Angels Official Website: Angels start camp searching for a cleanup hitter

[AngelsWin.com]

And the Angels' new cleanup hitter is … TBD. There's no telling when Josh Hamilton will fully recover from right shoulder surgery, and the man who replaced him in the cleanup spot down the stretch last year, Howie Kendrick, is now with the Dodgers.

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[Fregosi2Knoop]

The problem is clear. We don't have enough Trouts.

[Troll Daddy]

Trout needs to bat third ... probem solved.

[Second Base]

It'll be Joyce, simply because Scioscia loves the L-R-L-R combo.

[ELEVEN]

So we really dodged a bullshit

[Ohtaniland]

It'll be Joyce, simply because Scioscia loves the L-R-L-R combo.

 

Batting .239 lifetime out of the 4th spot.

[Hollyw00d]

I know it's the official website, but face palm if this org thinks Hamilton is still the clean up hitter

[Ohtaniland]

Jeff Fletcher â€@JeffFletcherOCR  39m39 minutes ago

@Angels Albert Pujols also said he doesn't mind hitting 4th if Scioscia wants to move Trout to 3rd.

 

 

 

Lol.....so Pujols would have no problem hitting 7th as long as Trout hits 6th.

[ELEVEN]

I know it's the official website, but face palm if this org thinks Hamilton is still the clean up hitter

My thoughts eggsackley

[Angelsjunky]

My guess is that it will either be Pujols or Freese.

[Stradling]

Jeff Fletcher ‏@JeffFletcherOCR 39m39 minutes ago

@Angels Albert Pujols also said he doesn't mind hitting 4th if Scioscia wants to move Trout to 3rd.

Lol.....so Pujols would have no problem hitting 7th as long as Trout hits 6th.

That's exactly what he said. You're trying to hard to hate the guy. He says the right thing but you can't see it as simple as that. At least you're consistent. Edited February 22, 2015 by Stradling

[Glen]

It's not really that difficult to figure out.  Trout 3rd, Pujols 4th.  Calhoun-Iannetta (I know that will never happen so make it Joyce) - Trout-Pujols.

[Troll Daddy]

That's exactly what he said. You're trying to hard to hate the guy. He says the right thing but you can't see it as simple as that. At least you're consistent.

You need to have a take of your own ... Instead you choose to judge other posters.

give it a rest

[Stradling]

I have a lot of takes they just happen to be different than yours or Claude's. You say things to get attention and he dislikes free agents that are highly paid and all things Arte. It's that simple.

Here's my opinion:

Calhoun

Joyce

Trout

Albert

Freese

Ianetta

Cron

Aybar

2nd base person

[Ohtaniland]

That's exactly what he said. You're trying to hard to hate the guy. He says the right thing but you can't see it as simple as that. At least you're consistent.

My point is that Pujols shouldn't mind hitting 4th regardless where Trout hits. I like Calhoun, Trout, Joyce then Pujols. But of course Pujols wouldn't like to hit after Joyce.

[Stradling]

I'm guessing he was asked the question, "would you mind hitting fourth if Mike decides to bat Trout 3rd?"

[Jeff Fletcher]

I believe the question was something "Mike has talked about maybe moving you and Trout down" and his answer was "I have no problem with that."

The tweet in question was not worded correctly if anyone read it to mean Pujols insisted on Trout moving too. What happens when you tweet while walking.

Try this: "Albert Pujols said he doesn't mind hitting fourth, which would be the result if Mike Scioscia decides to move Mike Trout to 3rd."

Scioscia is the one who insists that Trout and Pujols will be connected no matter what.

Edited February 23, 2015 by Jeff Fletcher

[Ohtaniland]

I'm guessing he was asked the question, "would you mind hitting fourth if Mike decides to bat Trout 3rd?"

Fair enough.

Just because I hate his contract and the poor return does not mean I hate Pujols. I'm still a little concerned about his knee surgery that was performed 3 years ago and was originally described by Dipoto as just a minor clean out and would return to 100%. Albert still complains about that knee.

Edited February 23, 2015 by CALZONE

[Inside Pitch]

I believe the question was something "Mike has talked about maybe moving you and Trout down" and his answer was "I have no problem with that."

The tweet in question was not worded correctly if anyone read it to mean Pujols insisted on Trout moving too. What happens when you tweet while walking.

Try this: "Albert Pujols said he doesn't mind hitting fourth, which would be the result if Mike Scioscia decides to move Mike Trout to 3rd."

Scioscia is the one who insists that Trout and Pujols will be connected no matter what.

 

 

You are ruining narratives, Sir....

[Second Base]

I think it I were writing the lineup, I'd go Calhoun, Trout, Pujols, Joyce, Freese, Iannetta, Aybar, Cron and Green.

I also want Trout to run a lot more. As for the order, Joyce, Iannetta, and Freese are all interchangeable between 4-5-6.

Also sort of hoping the Angels trade for Carlos Quentin and put him at DH until Hamilton gets back.

[ELEVEN]

Calhoun

Green

Trout

Pujols

Joyce

Iannetta

Freese

Cron

Aybar

[tomsred]

Calhoun

Aybar

Trout

Pujols

Freese

Joyce

Iannetta

Cron

Green

[NrM]

Well. I'm a believer in the "The book"

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/are-league-wide-batting-orders-more-optimized/

 

 

 

1.Iannetta

2.Trout

3.Pujols

4.Calhoun 

Edited February 23, 2015 by Poozy

[Butcher'd]

slightly off topic here, but I'm curious what the future for Cron holds. I don't think he's very good, and I wonder if he'll be used as a trade chip at the deadline. With Joyce on the team and Hamilton making 30 million I just don't see a big role for him at all. That combined with the fact that Pujols will inevitably injure himself and have to play 60 games at DH.

 

I don't think Cron can handle 1st base very well and I don't think he'll be a good MLB hitter. I'd sell high on him

 

As for my lineup to start the year:

 

Calhoun

Trout

Iannetta

Pujols

Joyce

Freese

Aybar

Cron

Green

Edited February 23, 2015 by Butcher'd