Raul Ibanez Released!

[nate]

Pure class.  Wish him the best.  Maybe he will be interested in coaching.  Seems like the right type of dude.

 

edit: here is the image.

 

Edited June 22, 2014 by nate

[martinpa25]

Cap tipped!

[bloodbrother]

Yeah, sucks. By all accounts, he's a great dude and a great team mate.

 

Wish he did retire and stuck with the team the rest of the year in some capacity

Edited June 22, 2014 by bloodbrother

[Blarg]

He left well.

[JAHV76]

Raul Ibanez Is a class act.

[Inside Pitch]

I really wouldn't mind it if once he is done playing (I'm assuming he wants to see what's out there), they gave him a coaching gig.   Classy dude, who seemed to be really well respected by everyone on the roster.

[bloodbrother]

I really wouldn't mind it if once he is done playing (I'm assuming he wants to see what's out there), they gave him a coaching gig.   Classy dude, who seemed to be really well respected by everyone on the roster.

 

Agreed, though I'd think if/when he does get into coaching, he'll probably end up with the Mariners

[gurn67]

No one in the front office saw this coming? I think the last thing they remember from Ibanez was that game in Seattle right before the All-Star break where he hit two bombs off of us. After the All-Star break he had 9 RBI's in 200 plate appearances.

[Mauch Won]

I hope Jerry told Raul, "When you are ready to hang them up, give us a call.  We will have a place for you in the organization."

[gurn67]

I still think he ends up with the A's and miraculously produces a +.800 OPS the last three months of the season.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I suppose that this proves that Dipoto was behind him getting so much playing time. /sarcasm

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I still think he ends up with the A's and miraculously produces a +.800 OPS the last three months of the season.

 

And hits a grand slam off Ernesto Frieri in the bottom of the ninth on September 24 to knock us out of playoff contention.

[NrM]

Pure class.  Wish him the best.  Maybe he will be interested in coaching.  Seems like the right type of dude.

 

edit: here is the image.

 

Straight class. Can't blame him for anything.

It was Dipoto and Scioscia who are the ones to blame for keeping him around a month too long.

[NrM]

No one in the front office saw this coming? I think the last thing they remember from Ibanez was that game in Seattle right before the All-Star break where he hit two bombs off of us. After the All-Star break he had 9 RBI's in 200 plate appearances.

 

Like I said countless times, the best case scenario was what? a .750-.775 OPS? The Angels have plenty of guys around that can put up those numbers. There was no sense in keeping him around as long as they did.

 

I would've understood if they literally had no other options, but that simply wasn't the case.

Edited June 22, 2014 by Poozy

[bloodbrother]

I didn't mind the signing. Low risk deal and they could have used another lefty with some pop. Best case scenario was he'd end up being another Trumbo for them, worst case was....well, that's what we got. Cut your losses and move on in the end, which is what they did

 

probably kept him around a few weeks too long(should have been gone after May tbh), but the team sits at 7 games over .500 and now have improved their DH situation.

 

Next step, moving on from Frieri as closer, and working a trade to add another good arm to this pen. Bedrosian got his shot and wasn't eady, but they still have RJ Alvarez as another bullet to use, whenever he's healthy.

Edited June 22, 2014 by bloodbrother

[NrM]

I didn't mind the signing. Low risk deal and they could have used another lefty with some pop. Best case scenario was he'd end up being another Trumbo for them, worst case was....well, that's what we got. Cut your losses and move on in the end, which is what they did

 

probably kept him around a few weeks too long(should have been gone after May tbh), but the team sits at 7 games over .500 and now have improved their DH situation.

 

Next step, moving on from Frieri as closer, and working a trade to add another good arm to this pen. Bedrosian got his shot and wasn't eady, but they still have RJ Alvarez as another bullet to use, whenever he's healthy.

But how many games did Ibanez cost us when he should've been cut a month ago?

If they miss the playoffs by a couple of games, this will hurt.

[Docwaukee]

But how many games did Ibanez cost us when he should've been cut a month ago?

If they miss the playoffs by a couple of games, this will hurt.

4

[NrM]

4

 

well that settles it then

Edited June 22, 2014 by Poozy

[NrM]

And you guys with your Tombstone "bye" pics and cheering like we just won the World Series are total douchebags.

His playing career may be over but I hope he ends up in the Angels organization in some capacity. Great guy. And that was known before his twitter statement.

 

 

no one is talking about how he is as a person.

We're happy because the team is better with him off the roster.

 

No need for name calling.

[m0nkey]

He may be classy, but did he play the game the right way?

[stormngt]

Our shitty bullpen.....Freese .....Pujols...

What will we all bitch about now that Ibañez is released?

So glad this dude is gone. Thanks for the 1-2 big hits, I guess

[stormngt]

What games did he cost us? I really can't name too many. I know this how many you name I bet it's about 1/5th the amount of games the bull pen cost us.

But how many games did Ibanez cost us when he should've been cut a month ago?

If they miss the playoffs by a couple of games, this will hurt.

[NrM]

What games did he cost us? I really can't name too many. I know this how many you name I bet it's about 1/5th the amount of games the bull pen cost us.

 

 

It's impossible to pin point games he cost us.

 

But just look at tonight's game alone.

They don't win tonight's game with Ibanez in the lineup and Cron on the bench.

Edited June 22, 2014 by Poozy

[fan_since79]

According to Baseball Reference, he cost us exactly one win, assuming an average player replaced him.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/ibanera01-bat.shtml#batting_value::none

 

WAA, -1

Edited June 22, 2014 by fan_since79

[eligrba]

Ibanez is simply one more example of how bad the organization really is at evaluating players.