Trumbomb

[Troll Daddy]

Leads baseball with 18 RBI's ... but trading was the right move.

Signed

False stat

[NrM]

That's basically all he does. Hit homers.

 

He could hit 40 bombs with a .220 avg and .280 OBP.

 

Of course it was the right move. Skaggs and Santiago are incredibly important to this team. 

 

The Bourjos trade on the other hand is still a head scratcher

Edited April 14, 2014 by Poozy

[Reilec14]

Why does this need a thread?  Weve known he can hit HRs.  Why not point out hes also 3 for his last 25?  With 1 BB and 10 Ks.  Just look at his splits: 233/292/583/876.  This is all typical Trumbo.  Nothing has changed.    

[NrM]

Why does this need a thread?  Weve known he can hit HRs.  Why not point out hes also 3 for his last 25?  With 1 BB and 10 Ks.  Just look at his splits: 233/292/583/876.  This is all typical Trumbo.  Nothing has changed.    

 

But how many RBIs does he have in those last 25 abs?!  

[Punk]

Happy for him.

 

Move on.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Why does this need a thread?  Weve known he can hit HRs.  Why not point out hes also 3 for his last 25?  With 1 BB and 10 Ks.  Just look at his splits: 233/292/583/876.  This is all typical Trumbo.  Nothing has changed.    

Pimp only cares about HR's and RBI's.

[Guest]

But how many RBIs does he have in those last 25 abs?!  

Another thing to consider is clutchness. Kole Calhoun is currently the least clutch player in the American League (last year it was Mike Trout). Trumbo in the OF would have given us more hits when it counts. 

[Reveille1984]

Ten games worth of "un-clutch" sample sizes.  Yeah...  your logic in assessing a player's value to a team is pretty unclucth.  

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Trumbo is definitely the new Napoli.

[Troll Daddy]

Hitting with runners in scoring position seems to be a big complaint around here ... yet RBI's aren't appreciated here.

Good stuff

[Troll Daddy]

Why does this need a thread? Weve known he can hit HRs. Why not point out hes also 3 for his last 25? With 1 BB and 10 Ks. Just look at his splits: 233/292/583/876. This is all typical Trumbo. Nothing has changed.

Yes but he has bettered Trout in HRs, RBI's , and run scored. Trout only has 7 RBI's and scored 9 times.

Trumbo has clearly been more productive at the plate. Your splits really don't tell the whole story.

Btw I'm just using Trout as a example only. Don't go sideways on me ... not saying he's a better player in any way, shape, or form.

[ABC]

Where is Glen's Louie CK gif?

[Reilec14]

Yes but he has bettered Trout in HRs, RBI's , and run scored. Trout only has 7 RBI's and scored 9 times.

Trumbo has clearly been more productive at the plate. Your splits really don't tell the whole story.

Btw I'm just using Trout as a example only. Don't go sideways on me ... not saying he's a better player in any way, shape, or form.

 

The guy who basically replaced him, Ibanez, has 3 HRs and 12 RBIs.  He even has 1 more BB, in 20 less ABs.  These threads still have no point.  

[NrM]

Yes but he has bettered Trout in HRs, RBI's , and run scored. Trout only has 7 RBI's and scored 9 times.

Trumbo has clearly been more productive at the plate. Your splits really don't tell the whole story.

Btw I'm just using Trout as a example only. Don't go sideways on me ... not saying he's a better player in any way, shape, or form.

Ask dback fans how they feel about the trade.

Their starters ERA is 7.18. Good for the worst in baseball by over a run and a half.

 

They also have a 4-11 record.

 

Trumbo sure is great at hitting useless bombs though.

[NrM]

Where is Glen's Louie CK gif?

 

This gif works for every troll daddy post

Edited April 14, 2014 by Poozy

[bloodbrother]

Classic pimp troll thread

[Mark68]

RBIs and runs scored should not be individual stats. They do not happen in a vacuum.

 

These "stats" as well as pitcher "wins" are not entirely within a player's control and are anachronistic.

 

So Trumbo has hit a few bombs and driven a few runs. Good for him.

 

How's his team doing?

[Brent Maguire]

Lol at this thread.

 

1) The Angels are 1st in baseball in HR and 3rd in R. They need Skaggs and Santiago much more than they need Trumbo.

 

2) Trout's AVG, OBP and SLG are all better, which are much more important stats for obvious reasons. 

 

3) Lol RBI's. It's fine to look at runs scored on a team to team basis. Using RBI's as an indicator for individual success, however, is mind boggling dumb. 

[Troll Daddy]

Ask dback fans how they feel about the trade.

Their starters ERA is 7.18. Good for the worst in baseball by over a run and a half.

They also have a 4-11 record.

Trumbo sure is great at hitting useless bombs though.

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension ? All I was trying to point out is that Trumbo is leading all of baseball in RBI's.

I always root for ex-Angels ... even if that last name happens to be Lackey.

Try wearing boxers ... this way you won't get your panties in a bunch.

Lol

Edited April 14, 2014 by Troll Daddy

[Troll Daddy]

Lol at this thread.

1) The Angels are 1st in baseball in HR and 3rd in R. They need Skaggs and Santiago much more than they need Trumbo.

2) Trout's AVG, OBP and SLG are all better, which are much more important stats for obvious reasons.

3) Lol RBI's. It's fine to look at runs scored on a team to team basis. Using RBI's as an indicator for individual success, however, is mind boggling dumb.

I get it ... You're new school and I'm old school. Give me a 100 RBI's/100 runs scored and I could careless about AVG/OBP/SLG.

How you get there doesn't matter to me as long as you get there.

[NrM]

I get it ... You're new school smart and I'm old school stupid. Give me a 100 RBI's/100 runs scored and I could careless about AVG/OBP/SLG.

How you get there doesn't matter to me as long as you get there.

 

Fixed for ya

[Hoops McCann]

the return the Angels got for Trumbo has a lot more overall value to the team than Trumbo's 30-40 HR's.  The team had to do it as they were left with little option for starting pitching.

[dimitrig]

I think they did not need Trumbo and what they got for him was what they needed. That said, I am still surprised that the Angels could not pull more for him. I'd rather have him than the $200M man that is Pujols.

Edited April 14, 2014 by dimitrig

[Guest]

I think they did not need Trumbo and what they got for him was what they needed. That said, I am still surprised that the Angels could not pull more for him. I'd rather have him than the $200M man that is Pujols.

 

Angels would be a lot better off with Trumbo at 1B (not Pujols), Bourjos in the OF (not Hamilton), Wacha in the rotation (drafted in slot given up to sign Pujols), and ~$370M to spend on additional players.

 

I think the return the Angels got from Trumbo was more than reasonable. They should have got much more in return for Bourjos and Grichuk though.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Said it from day 1, the trumbo trade was very good for us.

But to comment on some of the comments in this thread, its not fair to call trumbos home runs in arizona 'meaningless'. I havent been following too closely, but that whole team seems to suck. Its not his fault that they cant putch tonsave their lives.

Yeah, his numbers seem like they did here (big power, low on base skills). But theyve also faced some pretty decent pitching so far (off the top of my head), and regardless of how we all think baseball should be played (get on base), its not a stretch to imagine his team is telling him 'swing away merrill'. Not trying to make excuses for the guy, but that was talked about a lot by their FO after the trade. They wanted someone who could hit bombs. Couple that with trumbo trying to secure a contract, and I could see where at this point hes not too concerned with his obp