Angels To Sign C.J. Wilson

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Angels To Sign C.J. Wilson

By Tim Dierkes [December 8, 2011 at 9:56am CST]

 

Lefty C.J. Wilson will join Albert Pujols in Los Angeles, as the Angels continue a surprising free agent spending spree. The Halos completed a deal with Wilson today, learned Joel Sherman of the New York Post. It's a five-year, $77.5MM deal, according to ESPN's Karl Ravech, bringing the Angels' tally to at least $327.5MM on the last day of the 2011 Winter Meetings. Wilson is represented by Bob Garber of Select Sports Group.

 

Wilson, a 31-year-old Fountain Valley, California native, posted a 2.94 ERA, 8.3 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 0.64 HR/9, and 49.3% groundball rate in 223 1/3 innings this year. He added another 28 innings in the postseason. Including the playoffs, Wilson has tallied a massive 479 2/3 innings over 76 starts since being converted back to a starter in 2010. Aside from perhaps the recently-posted Yu Darvish, Wilson was the best available pitcher this offseason. Wilson joins a stellar Angels rotation that includes Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, and Ervin Santana.

 

The Rangers reportedly topped out at four years in their bid to retain Wilson, and they'll receive the Angels' second-round draft pick and a supplemental choice as compensation. The Marlins were heavily in the mix, but fell short with an offer of $80MM over six years.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/angels-to-sign-cj-wilson.html

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5/77 isn't nearly as bad as the 5/100 or 6/120 a lot of folks thought he'd get.

 

That deal really isn't all that bad. The only problem I have is his age. People tend to forget he is already 31.

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5/77 isn't nearly as bad as the 5/100 or 6/120 a lot of folks thought he'd get.

 

That deal really isn't all that bad. The only problem I have is his age. People tend to forget he is already 31.

But he doesn't have a lot of innings on his arm. He has low mileage for a 31 year old.

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But he doesn't have a lot of innings on his arm. He has low mileage for a 31 year old.

 

I agree, but as he ages, his body will break down just like anyone else. It just may take a bit longer to start.