Angels sign Cuban IFer Roberto Baldoquin

[eligrba]

20 hours ago, Blarg said:

 

19 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

These are two men who pay for sex.

....with each other.

[Vlad27Trout27]

The Sad thing about this is that we could Have signed Vlad Jr  image the roster with Trout, Ohtani and Vlad Jr........................ Only Dipshit would ruin this.

[Lou]

11 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

The Sad thing about this is that we could Have signed Vlad Jr  image the roster with Trout, Ohtani and Vlad Jr........................ Only Dipshit would ruin this.

a lot of teams could Have signed him 

 

[mtangelsfan]

But not the Angels.

[Docwaukee]

On 11/4/2014 at 2:06 PM, Inside Pitch said:

Season over...   This signing means no Vlady Jr. next year.

I agree

[Stradling]

On 12/20/2014 at 8:39 PM, Stradling said:

Simple answer is he's not ready.

I agree

[Docwaukee]

On 10/5/2018 at 9:41 AM, Second Base said:

Kubitza is one of those guys I missed on, though not for a lack of effort.  I watched him in person several times when he was playing for Salt Lake.  Long, lean, strong, fast, and athletic.  The ball exploded off his bat.  But that jump between the majors and AAA is a gnarly one and Kyle, I think didn't have what he needed between the ears for it. 

Sort of like with Brandon Wood.  The talent seemed to be there, but the guy just couldn't get out of his own head. 

Ricardo Sanchez has a 0.84 era for the mariners AA team in 5 starts this year.  Not giving you crap but damn dipoto sucked.  

[Docwaukee]

On 10/5/2018 at 11:35 AM, Blarg said:

When the dust settles there is only three players drafted in the first round after Ward that have seen time in the majors.

Mike Saroka pitcher for the Braves. In 5 starts he has a 3.51 era but keep in mind that's only 25.1 innings of work. Another 5 inning pitcher but he could develop into better next season.

Chris Shaw 1st baseman Giants. We have Pujols and Cron at the time so a first baseman was never a need. His cup of coffee was a little bitter with a 552 ops. His minor league stats aren't all that great either. He's probably back in AAA next season to work on his plate skills.

Christian Stewart OF Detroit. Looks like a player with upside. His cup of coffee this year played to a 117 ops+. His minor league climb has been a consistent high 800 ops at every level. 

So of the guys drafted after Ward you've got two of three with upside and both in areas of need. However there are 13 guys that haven't gotten out of the minors. 

Ward was drafted out of order but is not a disaster and still has a shot at a mlb career. He is also has trade chip value. So it wasn't a pick waste.

Austin Riley would be nice to have right now.  or Ryan Mountcastle.  or Triston McKenzie.  or a couple others.  

Ward probably has as much of a chance to outperform most from that draft in the second half of the first round.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 11/4/2014 at 2:06 PM, Inside Pitch said:

Season over...   This signing means no Vlady Jr. next year.

I agree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wish i didnt

[Second Base]

10 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Ricardo Sanchez has a 0.84 era for the mariners AA team in 5 starts this year.  Not giving you crap but damn dipoto sucked.  

I think long term he ends up being a decent LOOGY or long reliever in the majors.  I just don't think he has the arsenal to be a starter at the top level.  I would've made that trade for Kubitza too though, so I can't really blame Dipoto in this specific case. 

But everything else, yeah.  His inability to competently build a major league team and farm system still haunts this organization.  It'll still be a couple years before any remnants of his crappiness are wiped from the roster. 

[m0nkey]

Wow Sanchez is only 22 years old

[Angel Oracle]

The Dumbpotos are back on another losing streak.

Record against anyone other than the Halos:  13-13

Halos record against anyone other than the Dumbpotos:

12-12

[Taylor]

On 11/4/2014 at 11:38 AM, Tyler said:

This price is nuts. Sacrificing two intl signing seasons for this guy. He must be legit.

Agreed.

[Second Base]

The most astounding part, at least to me has to be the price.  14 million for him, 8 million for Vlad Jr.  They probably could have got Vladito for 10. 

[Biergott]

kinda want to stop mentioning Baldoquin on here anymore.  Such a downer to read these threads.  Maybe he should get the Gold Star Club treatment and no longer use his name.  Save us all some pain.

It's going to be tough to avoid Baby Vlad news though.  We are pretty much screwed no matter what direction we look.

[failos]

On 10/4/2018 at 11:47 PM, failos said:

F*ck this guy 

I agree 

[tdawg87]

The first 4 pages of this thread make me so angry that my great grandchild's first words are going to be "Fuck Dipoto".

[eligrba]

Could be worse:

[Angel Oracle]

13 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

The first 4 pages of this thread make me so angry that my great grandchild's first words are going to be "Fuck Dipoto".

Or “A**hole”

[Taylor]

This thread needs to be locked.

[ukyah]

On 11/4/2014 at 1:01 PM, ukyah said:

so, that video was uninspiring even with it's trumped up dubstep intensity. i'm all for the signing though and hope we sign moncada, as well.

 

the difference between myself and dipoto? at least one of us is good at scouting.

 

 

asshole.

 

and we could have signed vladdy jr. easily. 

[nate]

So, anyone know if Baldo has a chance to crack the lineup this year?

Asking for a friend

[m0nkey]

On 11/4/2014 at 10:16 AM, AngelsAndRamsFan said:

Moreno finally listened to AO!

Damn, whatever happened to AARF

[failos]

On 11/4/2014 at 10:29 AM, bloodbrother said:

Nothing quite gets the heart racing like watching a well-fit Cuban man going through baseball drills to the tune of some trance/dance music

@Lou I’m looking for this video^^^

[failos]

On 11/4/2014 at 10:17 AM, LightTheHalo said:

 

Damn it