By Blaidd Drwg
I think it is time for Jamie Moyer to hang it up. He has had an interesting career and a strange ride this season:
- Signed minor league contract with the Rockies in the off-season with an invite to spring training.
- Makes the Rockies opening day roster.
- Pitches poorly (like anyone is surprised that this happened) with the Rockies and is released.
- Signed by the Orioles and assigned to AAA.
- Pitches pretty well but the Orioles are not planning on calling him up, so he is released.
- Signed by the Blue Jays and assigned to AAA.
- Pitches poorly in AAA and is released by the Jays.
The Rockies have been so bad that their starters have an ERA somewhere around 7 this season, so that gives you an idea how bad Moyer was in Colorado. That is not really a surprise – a guy who tends to give up a ton of fly balls pitching in the best hitters park in the league, well, you get the idea.
I will admit, the Orioles release was a bit of a surprise – Moyer pitched well at AAA Norfolk, but the Orioles wanted to go in a different direction, so they released him. The funny thing is, the Orioles have actually demoted 3 of their starting pitchers since Moyer was released.
The Blue Jays experiment was also no surprise – Moyer pitching in the PCL, at altitude, in a small ballpark; that is Colorado part 2.
I haven’t seen any indication that Moyer is ready to give it up. I bet he is just waiting for someone to need an arm and give him a call. I honestly think he is done, but teams might get desperate
What I really would like to see when Moyer is ready to hang it up, is to sign with the Mariners. Not just a symbolic deal – I want to see him sign a deal where he starts one final game at Safeco Field, has an agreement with the opposing team to throw one pitch for a strike where the batter won’t swing and then pull him out of the game and have him walk off the mound to a standing ovation from a sold out crowd.
I think that would be a fitting career end for a pitcher that had one of the most improbable careers I have ever seen.
FlatbreadGarden 
Re: The Baltimore release.
Moyer had a deal where he would pitch 3 games, and if the Orioles didn’t call him up then he could be released at his request.
I don’t know if he’s “done”, though I wouldn’t want him pitching in the playoffs for my team at this point. He may still be a fine 5th starter.
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I guess I should have mentioned the reason for his release. Still makes me curious why they released him rather than call him up given that they demoted 3 of their starters in the last couple weeks.
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One of the home runs he gave up against Tacoma looked like it had been shot out of a cannon.. so there’s that. Z (GM) was at the game and I’m sure he saw it too.
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Most of the home runs at Tacoma look like they were shot out of a cannon. There is a reason why the Rainiers team ERA is nearly 6. That place is a bloody bandbox between the lines and the power allies and they actually lowered the walls a couple of years ago. Of course, you have to basically put the ball in orbit to hit it out to center. I don’t understand how Tacoma is a hitters park (other than the fence distances) and Safeco is where balls go to die. It is also why Carlos Peguero looks like the second coming of Babe Ruth when he is playing in Tacoma.
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