Who's at Shortstop ?

[Troll Daddy]

What happens if Aybar goes on the 30 day DL or longer?

[Stradling]

We would have to start by having something called the 30 Day, after that, it will be someone we sign or trade for this off season.

[tomsred]

What happens if Aybar goes on the 30 day DL or longer?

 

That's when the fun starts on AngelsWin.

 

Edited December 6, 2014 by tomsred

[ettin]

Shawn O'Malley (OBP), Grant Green (Offense), and Eric Stamets (Defense)

[Angelsfirst]

Who's on first.

[Taylor]

Alfredo Amezaga

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Segura

[disarcina]

can't Grant Green play SS?

 

or we will find someone else.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

can't Grant Green play SS?

or we will find someone else.

He can't even play 2B.

[NachoPop]

Baldoquin?

[Erstad Grit]

Disarcina 

[Erstad Grit]

Has McDonald officially retired? 

[laagamer]

We'd recover.

 

It's hard for anyone to lose a starting SS so hopefully that does not happen.

 

But this is a very good and very deep team.

 

I think we'd be okay. 

[martinpa25]

It should be moncada..I can already see the middle infield of moncada and baldoquin

[Jeff Fletcher]

As you will read in Monday's OC Register, that is the Angels top priority for the rest of the winter. They have no one right now who could play SS for more than a few days.

Their top choice is re-signing Beckham. After that seems more likely they trade for another Andrew Romine type than sign a FA.

[Second Base]

Green is actually better at short than he is at second. The work he's put in with Alfredo really shows. His arm is stronger, he's getting to the ball quicker. By no means is he a "plus" defender, but he's gone from a "fringe" SS to a passable defensive SS.

Teams have mostly caught onto the defensive value a marquee SS provides and are keying on that. But if teams were willing to play Hanley at SS just because of his bat there are probably at least a couple of teams that'd do the same with Green.

I'd prefer they use him as the super utility infielder or platoon him with Cron at DH and just play the hot bat.

[nikkachez]

We'll see the team sign a utility infielder, not a big deal. Have Green who could fake it there, O'Malley who could be an okay option, and Stamets in AA who's a defensive wizard. 

[Blarg]

As you will read in Monday's OC Register, that is the Angels top priority for the rest of the winter. They have no one right now who could play SS for more than a few days.

Their top choice is re-signing Beckham. After that seems more likely they trade for another Andrew Romine type than sign a FA.

 

If a Romine is the answer then they might as well stay in house. Beckham is going to cost too much to watch the game from the bench unless he accepts well below last years salary.

[Taylor]

Orlando Cabrera

[ELEVEN]

Why not bring Old MacDonald back if thats the case?

I'll take your answer off the air...

E-I-E-I-O

[Jeff Fletcher]

If a Romine is the answer then they might as well stay in house. Beckham is going to cost too much to watch the game from the bench unless he accepts well below last years salary.

The problem is they don't believe the guy exists in house who could play SS for more than a few days.

[nikkachez]

The problem is they don't believe the guy exists in house who could play SS for more than a few days.

Yep, we'd be in trouble if Green has to get extended time at shortstop. 

[Second Base]

I feel like Green at SS would be like Freese at 3B, you just kind of live with it and swap them out in the late innings.

Admittedly, SS is not the position you want I have to do that at though.

[Jeff Fletcher]

I feel like Green at SS would be like Freese at 3B, you just kind of live with it and swap them out in the late innings.

Admittedly, SS is not the position you want I have to do that at though.

Also tough to have 2 guys like that playing right next to each other in the infield.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Rance Mulliniks