Sick Bullpen?

[Chuck]

I mean seriously, our bullpen is pretty sick whether you thought we gave up too much to get Street or not. Let's keep focused on that in this thread (not the prospects we gave up).

For the first time since the days of Percival, K-Rod, Shields, Donkey and Weber we can boast one of the best bullpens in the big leagues.

Street, Smith, Grilli, Jepsen, Morin, Thatcher (loogy) and Rasmus (or Salas) for mop up duty. #SICK

One of our biggest voids has been filled, already boasting a top offense and top 10 starting rotation.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Agreed. Still dont like what ee lost, but im getting a boner for the bullpen.

Closest weve had to a sick pen was smith throwing up a protein bar

Edited July 19, 2014 by ten ocho recon scout

[SigBaby]

Top 5 starting rotation? In what the AL West

 

Bullpen very well might be the best in the majors as well as the offense, but our rotation is pretty average

[DMVol]

I'm not so sure about the rotation....lots of questions there....the bullpen is so loaded now that I'd consider packaging Jepsen for a starter....we've emptied the farm so any trade would about have to be from the major league roster....I'd consider Jepsen, Green, maybe Cron in the right deal for a starter....

[The God of Runs]

We have an excellent bullpen now. But, Scioscia must use it correctly.

Last night, after Weaver got out of the bases loaded jam in the 6th, he should not have gone out in the 7th. He walked 2 batters in that inning and was already above the 100 pitch mark. Not to mention, he had an issue with his back a couple of starts ago. He pulls him and the team wins in 9 instead of playing 7 more innings.

[seenoevil]

You can never have enough bullpen help!

 

This team is stacked now. Imagine what the Angels record be without all the blown saves in the 1st half!

 

This is what moneyball sees out @ Oakland and made an out of character win now move too!

[LAAMike]

I did not know that the bullpen was sick, I thought they were just tired after last night's marathon.

[jshep]

I don't like the trade, but the bullpen definitely improved last night.

[Tyler]

Cost of Street aside, he is a high character clubhouse guy that can teach the nuisances of the game to Morin, Jepsen, Bedrosian, etc.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Shane

[ten ocho recon scout]

Cost of Street aside, he is a high character clubhouse guy that can teach the nuisances of the game to Morin, Jepsen, Bedrosian, etc.

to be fair, isnt jepsen like the oldest guy on the team (service wise)

[Tyler]

to be fair, isnt jepsen like the oldest guy on the team (service wise)

 

If I'm Morin or Bedrosian, I'm taking everything Jepsen says with a grain of salt.

[Glen]

We have an excellent bullpen now. But, Scioscia must use it correctly.

Last night, after Weaver got out of the bases loaded jam in the 6th, he should not have gone out in the 7th. He walked 2 batters in that inning and was already above the 100 pitch mark. Not to mention, he had an issue with his back a couple of starts ago. He pulls him and the team wins in 9 instead of playing 7 more innings.

 

 

As much as I dislike the knee-jerk "fire Scioscia" type of reactions...yeah.  I was listening to that part of the game on the radio and Langston was questioning why Weaver was back out there, why somebody wasn't ready in the pen, and why Weaver was kept in after the first batter.  

[SigBaby]

Bullpen's ERA since acquiring Grilli:

 

1.65

 

If you take away the outings from Hill and Rucinski it's 1.22

 

Maybe we could've used another arm to replace Rasmus/Salas, but did we really need a "shutdown closer"

[ten ocho recon scout]

Thats one thing I really like about langston. He has no problem calling our own team out and doesnt sugar coat it much. I know he and terry srent the most 'exciting' duo, but I like them.

The other thing I like about langston is that he looked like himself before grienke growijg his hair out this year and trying to look like him

[Angelsjunky]

Who would have thought that Jepsen would be the last man standing from last year's bullpen. Nearly a complete overhaul.

[tomsred]

Street, Smith, Jepsen, Grilli, Morin, Salas, Thatcher with Rasmus in reserve, that's darn impressive!  Especially when you consider the starters just have to concentrate on getting through five innings each night.  It really helps the starters more than anything, especially as the innings pile up on their arms.

Edited July 19, 2014 by tomsred

[ten ocho recon scout]

Yep. The pen is night and day different from a year ago.

[fan_since79]

As much as I dislike the knee-jerk "fire Scioscia" type of reactions...yeah.  I was listening to that part of the game on the radio and Langston was questioning why Weaver was back out there, why somebody wasn't ready in the pen, and why Weaver was kept in after the first batter.  

 

My brother and I were at the game and asking the same questions.

[jshep]

Who would have thought that Jepsen would be the last man standing from last year's bullpen. Nearly a complete overhaul.

 

Well Rasmus was kind of there last year too, but yeah.

 

It got very different pretty quickly.

[laagamer]

Huston Street has a .75 WHIP. That's Uehara territory.

 

Our bullpen has certainly improved and could be called "sick". 

 

Still doesn't mean I like swapping 4 prospects for a reliever. 

[Mark68]

Not a sick bullpen.

 

The sickest bullpen.

[Glen]

Sick bullpen fo sho.

 

That said, this place is gonna be the tits when they blow a game.  

[Second Base]

The good news is, our starters now only have to last 3 innings.

 

9th inning - Street

8th inning - Smith

7th inning - Morin

6th inning - Jepsen

5th inning - Grilli

4th inning - Thacher

 

Guess that's the answer when you have a sucky CJ Wilson and an unproven Santiago and Skaggs down the home stretch.

[tdawg87]

The good news is, our starters now only have to last 3 innings.

 

9th inning - Street

8th inning - Smith

7th inning - Morin

6th inning - Jepsen

5th inning - Grilli

4th inning - Thacher

 

Guess that's the answer when you have a sucky CJ Wilson and an unproven Santiago and Skaggs down the home stretch.

 

You must be a you know what at you know wheres.

[jshep]

You must be a you know what at you know wheres.

 

Are you inviting him to an orgy, tdawg?