Angels Claim Brooks Raley From Twins

[ettin]

Per MLBTradeRumors: https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors

EDIT: Lefty Reliever who used to be a starter until this year.

Edited May 8, 2014 by ettin

[mulwin444]

11 BB in 14 IP this season...he'll fit right in

[fan_since79]

Hope his forearm doesn't get a twinge after he throws a few pitches. That could mean a year or two on the DL.

[nando714]

Burnett is toast with strawberry jam

- AO

[jsnpritchett]

Weird.  Maybe just minor league depth.  His numbers as a starter aren't very encouraging.  Lots of hits, low K rate.

[Homebrewer]

We needed a lefty from somewhere. Hopefully the Maronde era will soon be over.

[Guest]

Moves like this make me seriously question the Angels organization. 

 

Raley is all but guaranteed to blow a game with his horrendous statistics. 

 

This team is in no position to experiment with "waste bin" relievers considering how tight the AL West race is.

 

Every loss counts, and guys like Raley, Wall (RIP), et al. are going to make this team lose close games. 

[jsnpritchett]

Moves like this make me seriously question the Angels organization. 

 

Raley is all but guaranteed to blow a game with his horrendous statistics. 

 

This team is in no position to experiment with "waste bin" relievers considering how tight the AL West race is.

 

Every loss counts, and guys like Raley, Wall (RIP), et al. are going to make this team lose close games. 

 

We claimed him.  Doesn't mean he's getting a call to the majors.

[Docwaukee]

decent lefty lefty splits.  good k rate as a reliever and greater than 9/gm vs. lefties.  Also lower bb rate vs. lefties.  most likely just AAA depth

[Glen]

He'll make an appearance in Toronto tomorrow.

[ettin]

He only turned reliever this season so his previous years stats were as a starter which makes a difference. That being said he looks like additional Burnett insurance/Boshers replacement who will specialize against LHH.

[nando714]

He'll make an appearance in Toronto tomorrow.

With the Angels up 3-2 and Toronto has men at 3rd and 2nd with 2 out in the 8th inning

[19HALO71]

For those complaining. What are our options?

[Inside Pitch]

decent lefty lefty splits.  good k rate as a reliever and greater than 9/gm vs. lefties.  Also lower bb rate vs. lefties.  most likely just AAA depth

So he's already better than Maronde.  

 

Maronde serves no purpose at all -- I don't get why he's still around.  Sure his ERA wasn't awful before last night but everyone had an OPS allowed near or above 1.000 even before his most recent meltdown.  Dude has an WHIP near 3.00 and is still in the majors.   

[Docwaukee]

Maronde is just so broken.  They convert him to a reliever and he loses velocity and can't find the zone.  Maybe the conversion had nothing to do with it, but it sure seems coincidental.  He was throwing 93-94mph with a 6% walk rate. 

 

Thank god they made the right choice with Richards to turn him back into a starter. 

[John Smith]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 52m

#Angels DFA'd LH Buddy Boshers to make room on the 40-man for Raley.

 

How is Raley better than Boshers? Boshers is certainly better than Walls.

[Slegnaac]

We need a long reliever for situations where the starter cannot get out of the 2nd inning.

[Stradling]

For those complaining. What are our options?

Complaining about Frieri

Complaining about Burnett

Complaining about Maronde

Complaining about Jepsen

Complaining about Butcher

Complaining about Scioscia

You're welcome.

[fan_since79]

Remind me again why Maronde was converted into a reliever.

[fan_since79]

Complaining about Frieri

Complaining about Burnett

Complaining about Maronde

Complaining about Jepsen

Complaining about Butcher

Complaining about Scioscia

You're welcome.

 

Stradling: complaining about posts at AngelsWin.com since 2013

[Stradling]

Remind me again why Maronde was converted into a reliever.

Just a hunch, they thought he'd be better. Don't quote me on that. That's also the theory I'm going with on why they drafted him.

[Stradling]

Stradling: complaining about posts at AngelsWin.com since 2013

It read pretty funny in my head. "For those of us complaining, what are our other options?"

[ettin]

Another not-so-crazy thought is that Raley as recently as last year was a starter and could be a potential replacement for Santiago if he continues to implode.

[fan_since79]

It read pretty funny in my head. "For those of us complaining, what are our other options?"

 

Thanks for seeing my post as good-natured, which it was intended to be.

 

Carry on.

Edited May 8, 2014 by fan_since79

[ELEVEN]

Complaining about Frieri

Complaining about Burnett

Complaining about Maronde

Complaining about Jepsen

Complaining about Butcher

Complaining about Scioscia

You're welcome.

Thanks so much. you won't regret this.