drewswerds

…Now get lost.

Talk about your roller coaster week. Angels’ pitcher and Virginia Tech alum Joe Saunders started his witnessing the horrors at his alma matter and then experienced the thrill of pitching a solid six inning victory against Seattle on Friday night (in which he wore his VT hat, to honor the victims). So how do you wrap up a week that had more ups and downs than a cheap stock broker’s prospects?

You get demoted to the minors.

The Angels announced that they’re sending Saunders to AAA Salt Lake City to make room for staff ace Bartolo Colon, who came off of the disabled list last night (and pitched impressively).

Thanks for the big game and the 1.96 ERA, kid. Now get your ass back to Salt Lake while we figure out what to do with the other six starting pitchers on our staff.

Right now, the Angels have no fewer than seven legitimate starting pitchers between their Big League and AAA rosters. Add to that the half-dozen shortstops they’ve got (including top prospects Brandon Wood and Sean Rodriquez) and I’d say the Angels are well stocked for a trade.

See you in a few months, Joe.