Why not DH Iannetta?

[Butcher'd]

Cron may not be ready, Ibanez sucks...everyone always complains about Iannetta's poor defense, why not stick him at DH every game? Yeah, he's not going to hit .290, but he gets on base more than anyone on the team not named Trout.

 

I feel he's without a doubt our best option at the DH position for the time being. It also keeps Conger's bat in the lineup every game (way better than Ibanez). I understand they want to give Cron a chance, but he doesn't seem ready to me. He's chasing a lot of pitcher's pitches from what I've seen.

[markb]

Been said a few times -- that would mean carrying a third catcher.  We don't really have a competent third catcher in the system.  

[Chimi]

Cron is 24 years old.  He should be more than ready to split time at 1B and DH.

[shizziejoe]

I think Cron will do fine..had a bad game today but he's got great vets to help him out and hopefully he makes the necessary adjustments

[Docwaukee]

Giving any at bats to whatever player is available in this org to be a 3rd catcher is just a bad idea. 

[Slegnaac]

Why not DH Ianneta?

Answer: John Hester

[Angel Oracle]

We might develop another catcher by oh...2020?

At least Conger came from this org.

That's one more catcher than lefty reliever this past decade.

[stormngt]

Can we stop suggesting Iannetta or Conger for DH?  It has been debated to death.  Neither is good enough to be a DH by themselves, and we can't afford not to have a back up catcher in case of injury.  It seems pretty simple enough......it can't happen. 

[Glen]

Why not alternate Conger and Iannetta at DH and catcher?

[Glen]

Can we stop suggesting Iannetta or Conger for DH? It has been debated to death. Neither is good enough to be a DH by themselves, and we can't afford not to have a back up catcher in case of injury. It seems pretty simple enough......it can't happen.

Both of them are better than Ibanez.

[stevestevens]

McDonald can be the backup catcher. It can't be that hard. Even i can catch a baseball.

[arch stanton]

While we're at it we can solve the problem of poor offense at 3rd base by moving Trout there.

[mtangelsfan]

Can we stop suggesting Iannetta or Conger for DH?  It has been debated to death.  Neither is good enough to be a DH by themselves, and we can't afford not to have a back up catcher in case of injury.  It seems pretty simple enough......it can't happen. 

 

Wow, you are wrong.  Either would be better than Ibanez.  I do think Cron or Green can get the job done there.  Personally, I do think Ianetta would be a decent dh but as many have said.  We would need another catcher and we have none in our system that are even passable.

[red321]

We might develop another catcher by oh...2020?

At least Conger came from this org.

That's one more catcher than lefty reliever this past decade.

 

Do you just pick random examples...how many third baseman have the Angels developed in the past decade? How many left fielders (Trout plays CF)? How many left handed hitting second baseman who wear glasses?

 

You know why left handed relief pitchers can suck and pitch as long as they want...because their aren't many.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

It's going to be piecemeal until Calhoun and Hamilton return to the lineup.   Sure someone else can get injured, but let's not get too crazy trying to fix something that isn't that broken.  

 

I wasn't a fan of Cron in the cleanup spot last night, but it was worth a try.     They won.   No need to try to realign the stars over this.  We're one game closer to getting those two back.

[Tank]

i'm for doing whatever works, but ideally you want a DH that can be productive, and that really isn't ianetta.

[ABC]

Why would we need 3rd catcher? If Conger goes down, we lose the DH in only part of one game. 

[stormngt]

Wow, you are wrong.  Either would be better than Ibanez.  I do think Cron or Green can get the job done there.  Personally, I do think Ianetta would be a decent dh but as many have said.  We would need another catcher and we have none in our system that are even passable.

 

How the hell I am wrong?  Just because Ibanez is sucking right now doesn't make either Ianetta or Conger a DH.  I don't have a problem with Cron or Green there, but don't put one of our two catchers there.....it is just stupid.

[Stradling]

It isn't as stupid as you make it out to sound. If one goes down with an injury you're pitcher might get two or at worst three at bats. If your pitcher happens to get three at bats then you're probably winning the game. In the very off chance both your catchers get hurt, then you are right. Even then the chance is so small that it's doable.

[rageous]

Last night showed that Cron is not ready to hit cleanup.

Keep Howie in that role as he has been the third best hitter on the team so far this year and bat Cron in the lineup 8th after Ianetta.

[stevestevens]

Last night showed that Cron is not ready to hit cleanup.

Keep Howie in that role as he has been the third best hitter on the team so far this year and bat Cron in the lineup 8th after Ianetta.

Of course until howie hits into another dp

[Jay]

Pretty sad state of affairs when you have to determine who sucks least on your team and use him as the DH.

Edited May 6, 2014 by Jay

[rageous]

Of course until howie hits into another dp

Howie's walk rate is way up this year and I think working with Baylor is helping him in this regards.

You may say small sample size but it's the highest one month stretch he has had in his career so far.

[ABC]

Last night showed that Cron is not ready to hit cleanup.

Keep Howie in that role as he has been the third best hitter on the team so far this year and bat Cron in the lineup 8th after Ianetta.

 

One game showed it how?

[rageous]

One game showed it how?

Same way the first two games didn't show anything.

I am just going by his minor league numbers, which shows not much plate discipline and his tendency to be a hacker.