{"id":8343,"date":"2026-05-21T04:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8343"},"modified":"2026-05-21T04:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:04:22","slug":"angels-manager-kurt-suzuki-expresses-confidence-in-reid-detmers-as-a-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8343","title":{"rendered":"Angels manager Kurt Suzuki expresses confidence in Reid Detmers as a starter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ANAHEIM \u2014 Reid Detmers struggled as a starter for a couple of years before having a breakthrough as a reliever in 2025. That earned him a chance to start again this season.<\/p>\n

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Now, 10 starts in, he has a 5.07 ERA. He\u2019s had stretches of good work, even dominance, in most of his games, but he has continually run into trouble with one bad inning.<\/p>\n

A day after Detmers gave up eight runs in a 14-6 loss to the A\u2019s on Tuesday night, Manager Kurt Suzuki said he firmly believes that Detmers is best suited for the rotation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like if you look at all the peripherals and stuff, it\u2019s really good,\u201d Suzuki said. \u201cI\u2019m not saying this as an excuse. It just seems like he get an inning where there are some jam shots and some off the end of the bat, some softer contact gets from runs to come in. It\u2019s tough luck that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are numbers to back up Suzuki\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n

Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) estimates what a pitcher\u2019s ERA would normally be based on the three factors he controls the most: strikeouts, walks and homers. Detmers\u2019 FIP is 3.10.<\/p>\n

That stat was in vogue 20 years ago, but these days it\u2019s been replaced by expected ERA (xERA), which uses the quality of contact to judge a pitcher\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n

In this case, that number tells the same story. Detmers\u2019 xERA is 3.24.<\/p>\n

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None of that is any consolation to Angels fans who judge him by what actually happens between the lines, not what should have happened.<\/p>\n

Suzuki said they talked to Detmers on Wednesday to keep his spirits up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe said, \u2018Hey, you\u2019ve got to keep working, keep executing pitches and things will change,\u2019\u201d Suzuki said. \u201cBut you\u2019ve got to believe it, and you\u2019ve got to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

JOHNSON DOWN<\/h4>\n

The Angels optioned right-hander Ryan Johnson to Double-A on Wednesday. He will pitch out of the rotation there. Among the issues they want him to address are his reduced velocity.<\/p>\n

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The average velocity of Johnson\u2019s sinker was 91 mph during his time in the major league bullpen this month. It was 94 mph in spring training and last year.<\/p>\n

Johnson had an illness and then a hamstring issue after starting the season in the major league rotation, but he said on Monday he felt fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been battling back, to get his strength back,\u201d Suzuki said. \u201cWe wanted him to get stretched out and start and see how he does.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Angels called up left-hander Tayler Saucedo to take Johnson\u2019s spot in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Read more JSerra softball defeats Pacifica with one hit in the Division 1 quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n

KIKUCHI UPDATE<\/h4>\n

Yusei Kikuchi is confident that he\u2019ll be back with the Angels sometime this summer.<\/p>\n

Although the fact that it took more than a week for the Angels to release a diagnosis on Kikuchi\u2019s left shoulder led to an assumption that he has a serious injury, Kikuchi said on Wednesday that he was never concerned. He had not spoken to the media since the diagnosis.<\/p>\n

The Angels said Kikuchi had just shoulder inflammation, and he would rest for three or four weeks and then build up to pitch again.<\/p>\n

Kikuchi said surgery was never presented to him as an option. There was a conversation, he said, about coming back even sooner. He ultimately decided on a more conservative route.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a doctor that I really trust, so I wanted to get his opinion too, but we were on the same page,\u201d Kikuchi said through his interpreter. \u201cThere weren\u2019t any new opinions from the doctor I trust. I think we\u2019ll get back pitching soon, within the next two to three months.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Kikuchi said he feels \u201cno pain at all\u201d and he\u2019s looking forward to \u201cthrowing a ball soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kikuchi, 34, is in the second year of a three-year, $63 million deal. He was an All-Star in 2025, when he posted a 3.99 ERA. He had gotten off to a bad start this season, with a 5.81 ERA.<\/p>\n

Kikuchi started throwing a splitter this year, and he had been tinkering with his arm angle, but he said he doesn\u2019t believe either of those contributed to the injury.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/h4>\n

The Angels outrighted right-hander Alek Manoah, which opens a spot on the 40-man roster. Manoah was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday. Manoah is expected to remain in the organization, because he doesn\u2019t have enough service time to refuse the outright without forfeiting what\u2019s left of his $1.95 million salary. \u2026<\/p>\n

Infielders Denzer Guzman and Christian Moore are both hitting well at Triple-A Salt Lake lately. Guzman is hitting .312 with an .890 OPS, including 1.197 in May. Moore had missed a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury, but since he came back he\u2019s 10 for 29 (.345) in six games. For the season, he\u2019s hitting .255 with an .882 OPS.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/h4>\n

Athletics (RHP Luis Severino, 2-5, 4.45 ERA) at Angels (RHP Jos\u00e9 Soriano, 6-3, 2.41 ERA), Thursday, 6:38 p.m., ABTV, 830 AM<\/p>\n

Read more La Habra softball outslugs Orange Lutheran in CIF Division 1 quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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