Grantland: No Major Surgery

[NorCal Halo]

Interesting analysis of Angels:

 

http://grantland.com/features/the-30-cubs-mets-nationals-angels-run-differential/

[ukyah]

when you're posting, if you click the link that looks like a chain, that is nine slots over from the "B" button, then you can have a clickable hotlink that doesn't require copy/paste.

[OregonLAA]

I like Keri but he writes as if Pujols has been killing it lately and while he has looked good this season, he's in a very obvious slump. Seems like it was written a week ago

[Angel Oracle]

Yep, the past 15 games for Pujols have been mostly forgettable.

[Inside Pitch]

Yep, the past 15 games for Pujols have been mostly forgettable.

 

Really it's the last 5 games -- the 15 games before that he posted an OPS over 1.000, the last 5 he's been under .250.  Even if you keep it to the ten games before the last 5, he's over .850 -- but he's had four O-fers in the last five games.

[Ray McKigney]

Good article. This is the part that makes me a sad panda:

 

 

 The Angels own the seventh-worst bullpen in the majors this year by fielding-independent numbers, and that trend has persisted for years, with the Halos ranking ahead of only the sad-sack Cubs and Astros in bullpen performance since the start of the 2010 season.

 

Edited May 13, 2014 by Ray McKigney

[Brandon]

Really it's the last 5 games -- the 15 games before that he posted an OPS over 1.000, the last 5 he's been under .250. Even if you keep it to the ten games before the last 5, he's over .850 -- but he's had four O-fers in the last five games.

A 5 game slump!?! What the **** is going on around here.