After watching guys like John Lackey, Chone Figgins, and Vladimir Guerrero sign with other teams the Los Angeles Angels made their first major acquisition this off season signing free agent hurler Joel Pineiro to a reported 2-year, $16 million deal Wednesday.
Pineiro is coming off arguably the best year of his career winning 15 games and posting a 3.49 ERA for the National League Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals. He has always been considered someone that has enough talent to be a quality big league pitcher but has battled injuries throughout his career.
Joel was considered an up-and-coming starting pitcher after winning 16 games and sporting a 3.78 ERA in 2003 for the Seattle Mariners at the age of 24. His career began to derail the following year as he battled through a series of injuries.
At the age of 31 the Angels are getting a pitcher who re-made himself under the tutelage of Cards’ pitching coach Dave Duncan. He is expected to take Lackey’s spot in the rotation and should end up battling Joe Saunders for the #3 starter spot behind Jered Weaver and Scott Kazmir.
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