Angel Position Player Pitching?

[Angel_In_Germany]

I just saw a fascinating little blurb on ESPN about 12 position players that have already pitched this year.  I had no clue it was that common as I've never seen an Angel position player pitch in 3-4 years that I've watched pretty much every game.  It was usually a blow out situation, but the more I thought about it the more I realized, hey if you're down by 10 runs and you have one inning left with a tired pen, why not?  Saves the pen, entertains the fans and team, etc.

 

Last night on the HR by Cowgill you could see Shoemaker warming up in the pen.  But if we'd run out of pitchers who on the Angels do you think would be tabbed to pitch?  Calhoun?  Hamilton?  Freese?  Just curious, seems a fascinating subject to me . . .

[jshep]

Probably someone like McDonald.

 

Other than when Chris Davis did it for the Orioles a couple years ago, it seems like it's usually the 25th guy on the roster types that do it.

[bloodbrother]

I want Aybar pitching with that arm of his.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Trout pitched a bit in high school IIRC. Touched the 90s with the fastball too I think.

[Jeff Fletcher]

The Angels have never done it since Scioscia has been the manager. I wanna say the last time was around 1993.

I know JB Shuck pitched in college so if it ever happens when he's on the team, he's the guy. He also did it in the minors. I thought for sure it was going to happen last April. (Remember the game Michael Roth started and got blown out after 2 innings, vs. Oakland?)

As for who would do it now, my money is on McDonald. It has to be a bench guy because you can't have someone get hurt.

[laagamer]

Green would be interesting. 

 

So would Eybar lol 

 

EDIT: With Eybar's size I'd want circus music to play during his entrance. 

Edited June 11, 2014 by laagamer

[Make Angels Great Again]

Just looked it up, trout threw a no hitter his junior year, lol.

[Homebrewer]

More of an NL thing. Deeper benches with the pitchers hitting I guess.

[wopphil]

I'd take a game loss just to get the chance to see Aybar throw an inning.

[Homebrewer]

I'd take a game loss just to get the chance to see Aybar throw an inning.

If EA is pitching, I don't think you would have to worry about the "loss" part.

[itsKnoppUitsme]

 Ibanez so that he would hopefully blow out his arm! 

[Don]

I'd take a game loss just to get the chance to see Aybar throw an inning.

It would be great entertainment. Dancing after every strike, refusing to stand on the rubber, crossing up his catcher just for fun.

[Erstad Grit]

Mcdonald has pitched in the mlb before so probably him.

[Inside Pitch]

I'd take a game loss just to get the chance to see Aybar throw an inning.

Aybar owns..    Plus the odds are probably 50/50 he would throw to first a few times with the based empty.

[AngelsLongBall]

Aybar would inevitably find a way to take a ball to the nuts on a strikeout

[Homebrewer]

Aybar would toss the ball around the horn with the bases loaded.