31-year old righty Jerome Williams is going to move into the starting rotation to replace 24-year old righty Garrett Richards.  Williams has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP.  Richards was only 1-2 with a 5.54 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP in his first four starts of the 2013 season.  Richards has pitched in 8 games (4 starts) overall this year and he is 1-2 with a 5.04 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP.  The Angels hope that Richards turns things around in the pen, as they have high hopes for him.

24-year old righty Garrett Richards started the 2013 season in the bullpen, but he has been moved to the rotation to replace Jered Weaver (who is injured).  Richards has done a very good job in his first two starts for the Angels this year as he is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP.  Richards has only given up 5 hits and 3 walks while whiffing 9 batters in his first 13 1/3 innings this year.  He has now pitched in 6 games (2 starts) overall this year for the Angels and he is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA and a 0.68 WHIP.  The Angels hope that Richards keeps up the good work as the Angels’ rotation needs all of the help that it can get this year.

28-year old righty starting pitcher Zack Greinke has been awesome for the Angels in September. He has started 5 games for the Angels so far this month and he is 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP. Greinke has now pitched in 12 games (all starts) for the Angels and he is 6-2 with a 3.40 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Greinke has pitched in 33 games (all starts) overall this year for the Brewers and Angels in which he is 15-5 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Look for the Angels to make a strong push to re-sign Greinke over the winter.

31-year old lefty starting pitcher C.J. Wilson was horrible in August for the Angels, starting 6 games in which he was 1-2 with a 7.99 ERA and a 1.87 WHIP. But, he has turned things around so far in September, starting 4 games in which he is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He has now pitched in 32 games (all starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 12-10 with a 3.82 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Wilson has been solid overall this year, but the Angels were expecting more out of him when they signed him last winter.

32-year old righty starting pitcher Dan Haren has been a major disappointment overall this year for the Angels, but he is pitching well in September so far. Haren has started 3 games so far in September and he is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP. He has only given up 12 hits and 4 walks while whiffing 16 batters in 18 innings so far this month. Haren has now pitched in 27 games (all starts) for the Angels overall this year and he is 11-11 with a 4.41 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. The Angels need Haren to finish this season strongly.

27-year old righty reliever Ernesto Frieri has been a godsend for the Angels this year. He has pitched in 46 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 3-0 with 18 saves, a 1.96 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP. Frieri has only given up 21 hits and he has walked 27 batters while whiffing an amazing 75 batters in only 46 innings for the Angels this year! He has now pitched in 57 games (0 starts) overall this year for the Padres and Angels and he is 4-0 with 18 saves, a 2.03 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Frieri is a big reason why the Angels are still in the playoff hunt.

26-year old righty Ernesto Frieri and 36-year old lefty Scott Downs have been giving the Angels an awesome pair of pitchers to close out games. Frieri came over in a deal with the Padres earlier this year and he has been awesome. Frieri has pitched in 24 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 0-0 with 10 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. He has only given up 7 hits in 24 1/3 innings while whiffing 42 batters, which is outstanding. He has walked 15 batters so far this year, so he’s a little wild, but it hasn’t hurt him yet. Scott Downs has pitched in 30 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 1-0 with 7 saves, a 0.32 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. He has only given up 21 hits and 6 walks in his first 28 innings this year with 18 whiffs. The Angels hope the Frieri and Downs keep up the outstanding work in the second half of the 2012 season.

39-year old righty reliever Jason Isringhausen is proving that he still has a lot left in the gas tank this year. He has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) so far in June and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP. Isringhausen gave up only 2 hits in his first 7 1/3 innings this month, which is pretty darn impressive. He has now pitched in 27 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 2-0 with a 1.73 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. Isringhausen is tied for 22nd in major league history with Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter with 300 career saves, which is pretty impressive. The Angels hope that Isringhausen keeps up the good work out of the pen in 2012.

24-year old righty starting pitcher Garrett Richards came into this season as the Angels’ #3 prospect according to Baseball America, and he’s showing why. Richards has pitched in 4 games (3 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 2-0 with a 0.86 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Richards has only given up 13 hits in his first 21 innings for the Angels, while whiffing 17 batters, which is impressive. But, Richards has also walked 11 batters, so he needs to tighten up his control a bit. It will be interesting to see what the Angels do when Jered Weaver returns from the D.L. If Mike Scioscia decides to keep Richards in the starting rotation, Ervin Santana or Jerome Williams will be shifting to the bullpen. Williams has outpitched Santana so far this year, but he makes nowhere near the same kind of money.

26-year old righty reliever Ernesto Frieri has been unhittable since the Angels dealt for him. He has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Angels so far this year and he is 0-0 with 2 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 0.70 WHIP. Frieri has not given up a hit in his first 10 innings with the Angels, while whiffing 22 batters and walking 7. Frieri has now pitched in 21 games (0 starts) overall this year for the Padres & Angels and he is 1-0 with 2 saves, a 1.25 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. He has whiffed a stunning 40 batters in only 21 2/3 innings so far this year. The Angels hope he keeps up his wizardry over batters.