Capuano off the board

[Homebrewer]

Maybe Disar will get in some grills when baserunners fail  to pay attention.

Edited February 21, 2014 by Homebrewer

[Marsaka]

Maybe Dicsar will get in some grills when baserunners fail  to pay attention.

 

im hoping with disar becoming the 3rd base coach the baserunning will finally improve.  it doesnt seem like scioscia knows how to fix it.  great display of managerial ability there.

[Stradling]

The team has had basically four bad base runners the last ten years. Vladdy, Aybar, Albert and Torii. Your version of reality doesn't really exist.

[WallyWorld]

The team has had basically four bad base runners the last ten years. Vladdy, Aybar, Albert and Torii. Your version of reality doesn't really exist.

 

while those 4 are the most egregious offenders, I do think the poor baserunning has been pretty team-wide.  It's obvious that Scioscia preaches aggressiveness on the basepaths, and it seems like more often than not it leads to bad outs for the Angels.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

They made an offer to Garza, Matt facked that up. They expected Mulder to provide depth behind the guys I mentioned, he got hurt. There are still a bunch of starting pitchers out there without a job, some recently have taken minor league deals, most of which who are available will most likely do the same.

 

You obviously don't get it, Chuck. Every time a starting pitcher is signed elsewhere, it is because Dipoto screwed up/failed to address needs/etc.

[Chuck]

You obviously don't get it, Chuck. Every time a starting pitcher is signed elsewhere, it is because Dipoto screwed up/failed to address needs/etc.

 

Yeah, these fans think Jerry really has Jedi powers and can play mind tricks on all would be FA targets to take his offer over everyone else's.

[jshep]

Glad we're all above resorting to strawmen here.

[ScottT]

I would have liked to get Capuano for that price.  He is from MA, though, so who knows.

 

The lack of depth is scary... and surprising.  I thought for sure that the Angels would get someone decent.  Not much left.   

[Halos of Anaheim]

Capauno for 2.25 million (5 million if he played well, which no one here would have a problem with) is a ****ing steal. 

[arch stanton]

If you sign Capuano or Maholm or whomever to a major league deal, even a "team friendly" major league deal, you may have just doubleBlantoned your staff. Sure they need depth but at this point it's better to wait and see who will take a minor league deal or what team may come up with an injury that forces them to go looking for a middle infielder in trade. I know February sucks but I'm waiting until late March at least before I start pitching a bitch about the 7th and 8th starters.

[ten ocho recon scout]

'Double blantoned'. I like it.

Personally, I would have loved to grab capuano. Not because im a fan. Not because I think he is better than out starting 5.

But if theres one thing to take away from last season, its that without weaver (even with CJ having a great year), this team is hurting. If god forbid weaver gets hurt or struggles this year (whixh I have a bad feeling about), this team will again be hurting.

[disarcina]

Not sure why there's all this commotion about NOT signing a guy like Capuano.....

 

Capuano was once a very good pitcher, back when he was with Milwuakee -- but he's several arm injuries later, had major surgery and is really pretty questionable as a rotation guy.

 

Now he signs with Boston???

 

I can see him getting hit pretty hard at Fenway.

 

Capuano, IMO, is an option for an NL team in a pitcher's park -- he pitched OK post-Brewers with the Dodgers and could probably do well in San Diego.

 

I'm not shedding any tears over the Halos not signing him even at the $2.25 million price.

[Brent Maguire]

Disarcina, Capuano was very solid as recently as 2012 with the Dodgers. At that price, I think he turns into a bargain.

I don't even think he's that good of a pitcher. But he's a solid back end guy who can pitch out of the pen.

Oh well. Hoping Dipoto still has a move up his sleeve.

[fan_since79]

He had 33 starts as recently as 2012. His numbers were pretty decent too.

[disarcina]

yes. he had decent numbers in 2012 with an NL team (the Dodgers) in a pitcher's park (Chavez Ravine)........

 

I don't think those numbers translate to an AL team and certainly not at Fenway Park..........we'll see.

[tdawg87]

Boston already had better pitching depth than the Angels. I'm guessing there is a reason they signed him.