What to do at 3B?

[ten ocho recon scout]

I know you're asking IP, but I'm guessing his peak is around .290/.800 with 15 HR or so. Similar to Lindsey and Yarbrough, actually.

chime in away AJ. Havent been posting as much lately, glad to have your input.

[tennischmp]

Trade Calhoun for a 3B and a RP

[Chimi]

Put Green there.  He can't be any worse defensively than Freese and he's done all he can do in AAA.  I don't believe for one second we traded for him so he can sit in AAA.  

[Guest]

Trade Calhoun for a 3B and a RP

Good thing we still have a surplus of outfielders with Trout, Bourjos, and Hamilton all getting everyday AB's...

[gurn67]

Best Green stat this season 10-18 with RISP. For all I know, 7 or 8 of those might have been dunkers just over the infielders heads, but I'll take those over strikeouts and grounding into double plays which seems to be the only two things Freese knows how to do. I know someone else made the comment, but the dude looks like he's not even seeing the pitches.

[Skankhunt42]

Trade Freese to the doyers for Chone Figgins!! While Figgy is only batting .167, it's still higher than Freese and he is a fan favorite. 

Edited April 22, 2014 by TaTaToothie

[tennischmp]

Good thing we still have a surplus of outfielders with Trout, Bourjos, and Hamilton all getting everyday AB's...

We have Cowgill, Shuck, and Boesch as well as Ibanez who can make an occasional start or two

[YouthofToday]

Nothing makes YOT happier than calling people out for small sample size.

If he sees someone say "that guy needs to be benched cause he went 0 for (less than 200)," he gets a big ol stiffy and proceeds to give a snotty response about sample size. I love it. It's cute.

Interesting analogy. Sorry to disappoint you this is just not true either.

Somebody has to state the obvious reality of sample sizes. Far too many jump to quick conclusions...

[NJHalo]

Buy Vernon Wells a REALLY BIG GLOVE and stick him there. F it, we are paying him anyway, and he will at least hit .200

[Broad Street]

Interesting analogy. Sorry to disappoint you this is just not true either.

Somebody has to state the obvious reality of sample sizes. Far too many jump to quick conclusions...

Mathis is doing terrible to start the year... But don't worry, it's a small sample size.

[eligrba]

Legit question.  The next question is when do you make the change.  I have no idea what the coaches are helping Freese with, so it is difficult to say when a change should made.  Some of the adjustments that Freese may be working on may take a little time to develop.

[YouthofToday]

Mathis is doing terrible to start the year... But don't worry, it's a small sample size.

I think the CERA King has a body of work large enough that folks know who he is. Freese's career stats, and his stats from the last two years, are quite different.

[tennischmp]

I think the CERA King has a body of work large enough that folks know who he is. Freese's career stats, and his stats from the last two years, are quite different.

I'm sure you were saying the same thing during the first month of Well's season here... Right?

[Capital_Dave]

I'm starting to think our third base bag is located directly over an ancient Indian burial ground.  It's been ten years since Troy Glaus left and we haven't had a decent third baseman since.

[YouthofToday]

We have had decent 3B, Figgy, Callaspo and others. We just haven't had the prototypical perennial All-Star 3B. Big difference.

[stormngt]

I agree with everyone that Freese needs more time, but I am curious, at what point do the Angels go with another option?  Freese has had 57 ABs.  Do we give a 100?  Do we give him another month?  He is batting 140, so I know Stewart, Lucho, and or Green could easily match that.

[Inside Pitch]

Interesting analogy. Sorry to disappoint you this is just not true either.

Somebody has to state the obvious reality of sample sizes. Far too many jump to quick conclusions...

 

I'm mindful of sample sizes.  I'm also mindful of career trajectories, park factors, league factors and player histories.   Freese was a bad bet based on a lot of things.  I agree with others that are saying he's really lost right now, he's looks like he's in a fog, it's sad really.   I suspect he will improve but he's nothing more than a complimentary player -- not someone you wait on..   His career ISO is .138, that ranks right there with luminaries like Kevin Orie, Rick Schu, Tim Neahring, Mike Lamb, David Bell, and Shane Halter.   His entire offensive career has been propped up by a really incredible Babip (.342), 7th best all time among 3B.  

 

Mostly, I just question the talk about wanting to get off to a fast start while at the same time preaching patience with the new guys.

[nikkachez]

The problem is there's not a whole lot of depth at third along with no trade chips. Only guy I could think of going after and that's Martin Prado 

[eaterfan]

57 ABs doesn't seem like enough for a guy with his history. I'd give him about 100. 

 

This reminds me of the move Pujols down in the lineup thread. Freese may just be in a rough patch and could turn it on tomorrow.

[Tank]

57 ABs doesn't seem like enough for a guy with his history. I'd give him about 100. 

 

This reminds me of the move Pujols down in the lineup thread. Freese may just be in a rough patch and could turn it on tomorrow.

 

i'd give him 150-200 at bats. let him settle in and figure out some things.

 

sosh showed ridiculous patience with steve finley and several others. he needs to show some of that with freese, also. if freese doesn't figure it out, give the job to stewart or green, but let's give him a reasonable shot here.

[fan_since79]

I hope Scioscia isn't planning to let Freese work through his slump for the next five months, like he did with Finley.

Edited April 22, 2014 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

We have had decent 3B, Figgy, Callaspo and others. We just haven't had the prototypical perennial All-Star 3B. Big difference.

 

What's Troy Glaus up to right now? Seriously. He's 'only' 37 years old.

[mtangelsfan]

i'd give him 150-200 at bats. let him settle in and figure out some things.

 

sosh showed ridiculous patience with steve finley and several others. he needs to show some of that with freese, also. if freese doesn't figure it out, give the job to stewart or green, but let's give him a reasonable shot here.

 

I thought the team needed to get off to a hot start.

[IowaAngels27]

I do agree that the sample size is small with Freese, but the guy has no plate patience. Does he not watch Trout's ABs?  I hope whatever Don Baylor did for Hamilton, he can do for Freese when he comes back.  Sit back and wait for fastballs and poorly located off speed pitches.

[Torridd]

Stick with Freese for now. Have to give a guy a chance, especially with his track record.