LA Angels Nolasco expectations for his next start

The LA Angels trades this season certainly haven’t helped with the growing list of problems, in particular their starting rotation.

One of their recent acquisitions, Rialto native Ricky Nolasco, struggled in his first start in an Angel uniform against the Oakland Athletics, giving up five runs, three of which were solo home runs.

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Despite his struggles, the Angels are thankful not to be paying for Nolasco’s current $12 million salary the rest of this season and into next season as well.

The question that Angels fans are asking now, is if Nolasco is worth trading Santiago for despite a shaky first start in Anaheim?

Nolasco has been known to hit hot and cold spots in his career as a member of the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers. During his first stint in SoCal, Nolasco posted an 8-1 record with a 2.07 ERA. Nolasco has proved he his capable of producing good numbers.

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For his next start, which will be on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, Nolasco will be put to the ultimate test against one of the top notch offenses in the league this season.

Whether if he decides to stay next season, Nolasco will be a question mark during the offseason, since the Angels mainly were targeting to get prospect Alex Meyer in the trade for Santiago.