ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ROTATION SHOWING DEPTH.Byline: BEN VILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- With the Jul 31 trade deadline looming, it seems like every team needs more pitching except for the Angels. The Angels have five quality starters, their pitching staff has the second-lowest ERA (4.02) in the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). and in the last few days, they showed off their depth in the minor leagues. Dustin Moseley Dustin Aaron Moseley (born December 26, 1981 in Texarkana, Arkansas) is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Minor League Career Moseley was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (34th overall) of the 2000 draft. and Joe Saunders Joseph Francis "Joe" Saunders (born June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Saunders played college baseball at Virginia Tech, where he compiled a 27-7 career record. filled in this week for the injured Kelvim Escobar Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar [ess-coe-BAR] (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. and Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, California), is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered attended college at Long Beach State University where he was the 2004 College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award winner. , and each pitched well enough to win his first major league start. Those performances reassured Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``I thought Dustin and Joe both did great jobs,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``We have confidence in both of them, and if we didn't, they wouldn't be on our depth chart.'' The problem for both Moseley and Saunders is that when everybody is healthy, there's no room for them. As a result, they were sent back down to Triple-A Salt Lake after their starts. Escobar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, and he's ready to start on Saturday in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , while Weaver is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday. If it goes well, he's slated to start Sunday but Scioscia said that if Weaver isn't 100 percent, Saunders would take his place. ``This rotation is so good, there's no room for us, but if I get the opportunity to start again, I'm going to try and make the most of it,'' Saunders said. ``I think there was pressure on Dustin and I, because the team was doing so well without us, we didn't want to ruin things around here.'' Second time around: When Angels second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Howie Kendrick first joined the team April 24 after being recalled from Salt Lake, he struggled at the plate and batted well below .200. But after being recalled again on July 14, Kendrick looks a lot more comfortable. On Sunday against Tampa Bay, Kendrick had the first three-hit game of his career, and on Tuesday night against the Indians, he hit a two-run single in the fourth inning to keep a five-run rally alive. ``The first time Howie was with us, he had a lot to get used to,'' Scioscia said. ``It was his first taste of he big leagues, the lights are on at night and his head was probably spinning.'' Also: The Angels went over the 2 million mark in attendance on Wednesday in their 48th home game. It was the fastest to two million in franchise history. |
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