Santana Can't Figure It Out (44/81)

Was yesterday's 9-2 loss versus the first place Texas Rangers the last straw for Ervin Santana? If you took to Twitter yesterday through Santana's 1 2/3 innings pitched, you'd certainly think so.

"When did Santana get on the #Rangers payroll? Talk about serving it up on a tee. He needs to go. He stinks. #Angels" -@snelz04

"Call up Mills and send Santana packing!" -@Halomich2

"I'm sure he's a swell guy but it's time to take Ervin Santana to the glue factory." -@MnkysThrwngDrts

Those Tweets were a couple of the nicer ones. Angels fans are upset with Santana. In a season filled with high expectations, Santana has been consistently inconsistent, and it's frustrating. When asked about what has been his problem, Santana turned to the reporter and said, "If you told me, I'd probably make the adjustment."

I wrote in an earlier blogs about things Santana should do to get back into his groove and how Joe Saunder's pep talk sparked Santana. What's most likely to happen now is that Santana will move to the bullpen to provide pitching depth the Angels need there while GM Jerry Dipoto scours the trade market for an arm that can help the Angel's postseason push.

However, manager Mike Scioscia is not ready to move Santana to the pen just yet. He told reporters today that Santana will be put on a 15 out limit to get him aggressive. Silly Scioscia sited former pitchers like Aaron Sele and Scott Kazmir as previous pitchers who the Angels have tried this approach with.

The problem is that 15 outs is more of a goal than a limit. Santana couldn't even manage to get 6 outs before being yanked yesterday, and siting too of the most failed arms in the Angels rotation not named Kelvim Escobar is not the best way to gain fan confidence in this new approach. Be prepared Angels fans, the future looks uncertain.

What do you think the Angels should do with Santana? Leave a comment below.