Grant Green Free'd!

[CanadianHalo]

@JeffFletcherOCR: Could be coming up Friday. RT @SaltLakeBees: Grant Green leads the league in RBI (28) and is 6th in batting average (.365)

Edit: @Alden_Gonzalez: Grant Green is expected to join the #Angels on Friday, and isn’t expected to sit: http://t.co/Doc4YTnvRu

Edited May 2, 2014 by CanadianHalo

[Redondo]

Nice. Would like to see him come and actually play.

[jsnpritchett]

Nice. Would like to see him come and actually play.

 

[mtangelsfan]

Exactly, he will sit on the end of the bench while Schuck and Ibanez continue to play every day.

[CanadianHalo]

@JeffFletcherOCR: For those asking who Grant Green could replace (if it's him), #Angels have an open spot after optioning Herrera yesterday.

[Adam]

Schuck led this team in over the wall catches last year. 

[DMVol]

Exactly, he will sit on the end of the bench while Schuck and Ibanez continue to play every day.

Not to mention Cowgill, McDonald and every other non-pitcher on the roster....

[Docwaukee]

Schuck led this team in over the wall catches last year. 

then that's a good place for him.  

[mtangelsfan]

Not to mention Cowgill, McDonald and every other non-pitcher on the roster....

 

Well, I was trying to keep it to who it would actually make sense to replace right now. 

[laagamer]

Who cares? Ibanez is playing great defense.

[eaterfan]

Freese is just starting to hit. I wouldn't mind seeing Green up if he is the primary DH and rests HK or Freese once in awhile but I'd like to see Ianetta get ABs there. Will Green put up a higher obp or out slug Ianetta?

[nando714]

Free Johnny Depp! (That's if He didn't cut his hair)

[Chuck]

Schuck led this team in over the wall catches last year. 

 

and diving plays in the outfield this season. The one yesterday will keep him on the club for the rest of the season. 

 

I can see Shuck being the next Jeff Mathis. 

[MVTrout]

When and where will Green play?

[Angelsjunky]

Green can be a super UT guy like Chone was at first. He can play any infield position passingly and, it seems, the OF. That's a valuable player, especially if he can manage an .800 OPS.

 

I don't care how many nice catches Shuck makes - if he continues hitting at a .424 OPS clip then he shouldn't play.

[Reveille1984]

Maybe next time Shuck will just stay over the wall, grab a hotdog and a beer and start watching the game.

[Chuck]

hmmmm, C.J. Cron isn't playing this afternoon for the Bees. I wonder if he's coming up instead of Green? 

 

Just speculating. 

[jsnpritchett]

hmmmm, C.J. Cron isn't playing this afternoon for the Bees. I wonder if he's coming up instead of Green? 

 

Just speculating. 

 

Could be.  And Green *is* playing today.

[jshep]

If it is Cron, that's pulling the plug on Ibanez quicker than I expected

[Halohappy]

Can't see Cron before Green, although would love to see what he could do. Shuck needs to ride the pine for nine, as pissed as he was to be sent down he's had his chance..... next!

[gobearsgo]

and diving plays in the outfield this season. The one yesterday will keep him on the club for the rest of the season. 

 

I can see Shuck being the next Jeff Mathis. 

True enough.  Or the next Willits.  

The catch yesterday, though, was really a dive.  More of a reach-and-then-dive-to-the-turf-cause-he-lost-his-balance catch.  Still nice though.

[Chuck]

If it is Cron, that's pulling the plug on Ibanez quicker than I expected

 

I doubt that, but we'd have some power in a platoon or straight DH role, with Ibanez getting the occasional start in LF vs. righties, Cron at DH,  sitting Shuck and reserving him for late inning defensive replacements. 

[jshep]

I doubt that, but we'd have some power in a platoon or straight DH role, with Ibanez getting the occasional start in LF vs. righties, Cron at DH, sitting Shuck and reserving him for late inning defensive replacements.

Thing is I kind of doubt you call up Cron to stick him in the short side of a straight lefty/righty platoon.

And I don't know that even Scioscia would let Ibanez "play" the OF more than once in a blue moon, considering he's an absolute train wreck out there.

Edited May 1, 2014 by jshep

[Chuck]

Thing is I kind of doubt you call up Cron to stick him in the short side of a straight lefty/righty platoon.

And I don't know that even Scioscia would let Ibanez "play" the OF more than once in a blue moon, considering he's an absolute train wreck out there.

 

Personally I'd like to have Cron and Green up here. A platoon of Cron and Ibanez at DH and Green starting in LF the majority of the time. If Ibanez continues to suck, you start Cron and save Ibanez for a late inning pinch hit appearance or against righties he's fared against. 

 

If you send Shuck down you could do that, but I don't see Scioscia doing that. 

[Angel Oracle]

Green can be a super UT guy like Chone was at first. He can play any infield position passingly and, it seems, the OF. That's a valuable player, especially if he can manage an .800 OPS.

I don't care how many nice catches Shuck makes - if he continues hitting at a .424 OPS clip then he shouldn't play.

Exactly, Green's a 2004-2005 Figgins without the SBs but also with more gap power.

I see Ibanez getting another couple of months. If by July 1 he is still struggling, then I can see Green or Cron getting pretty much all of the DH at bats vs lefties and some even vs the righties.

Edited May 1, 2014 by Angel Oracle