Comments on: Phillies agree to one-year, $2.5 million contract with left-hander John Lannan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DelawarePhilliesFan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414388 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:50:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414388 “Bottomed out”? He had 6 starts last year….do the words “small sample size” mean anything to you?

He is the #5 starter. All they need him to do is win half his starts.

Career stats against all teams who are not the Phillies: 39-39 3.80 ERA

]]> By: dcfan4life http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414187 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:23:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414187 Lannan was vocal. He begged for a trade, showed his displeasure, but had no choice in the end. That ERA in the majors isnt telling. He pitched extremely poorly when he was in the minors, poorly in the majors and had like 2 decent games against 4 bad ones. The guy isnt a very good pitcher. His pitching is predictable, his command isnt great, he doesnt throw hard, plays poor defense, and gets rocked like clockwork 3rd time through the order. This is a good thing he is gone, and signed with a rival. He will not do that well. So wish him well and all, but id bet any loyalties Nats fan have towards him is becuz he was with us for so long and was our opening day started a couple times. So was Livan Hernandez…

]]> By: kkolchak http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414169 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:51:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414169 Well, good luck with that.

]]> By: natslady http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414166 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:46:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414166 Good luck to ya, John. Thanks for that 2nd game of the doubleheader when our season seemed in danger. Thanks for the seasons with a bad team, it wasn’t easy. Go beat Atlanta!

]]> By: prosourcetalk http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414153 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:02:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414153 He is not good, but at that price, it’s a decent signing if he gives them anything worthwhile.

]]> By: felser http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414145 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:47:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414145 Sort of a fifth starter on a low-priced one-year contract marginal MLB pitcher? Works for me as a Phils fan.

]]> By: kkolchak http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414144 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:45:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414144 Lannan does NOT eat innings. His innings pitched per start has been falling since his sophomore campaign and last year bottomed out at 5.32. As a Nats fan, I appreciate what Lannan did for the team during the lean years, but he is a marginal MLB pitcher right now.

]]> By: jyoung1891 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414139 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:31:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414139 Agreed. I wish him all the best. He could have been real vocal about what happened to him last year. But as a Nats fan, I am not real worried about facing him.

]]> By: stublues33 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414137 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:25:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414137 Potentially very good move by Lannan, his representation, and the Phils. By staying in NL East he will face weakened Mets & Fish, and has always done well vs. Braves (9 wins, 3.20 ERA). Could set up a longer term deal for ’14 and beyond.

]]> By: sawxalicious http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414136 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:24:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414136 Unfortunately for Lannan he was kept in the minors most of last year as Nationals pitching depth. He’s a serviceable #4 or 5 starter that can eat innings…he probably would have made at least double what he just signed for if he’d been in the bigs the whole year…

]]> By: schmedley69 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414112 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:37:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414112 Amaro is on the phone right now with Dmitri Young trying to lure him out of retirement to play RF.

]]> By: areyesrn http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414110 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:36:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414110 OH NO…he’s awful

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414107 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:29:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414107 indeed. Still, I wish John well. Except when he’s pitching against the Nats.

]]> By: natsysammich http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414104 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:25:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414104 haha….bwahaha…uh hehe, oh i’m crying, excuse me.

]]> By: spudchukar http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414099 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:14:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414099 Yeah, the Lannan move just about locks up the NL East for the Pheelies.

]]> By: illcomm http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414097 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:09:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414097 okay rube. two great signings to fill the wholes. 10 mil left. just need a rh bat

]]> By: section138 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/15/phillies-agree-to-contract-with-left-hander-john-lannan/comment-page-1/#comment-414095 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:08:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=277649#comment-414095 Awkward!

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