Easily the least popular of all the Angels' off-season acquisitions, Joe Blanton is here to stay whether he like it or not. I guess that means I should just do his projections now and get it out of the way.
2012 Stats: 191.0 IP, 10-13, 4.71 ERA. 3.91 FIP, 207 H, 34 BB, 29 HR, 166 SO, 1.39 GB/FB, 2.4 fWAR
2013 ZiPS Projections: 130.1 IP, 4.49 ERA. 4.06 FIP, 140 H, 25 BB, 19 HR, 98 SO, 0.8 fWAR
2013 Bill James Projections: 182.0 IP, 9-11, 4.07 ERA. 3.88 FIP, 201 H, 35 BB, 24 HR, 131 SO
2013 C AIRO Projections: 115.2 IP, 6-6, 4.34 ERA. 3.85 FIP, 131 H, 24 BB, 16 HR, 91 SO
2013 MWAH Projections*: 185.0 IP, 12-14, 4.67 ERA. 4.52 FIP, 210 H, 49 BB, 31 HR, 153 SO
*The MWAH projections are simply my best guess based off my own personal opinion and research (my wOBA and FIP calculations are approximate)
2012 in Objective Review:
As weird as it sounds, the 2012 season was something of a victory for Joe Blanton. He had missed much of the previous season wi...
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February 15, 2013
