Grant Green down. Cory Rasmus up.

[FabulousFabregas]

Ibanez needs to ride that horse out to pasture.

[BaseballMom]

I don't know how Ibanez looks these young players in the eye with a clear conscience.   He knows his time is done.  The front office know his time is done.  ****ing Scioscia knows his time is done.  Nobody want to effing say it out loud.

[EcksteinSpawn]

I don't know how Ibanez looks these young players in the eye with a clear conscience. He knows his time is done. The front office know his time is done. ****ing Scioscia knows his time is done. Nobody want to effing say it out loud.

If I remember right, JD and Sciosh have both tried to claim something along the lines of "Raul's still got some great baseball left in him." I'm curious as to if they actually believe that, or just say so in an attempt to save face.

[Homebrewer]

I don't know how Ibanez looks these young players in the eye with a clear conscience.   He knows his time is done.  The front office know his time is done.  ****ing Scioscia knows his time is done.  Nobody want to effing say it out loud.

Looking at this quote, I really don't think Scioscia knows it. It is a clear apology to Ibanez for not being in the lineup.

 

Scioscia said "there's going to be plenty of righties" against whom Ibanez will start at DH, but the Angels will face an opposing lefty in three of their next four games, including Chris Sale on Saturday. Cron figures to get the majority of the at-bats at DH moving forward, but Scioscia wouldn't commit to that.

"I don't think it's much different than we've talked about," he said. "When a guy is performing well, obviously he's going to get more looks. And when a guy is struggling, maybe you take him off that horse for a little bit to let him catch his breath. That's kind of where we're at right now."

 

If I was new to Scioscia's gibberish, I would question the man's sanity.

But, it is just Scioscia being Scioscia.

Clueless.

Edited June 8, 2014 by Homebrewer

[EDinTUSTIN]

 

A favorable matchup for Ibanez is a pitcher who can't strikeout anybody who also happens to have 8 defenders in the field with no arms.

The problem is that favorable matchup does not exist

Alden GonzalezVerified account ‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Green gave the #Angels lots of versatility, but Cron can DH almost every day, unless matchup favors Ibanez, and occasionally spell Pujols.

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I'm genuinely curious what matchups favor Ibanez at this point.

 

LOL  Same thing I was thinking when I read this.

[arch stanton]

Cron is right handed. Green should most definitely be DH'ing over Cron. Cron IS in competition with Ibanez, but we're not talking about what IS happening. We're talking about what SHOULD BE happening.

Please try reading what you wrote and see if it makes any sense to you.

[Taylor]

The Angels didn't have any clutch grand slams with Green on the 25-man.

[stevestevens]

Rasmus for the win! Check mate jerry. Well played, well played indeed.

[gurn67]

Not even counting Green, tonight there were three guys in the Bee's lineup who have more value to this team from an offensive AND defensive standpoint than Ibanez. Navarro, Boesch and as much as I hate to say it, Schuck. Also, don't give me any of this veteran leadership BS. We're not the freakin' Astros or Marlins.

Edited June 8, 2014 by gurn67

[laagamer]

THIS MAKES NO FUKING SENSE

[vlad27]

It's truly an odd move and a bad one at that but I don't think anyone should be fired for it - if I'm not mistaken we have the 4th best record in the AL - I feel for Green though he was playing well must suck to go back down

[BleedRed]

Just wanted to say this is a poor decision by management....If I were GM, I would shop Kendrick for a decent pitcher and put Green at 2B...But I ain't the GM.....

[arch stanton]

Because Cron will get the DH at bats. Green is competing for time against Howie and Cowgill, both RH bats with better gloves. Even if Ibanez is released there is no place for Green.

 

If I was to make a companion  move to this one it would be to release Ibanez and call up Navarro for the series against Oakland and Atlanta so there is a playable LH bat on the bench for the depth of the A's pen and the NL rules in Atlanta. You might make the argument that Green is a better fit than Cron for the NL park but beyond that the power will trump the versatility to play multiple positions adequately at best. 

Edited June 8, 2014 by arch stanton

[fan_since79]

 

 

Alden GonzalezVerified account ‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Green gave the #Angels lots of versatility, but Cron can DH almost every day, unless matchup favors Ibanez, and occasionally spell Pujols.

 

 

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I'm genuinely curious what matchups favor Ibanez at this point.

 

 

Well, he DOES hit a lot better against righthanders than lefties. Scioscia must be impressed by that.

 

.165 vs RHP

.038 vs LHP

 

LOL.

[Glen]

It seems like every year Scioscia has his "Mathis."  The player that he keeps sticking in the lineup despite most (if not all, as in the case of Ibanez) evidence pointing to that player being a gigantic bag of suck.  At least with Mathis he had the excuse of his defensive abilities.  With Ibanez there is nothing, no justification at all, but Sosh is gonna stick with him.

 

That said, roster decisions fall on the GM.  It's time for Dipoto to man up and cut Ibanez from the roster.  He's just as complicit as is Scioscia at this point.

[fan_since79]

Love the headline in this morning's Times:

 

    Angels send hot-hitting Grant Green to triple-A Salt Lake

 

[Redondo]

It seems like every year Scioscia has his "Mathis."  The player that he keeps sticking in the lineup despite most (if not all, as in the case of Ibanez) evidence pointing to that player being a gigantic bag of suck.  At least with Mathis he had the excuse of his defensive abilities.  With Ibanez there is nothing, no justification at all, but Sosh is gonna stick with him.

 

That said, roster decisions fall on the GM.  It's time for Dipoto to man up and cut Ibanez from the roster.  He's just as complicit as is Scioscia at this point.

 

Agree. Time to cut bait and move forward

[Redondo]

A's win 11-1

[YouthofToday]

DH ERA is the new black in regards to stats.

[arch stanton]

So it really is about Green's defense at DH? I think Green can field the position at least as well as Cron.

Ok so let's assume Green is a DH. Who sits so he can play? 

[Guest]

i just wanna use your love tonight. i don't want to lose your love tonight. 

[disarcina]

ah, Grant Green should remain -- Raul Ibanez should be DFA'd.

 

Green will be back up and hopefully before the Sept. 1 call up (playoff eligibility) deadline.

 

IF the Halos make the playoffs and RIGHT NOW  it appears that they have good chance of capturing (at least) one of the Wild Card spots....then Grant Green's versatility a lot more valuable roster addition that Ibanez -- essentially just another DH type bat and field off the bench.....with Hamilton back, Pujols, Cron etc. we have enough of these one dimensional type players already.

[Troll Daddy]

Season over

[Chuck]

I think Green is ready to be an everyday player. Obviously it has to be 2nd base. Hopefully they angels can make a deal for Howie and get good value in return.

This!

Let Green play 2B exclusively in AAA every day until a Howie trade can be made or when an injury happens or rosters expand in September.

Efren Navarro should replace Ibanez whenever he's let go. Green needs to focus on 2B.

[Chuck]

Rasmus was HUGE on Saturday night.