which is the real goal. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-01-17 14:00:00 | Hi Christina- Thanks for taking my question. What do you see from Ervin Santana down the road? Will it click for him or does he need a change of scenery? (ripfan008 from Baltimore) | I remain an optimist about Ervin Santana, and think he won't even require a change of scenery to get turned around. If the Angels don't deal him because they get unexpected pressure from the Mariners, he should be part of a good Angels rotation in the years to come. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-01-10 13:00:00 | Hi Joe- Thanks for taking my question. Do you belive Ervin Santana will be able to put it together or is he in need of a change of scenery? (ripfan008 from Baltimore) | I'm a fan. He clearly still has the physical skills to be a midrotation starter, maybe even a little better than that. Angels Stadium is actually a good park for him, and if they just leave him be, he'll be fine for them, a real asset. (Joe Sheehan) |
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