It hasn't helped that JeredWeaver, who finished third in last year's AL Cy Young voting and tied a league-high with 20 wins, had a 5.40 ERA this spring season.
If I throw my Sabermetric hat on and focus on WHIP, Mr. Dickey ranks 3rd in all of baseball just behind established thoroughbreds like Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants and JeredWeaver of the L.A. Angels.
Angels ace JeredWeaver, sidelined since April 8 because of a broken bone in his non-pitching arm, is scheduled to throw in an extended spring training game at the team's Arizona complex on Wednesday and may not need a minor league rehab assignment.