Jepsen traded to TB for Matt Joyce

[Chuck]

Rutledge is ahead of Green at this point.

Obviously it's close enough that spring will decide it, but Rutledge is ahead for now.

 

Hmmm, it was mentioned to me that it was Green's job to lose from an Angels FO person. 

[Angel Oracle]

It does seem like Green has been given the run around ever since coming here in the midst of the 2013 season.

Decide once and for all how he is going to be used, and stick with it.

Edited December 18, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[AngelStew43]

I think Featherston will make the final 25 as our 2B.  One of Rutledge or Green will be the utility inf.  The other will be traded. 

[NrM]

If any of the two is a lock, it's Green, but they will battle it out in ST. Green will make the team regardless because he can play LF, CF, SS, 2B and 3B in a pinch.

 

Green deserves a shot at a fulltime gig at 2b. He's earned it. That's where his bat can stick and it's also his natural position defensively.

I think the Angels have been handling green pretty poorly imo.

 

 

Rutledge is bad. Hopefully he doesn't make the roster.

Edited December 18, 2014 by Poozy

[Hollyw00d]

I'm not sold on Rutledge, hopefully they give green a real shot

[Sherlock31]

I think Featherston will make the final 25 as our 2B.  One of Rutledge or Green will be the utility inf.  The other will be traded. 

You think he is ready for it? Didn't he play AA ball last year?

[Jeff Fletcher]

Hmmm, it was mentioned to me that it was Green's job to lose from an Angels FO person.

Dipoto told me today Rutledge has "a leg up"

[stormngt]

First 20 PlateaAppearances over.162 Games Is Not A Big deal.

second the top of the order usually all get five PA's a game. There is a reason why the best hitters are usually 8ththe middle order. Because tthe managers want players on base in front of them. Based on your logic the best hitters should all bat leadoff.

Why would you hit that in front of Trout? Trout is so much better than Joyce he should be getting more PAs than Joyce. The extra runs Trout drives in from having a .350 OBP guy hit in front of him isn't enough to offset the loss of the 20 or so fewer plate appearances Trout will get by moving down in the lineup. A .400 OBP would be a different story.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Fangraphs and bbref both hate hate hate rutledge in WAR, and also hate his defense.

[NrM]

Fangraphs and bbref both hate hate hate rutledge in WAR, and also hate his defense.

 

It's cause he can't hit outside of coors.

[IEAngelsfan]

Fangraphs and bbref both hate hate hate rutledge in WAR, and also hate his defense.

Career over?

[Troll Daddy]

Fangraphs and bbref both hate hate hate rutledge in WAR, and also hate his defense.

Yet, they like Green?

[NrM]

Green is little better defensively at 2b than rutledge imo

 

Here are their career numbers. 

 

Josh Rutledge - Excluding Coors field

438 PA .230/.274/.354  .277 wOBA 71 wRC+

 

Grant Green

256 PA .259/.293/.347 .283 wOBA 82 wRC+

 

But yea the Angels don't seem to have any confidence in green. Never have and probably never will.

Edited December 20, 2014 by Poozy