0-15 with 8 Ks

[Jim]

It would have been interesting to see a spring training invite just to see what he had left in the tank.

As a reliever. He already throws down and away better than Jepsen. 

[stormngt]

In 2010 when 36 year old DH Matsui gave us all an Opening Day home run and a .274 / 21hrs / 84rbi's season many people said that he sucked because he wasn't Vlad enough.

I seriously doubt that 41 year old Raul Ibanez will give us anything close to what Matsui gave us and I'm personally shocked that he was even signed.

Freeze will be steady but nothing spectacular. Trout, Hamilton and Pujols are all putting good wood on the ball so I'm no concerned about the offense as a whole.

What was Matsui's numbers at the All Star break when the Angels were still in contention?

[stormngt]

Ibanez will get a long leash for one reason... because he is a gritty respected vet, and Scioscia is still the manager.

 

Another thing Scioscia has never been very good at is pitch hitting, but this year he doesn't have anyone TO pitch hit with, so it is going to be Ibanez and Freese late in games...just like last night.

PH a DH?  really?

[Inside Pitch]

I assume you mean his fast start last year?  That's pretty much all he did.

 

No I mean exactly what I said -- the horribly slow start he got off to.   He had a .511 OPS through March and April of last year,l then went ape-shit in May.  Ibanez is notorious for his bad first months -- in the previour three years 11-13, he's managed an OPS of .559 in April. 

 

Dude doesn't start his motor until May.

Edited April 1, 2014 by Inside Pitch

[laagamer]

That's depressing.

 

That changeup killed the bottom of our order. 

[fan_since79]

What was Matsui's numbers at the All Star break when the Angels were still in contention?

In 2010 he had a .732 OPS at the All-Star break. During the second half he put up a .984 OPS but the team was only 29-28 for the games in which he played.

Edited April 1, 2014 by fan_since79

[mrwicked]

No I mean exactly what I said -- the horribly slow start he got off to.   He had a .511 OPS through March and April of last year,l then went ape-shit in May.  Ibanez is notorious for his bad first months -- in the previour three years 11-13, he's managed an OPS of .559 in April. 

 

Dude doesn't start his motor until May.

 

so a team that is notorious for slow starts...

need power bat to replace trumbo so they go and sign a guy who his notorious for slow starts.

smart move.

[mrwicked]

For the record I like the ibanez signing, at least for his clubhouse presence.

I've only ever heard great things about him and his work ethic.

[QuinlansMinion]

Why dont we outsmart everyone and just start playing Ibanez in May.  

[bloodbrother]

@DCameronFG: MLB’s biggest hacker on day one? Raul Ibanez. 15 of 18 pitches thrown were out of zone, swung 9 times anyway. 3 Ks and a ground out.

Congrats to Ibanez

[Season Over]

It would have been interesting to see a spring training invite just to see what he had left in the tank. My first preference would be to get C J Cron in at DH and let him develop at the ML level. I just don't get why Raul Ibanez is even on this team. It has to be a financial decision because Kendrys Morales would make this lineup a monster.

If Morales is still available in June, I'd love to have him back.

[ten ocho recon scout]

' Raul, youre struggling at the plate. Does that stress you out?' - harold reynolds

'Cmon man. I worked two jobs and sold apples during the depression. THAT was stressful. This is just a game.' - ibanez

[dimitrig]

Ibanez goes yard to silence haters!

 

That said, this team should not be giving valuable at-bats away to a 41 year old who has no future with the team. It is not a contender. Those at-bats should be for player development.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Id like to take partial credit for jinxing that home run

[Blarg]

You would like to but I posted in the contest thread Ibanez would go 0-4 with 2 Ks.

[ten ocho recon scout]

^good point blarg

I think trout, pujols and hamilton all suck. Freese too.

(No whammys no whammys)