Really? Angels sign Joe Blanton to a two year deal. Really?!?

According to both Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, Joe Blanton has signed a two-year deal with the Angels.

Mike DiGiovanna in the LA Times reports that the Angels and the 31-year old veteran right-hander have agreed to terms on a two-year, $15-million deal with an option for a third year.

2012: Blanton with the Phillies and the Dodgers

Joe Blanton…Really?

Blanton has an 83-75 career record and 4.37 earned-run average during his nine-year career in which he has pitched for the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and Dodgers.

Year	Tm	W	L	W-L%	ERA	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2008	TOT	9	12	.429	4.69	33	0	197.2	211	110	103	22	66	111	1.401
2009	PHI	12	8	.600	4.05	31	0	195.1	198	89	88	30	59	163	1.316
2010	PHI	9	6	.600	4.82	28	0	175.2	206	104	94	27	43	134	1.417
2011	PHI	1	2	.333	5.01	8	0	41.1	52	23	23	5	9	35	1.476
2012	TOT	10	13	.435	4.71	30	2	191.0	207	106	100	29	34	166	1.262
9 Yrs		83	75	.525	4.37	228	8	1434.2	1539	740	697	170	378	978	1.336

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/6/2012.

Comments

Wouldn't you rather, Angels folks, have kept Haren for the money the Nats gave him?