Angels Official Website: Lefty Alvarez excited for opportunity with Halos

[AngelsWin.com]

Left-hander Jose Alvarez is on his third team in three years, from the Marlins in 2012 to the Tigers in '13 to the Angels as of Sunday morning.

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[disarcina]

this was a good move by DiPoto.......you know we blast these guys a lot on moves that don't seem to work and maybe this deal won't work out well for the Halos as well, but going in, it's a great move.

 

Romine, a player I really liked, wasn't going anywhere with the Halos, he had been a September call up for three or four years now -- plays stellar D at MIF, especially SS, but always lingered around the .220 mark BA -- he could bunt and run which really helped.....I liked him as a ballplayer and hoped he would make the Halos and provide MOF depth -- but he never did and now he's got a chance to play in Detroit because of injury issues there -- good for him -- I hope he does well.,

 

Meanwhile, Alvarez is a proven lefty -- has had some issues but his upside is pretty big and we really didn't give up anything -- Green had already beat out Romine for the roster spot and the Halos plan on keeping McDonald as a MIF late inning defensive guy who can double as an additional unofficial infield/ bench coach in the dug out.  Romine was either out of options or soon to be.

 

Alvarez could be in the Halos rotation by mid-season or sooner.......

 

Good move by DiPoto -- even if Alvarez winds up only providing lefty pen help.

[Redondo]

Is Lefty really his nickname?

[disarcina]

yes. and he drinks O'Doul's and listens to Frizzell.

[Angel Oracle]

And his favorite basketball coach all-time is Lefty Driesell, and favorite hitter all-time is Lefty O'Doul.

[Redondo]

Lol. I went to the article and saw how I got suckered in to that.

[happybat4]

this was a good move by DiPoto.......you know we blast these guys a lot on moves that don't seem to work and maybe this deal won't work out well for the Halos as well, but going in, it's a great move.

 

Romine, a player I really liked, wasn't going anywhere with the Halos, he had been a September call up for three or four years now -- plays stellar D at MIF, especially SS, but always lingered around the .220 mark BA -- he could bunt and run which really helped.....I liked him as a ballplayer and hoped he would make the Halos and provide MOF depth -- but he never did and now he's got a chance to play in Detroit because of injury issues there -- good for him -- I hope he does well.,

 

Meanwhile, Alvarez is a proven lefty -- has had some issues but his upside is pretty big and we really didn't give up anything -- Green had already beat out Romine for the roster spot and the Halos plan on keeping McDonald as a MIF late inning defensive guy who can double as an additional unofficial infield/ bench coach in the dug out.  Romine was either out of options or soon to be.

 

Alvarez could be in the Halos rotation by mid-season or sooner.......

 

Good move by DiPoto -- even if Alvarez winds up only providing lefty pen help.

I think you are not giving Romines bat enough credit. He won't hit .300, but he is not a .220 hitter. More like a .250-.270 hitter.

[Fontana Halo]

On paper this looks like a good deal. Romine will never be anything more than a "toolsy" type middle infielder who hits in the bottom of the order.

 

All of the sudden, this franchise gets it. Now all we need is to fire Scioscia and Butcher and release Hamilton, and it'll be all good.

[disarcina]

hey, isn't Hamilton having a pretty good Spring so far???