In your opinion the Angels 10 Best Starting pitchers...

[disarcina]

Ok. I like the lists which just reminds me that the Angels have always been short of quality starting pitching as I can only count about 3 or 4 true aces on that list.

 

Are we talking the 10 best All Time Halos starters (as in Halos career) or is it the top 10 single season for Halos pitchers.

 

Obviously, Nolan Ryan tops all lists, from there, if it's All Time, then Chuck Finley is right up at number and Frank Tanana is up there as well (can we have a pre-arm troubles Tanana and post-arm troubles Tanana, the way he resurrected his career after arm troubles is really an amazing story -- before he hurt his arm, Tanana was a fireballer).

 

If it's more BEST season, then others certainly get in the mix -- Ryan still tops the list IMO, but other folks like Dean Chance (for all his status as a Halos icon, Chance's career with the Angels was relatively sort but he did have the Cy Young Award season and was the Halos only Cy Young Award winner for a long time before Bartolo Colon got his in a year of comparatively weak starting pitching and a weak Cy Young field. IMO).....others in that mix are Andy Messersmith (his Halos career was short but brilliant, he got traded to the Dodgers in a multi-player deal that I think included Frank Robinson).....Messersmith was arguably the top MLB pitcher during his years with the Angels and then over to the Dodgers......then he sorted of faded away quickly.........he was really best in the league for a very short window of time.  Also John Lackey would have to be on the list of ten best Halos pitching seasons.....

[tomsred]

Ryan

Finley

Chance

Wright

Weaver

Tanana

Witt

Langston

Abbott

Washburn

 

 

Edited May 2, 2014 by tomsred

[Angel Oracle]

Does Jason Dickinson's lone all-star appearance for us in 1997 (maybe '98) not mean anything to you guys!?!

 

Also, Washburn pretty much was average or sucked outside of 2002 with his 18 wins. And who could forget his damn smirk when someone took him deep?

His 2000-2002 and 2005 ERA's were all pretty solid (cumulative average of just under 3.50 ERA, cumulative ERA+ of over 130) in a good hitting era.

[Stradling]

Hey I wasn't planning on going on a feel trip this evening but away we go!

Thanks Stradling!

You're welcome brother

[Docwaukee]

Chris Bootcheck. 

Dustin Moseley

Willie Fraser

Aaron Sele

Joe Magrane

Allen Watson

Ken Bottenfield

Brian Cooper

Shawn Boskie

Seth Etherton

Pat Rapp

Mickey Callaway

Phil Leftwich

Shane Loux

[ten ocho recon scout]

^no russ springer huh?

I remember thinking etherton was gonna be good. Remember when we used to always end up with guys like jsck mcdowell, fernando V etc?

[Brandon]

Jason Dickson mention!

I remember thinking Brian Anderson would be a perennial all star. I was nowhere near the target with that.

I never remember if it's Dickson or Dickinson.

I remember the Brian Anderson hype machine. Him and Ramon Ortiz were dudes that were supposed to be ace like but sucked.

[seenoevil]

I may be biased, but I was a huge Bert Blyleven fan. :Used to love him pitch. Mike Witt is a beast. Finley was nasty too.

[Jason]

Ismael Valdez??

[Stradling]

Kyle Abbott anyone?

[tdawg87]

Jeff Juden

[jshep]

Ralston Schmidt

[tdawg87]

Mike Butcheoh wait

[Tank]

Chris Bootcheck. 

Dustin Moseley

Willie Fraser

Aaron Sele

Joe Magrane

Allen Watson

Ken Bottenfield

Brian Cooper

Shawn Boskie

Seth Etherton

Pat Rapp

Mickey Callaway

Phil Leftwich

Shane Loux

 

i'm sorry, but that's more than ten. according to the official rules of this particular thread, your list is now invalidated.

[Splint7438]

Mark Lemonjello

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Chris Bootcheck. 

Dustin Moseley

Willie Fraser

Aaron Sele

Joe Magrane

Allen Watson

Ken Bottenfield

Brian Cooper

Shawn Boskie

Seth Etherton

Pat Rapp

Mickey Callaway

Phil Leftwich

Shane Loux

 

The thread title says "best", not "bust". Just to clarify.

 

Besides, omitting Scott Kazmir and Joe Blanton from this list raises serious credibility issues.

Edited May 3, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan

[seenoevil]

The candy man had a couple good years as a halo

[arch stanton]

I wouldn't even try to rank them but I will say that until Trout came along Tanana was the best thing to ever come through the Angels's minor league system. Too bad they threw his arm away before they got good.

[Angel Oracle]

Jack Lazorko

Actually, dude was a kick _ss fielder with numerous kick saves stopping the ball from going up the middle into CF.

[Splint7438]

Laborious was fun to watch.

[Splint7438]

Dammit lazorko

[AngelsLakersFan]

Tanana

Ryan

Finley

Weaver 

Langston
Lackey

Washburn

Chance

Witt

Escobar