CJ Cron promoted, JB Shuck demoted!

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think its for the dick jokes, AJ. He probably gets enough baseball stuff at work, so he likes to come here and read us call each other racist and stuff like that.

[Angel Oracle]

Jimenez >>>>>>>> Freese with the leather.

[Guest]

Jimenez >>>>>>>> Freese with the leather.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

AO I think you meant.

Jimenez >>>>>>>> Freese in leather assless chaps.

[Angelsjunky]

I'm not ready to give up on Freese yet and I doubt Dipoto is either. To do so is basically to admit that the trade was a mistake.

[Homebrewer]

So Shuck gets punished for being involved in the only 2 runs last night?

He got punished for them only scoring 2 runs. (and none after the 3rd if my memory is right)

Deservedly

There are BETTER PLAYERS in the system.

[Homebrewer]

I'm not ready to give up on Freese yet and I doubt Dipoto is either. To do so is basically to admit that the trade was a mistake.

As much as I wanted Freese to do well...he isn't going to. He runs like my grandma (who died 20 years ago) he is a liability at 3rd, and he looks over matched at the plate 9 our of 10 times..

I hate to admit it too...but the guy has zero redeeming qualities for a team thinking about playoffs..

He would be fine for a team needing to coast through a season looking at the future..but he doesn't belong here.

[Stradling]

I am not ready to give up on Freese yet either.

[Homebrewer]

I am not ready to give up on Freese yet either.

Really?

He's slow, can't run the bases, cant hit, and can't field, but other than that why give up on the guy?

Edited May 4, 2014 by Homebrewer

[Stradling]

Because he has a track record of success and he's not that old. I'm not saying you can't give up on him but I'll show some patience.

[Homebrewer]

Because he has a track record of success and he's not that old. I'm not saying you can't give up on him but I'll show some patience.

It is May...gonna show patience till when? July?

I have seen enough from both him and Ibanez...Abe might have value as a LATE inning bat off the bench, but Freese's only value will be as trade fodder to a team who needs a warm body @ 3rd base to play out the string...maybe for a AA arm.

[YouthofToday]

I'm starting to feel good about this team for the first time since The Napoli Era.

[Stradling]

It is May...gonna show patience till when? July?

I have seen enough from both him and Ibanez...Abe might have value as a LATE inning bat off the bench, but Freese's only value will be as trade fodder to a team who needs a warm body @ 3rd base to play out the string...maybe for a AA arm.

If he was playing I'd give him until the end of this month. Since he isn't I would give him a few more weeks after he returns.

[eligrba]

Glad to see the call ups.

 

Still need pitching. Pitching.  Need pitching. Any pitching out there?

[Lou]

Freese was 8-21 before getting injured.

[Jason]

Sucks for Freese but I didn't expect him to keep hitting like he has been.

[eligrba]

Freese was 8-21 before getting injured.

 

Lets see, 8 divided by 21....add a decimal to the eight and a zero after the decimal.....21 goes into 80 almost 4 tmes, but really it is only three, so 80 minus 63....cross out the eight and put a seven, carry over the ten and addd a one in front of the zero, so 80 minus 63 equals seventeen......add a 0 and so 21 goes into 170 about.... 8 times.....170 minus 168 equals 2....add a 0...21 goes into 20 zero times....add another 0....21 goes into 200 about 9 times.

 

Holy Cow!!! He was batting 0.381 !!!!

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@JeffFletcherOCR: Sounds like Jimenez/Stewart will be more of a straight platoon at 3B, but Cron/Ibanez won't be at DH. Cron will play vs some RHs. #Angels

[markb]

Wow... they really are dropping the hammer on Ibanez early.  

[Jason]

Wow... they really are dropping the hammer on Ibanez early.  

42 and batting under .200. It's understandable.

[Ohtaniland]

Freese was 8-21 before getting injured.

 

No. Freese was 17-84 before getting injured.

[Bruce Nye]

Freese was 8-21 before getting injured.

 

Stats don't bother us in this forum.

[Guest]

Jerry D is really killing it lately. Excellent move. 

[YouthofToday]

Cron's plate discilpine reminds me of Vlad Guerrero so far. That is not a good thing. Yes, limited sample size so far.

[gurn67]

Cron's plate discilpine reminds me of Vlad Guerrero so far. That is not a good thing. Yes, limited sample size so far.

Other than Albert, pretty much every hitter comes up his first time hacking at everything and gets sent down once the pitchers start to make adjustments.