Hey dummy's ... Pineiro is replacing the AAA guys that pitched last year, Weaver is replacing Lackey. Well maybe Pineiro can replace Lackey.
We all know that Wins and Losses are a dumb stat for pitchers so I eliminated them but here are two lines for the season so far
Player A
GP QStrt IP Hits ER HR BB K's K/9 WHIP ERA
14 9 91.0 95 45 10 22 59 5.84 1.29 4.45
Player B
GP QStrt IP Hits ER HR BB K's K/9 WHIP ERA
13 8 81.1 93 41 8 35 44 4.87 1.57 4.54
Pretty darn close. I know Weaver is our Ace and Maybe Pineiro could pitch better, but that is my point. He COULD and probably WILL be better than he was in April and most of May. The Pineiro of the last 4-6 weeks is more likely what we have.
And also we are only committed to 2 years with him, and then we can bring our stud pitchers in our system up. The future is bright for the Angels and we should all be excited. By the way Pineiro is player A