33 days ’til Opening Day: Justin Speier
February 27, 2008
There are 33 days left until that best day of the year, MLB’s Opening Day.
33 is also the number Angels’ reliever Justin Speier wears. Despite missing over two months of the season due to injury, Speier had a solid 2007, with an ERA of 2.88 (0.96 WHIP) in 50 innings, striking out 47 batters and walking only 12.
It was Speier’s first season on the Angels after signing a very reasonable contract (4 years, $18 million) for a relief pitcher who has three-straight seasons with sub-3.00 ERAs and good sabermetric stats as well.
A healthy Speier on top of a bullpen that already features Francisco Rodriguez and Scot Shields would be huge for the Angels.
Gilbert
Ben