A Look At the LA Angels Starting Rotation After the First Week

Matt Shoemaker

Matt Shoemaker’s with the Angels so far has been a crazy one. He had an amazing rookie season. Followed by a very lackluster sophomore season. Last season Shoemaker struggled in the beginning of the season. He was sent down to AAA early on in the season. When he returned to the Angels he began a come back season. The first of June his ERA sat at a 5.50. He was able to bring it down to a 3.88 when he was injured by a line drive that came back at him striking his head.

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Shoemaker took the mound for the Angels in the second game against the Athletics. He ended up going 5.0 innings, giving up 4 hits, 3 bases on balls, and gave up 2 earned runs. Those two earned runs both came off of solo home runs. Home runs have been a problem for Shoemaker in the past, so if he wants to be an ace in a rotation he has to keep those down as the season progresses.

Shoemaker also pitched in the finale against the Seatle Mariners on Sunday. He was able to only give up one home run, but that is the only positive take away. He went 4.1 innings, gave up 5 hits, 2 bases on balls, and gave up 6 earned runs.

It is yet to be seen which Matt Shoemaker we will get throughout the season. What Shoemaker needs to do is find a consistency in his pitching early on. We’ve seen two different starts from him already though, so we’ll see if he can find it sooner than later.