Jepsen traded to TB for Matt Joyce

[Chuck]

The production from our DH position may provide well over 30 HR's this year between Cron and Joyce. I'm digging this! 

[Richard]

Joyce batting 2nd?

 

Vs. RHP

 

Calhoun

Joyce

Trout

Pujols

Hamilton

Freese

Aybar

Iannetta

Green/Rutledge

[Chuck]

Upon further thought, I like this move.

 

If he's our primary DH, it's a clear upgrade over Cron this season.

 

And if we had to move a piece from somewhere, our BP was the place to do it. And if any one player could go, might as well have been Jepsen.

 

Good job JeDi

 

Cron and Joyce will platoon at DH.

[totdprods]

Jepsen around $2.6m, Joyce projected for $5m in arb.

[Richard]

The production from our DH position may provide well over 30 HR's this year between Cron and Joyce. I'm digging this! 

 

 

Pujols will probably be dhing a few games as well. He provided much of the DH production from last year(900+ ops).

[Mark68]

Why in the goddamn holy f*ck is everyone talking about trading Calhoun for?

 

Somebody spike the punch bowl?? 

Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, there are three untouchables on this team, and Calhoun is right in the middle of that list.

[Second Base]

Don't look it as "we have too many OF's" or "who is our DH?".

We have a platoon at DH, and I think chances are we'll see good production from that spot. Combining him with Cron could give us a .270/.330 and 25 HR's.

[laagamer]

Cron and Joyce will platoon at DH.

 

I wasn't sold on Cron last season. I'm glad we're at least platooning. Worst case scenario we have a legitimate alternate option. 

Edited December 16, 2014 by laagamer

[ukyah]

this is a pretty darn good trade for the angels. i think it's clear this is their primary move to replace howie's lost offense. joyce has been a much better hitter than he gets credit for. he hasn't had an ops+ less than 108 in like 5 years. if you get that or more from your DH, then you're ahead of the game. i see him getting most of his at bats in the 5-6 spots, and some in the 2 spot in an attempt to see how the lineup plays with him there. 

 

he's a pretty darn good bat for jepsen, and i'd think he'd be pretty easy to extend. his name doesn't carry very much cache.

[aznhockeyguy]

Another fun fact, Alex Rios had a .710 OPS in TEXAS and got a 1 yr 11 mil contract.  Joyce hit .732 OPS and will be paid about 5.5 mil in arbitration.  Who would you rather have?

[Butcher'd]

Already replaced Kendrick's production...solid

[ScottT]

I like it.  Jepsen wasn't as bad as many Angels fans seem to think he was before 2014, and there's a good chance he won't be as good in 2015. Relievers are volatile anyway. You have depth... at some point, you may even have so much that you risk losing someone for nothing or next to nothing.  Joyce is decent against RHP and won't play the outfield much. The offense was already weakened when they traded Kendrick.  This should help make sure there's not a big decline. 

[Sherlock31]

A lefty power bat with good OBP, I like it!

[Brent Maguire]

Really like this move. Joyce crushes righties, plays decent defense and is only projected to make about 5 mil next season(FA after the year). Dipoto has also said that Joyce will be the primary DH.

 

Jepsen was great last year but the Angels have plenty of bullpen depth and still have enough money to sign another reliever if they so desire.

 

Joyce creates a ton of flexibility for the team. Big fan of the trade. 

[Turd Ferguson]

A lot to like about this trade.  Good production for the price considering the market and a good platoon partner for Cron at DH.  I think the talk of being the "primary" DH is probably just semantics--he'll platoon with Cron but since we will likely face more RHP then LHP, he'll play more.  I don't see this as taking Cron out of future plans, but I do wonder what it means for Efren.  

[ukyah]

Another fun fact, Alex Rios had a .710 OPS in TEXAS and got a 1 yr 11 mil contract.  Joyce hit .732 OPS and will be paid about 5.5 mil in arbitration.  Who would you rather have?

 

 

true, but rios's upside is way higher than joyce's. rios has had some incredibly good seasons.

[Yogle]

So assuming we carry 12 pitchers the postion players on the roster will be,

Outfield- Trout,Calhoun,Hamilton,Cowgill

Infield-Pujols,Green,Aybar,Freese,Rutledge

Catchers-Iannetta,Perez

DH-Cron,Joyce

Also Featherson could beat out one of Rutledge or Green for a roster spot. Pretty solid roster.

[Hubs]

Calhoun is a cheap very productive player. With 5 players making over $100 million in Salaries (Hamilton, Pujols, Trout, Weaver, Wilson), they need this type of asset to fill out the roster.

 

They will not trade him. 

 

Joyce is a nice add to balance the lineup out. He's a productive lefty, former All-Star, and a solid DH/Backup OF candidate. He is the starting DH in my opinion. Cron had a bad year last year in regards to OBP, Joyce solves that. Cron can play at AAA, and Cowgill can DH or play the OF when they face a lefty. Joyce is the replacement for what Ibanez was supposed to be. 

 

Krauss hit .200 in the majors, he's not a huge add. Brennan Bosch replacement. 

 

In my opinion, the lineup against righties now looks like

 

Calhoun

Joyce

Trout

Pujols

Hamilton

Freese

Iannetta

Rutledge/Green

Aybar

 

And against lefties

 

Calhoun

Cowgill

Trout

Pujols

Freese

Cron

Iannetta

Rutledge/Green

Aybar

[Angelsjunky]

Definitely seems like a "we don't trust Cron" insurance move. But now the Angels have good, if uninspiring, outfield/dh depth. Joyce is ok and can adequately fill in for anyone other than Trout.

I'd love to see Cron produce platoon-inflated numbers and then Dipoto do another sell high trade with him like he did with Trumbo.

[Sherlock31]

A lot to like about this trade.  Good production for the price considering the market and a good platoon partner for Cron at DH.  I think the talk of being the "primary" DH is probably just semantics--he'll platoon with Cron but since we will likely face more RHP then LHP, he'll play more.  I don't see this as taking Cron out of future plans, but I do wonder what it means for Efren.  

I guess Navarro is the odd man out

[Mark68]

JeDi making under-the-radar moves.

 

We don't need to win the offseason, we just need to win the regular season and, ultimately, the postseason.

[Angelsjunky]

Cowgill is not starting over Hamilton against lefties, at least for the first couple months before Hamilton is injured and/or flops.

[Chuck]

Cron will play against some righties too, with the ability to give Hamilton or Calhoun a day off and throw Joyce in at LF or RF. 

[tdawg87]

Even though the Angels replaced Howie's offensive production, I'd still like to see if they can get a regular 2nd baseman. They are still missing his defense.

Would kill to get Zobrist.

[NrM]

I think Dipoto is making these moves for the sole purpose of pissing off Scioscia /s

 

I'm just glad Scioscia has no input anymore.

Edited December 16, 2014 by Poozy