August doomed us

[ghoetke]

Nobody really stepped up..... especially the difference makers......and it cost us dearly. With our crappy bullpen, we probably would've been a quick out anyway,  Hope we can take the sense of urgency we finished with into next year. Move Johnny G to leadoff and have Calhoun hitting lower in the lineup. He is productive but he strikes out too much to lead off or hit second. Maybe Murphy can hit in the # 2 position.I don't know.

[disarcina]

August did us in, no doubt.....what were we? 7-18 or something. Terrible.

 

Angels in for an over-haul -- new GM coming to town.

 

The mention of Murphy above -- I don't see any of Stoneman's rentals being around next year -- Murphy, Victorino and who's the other guy we got ?? Doesn't matter -- all gone next year.

 

One thing that has happened during this stretch run is that Carlos Lopez has likely either won the starting catcher's job for 2016 or at the very least, it's his to lose during spring training. I don't see Iannetta returning.

 

Angels need to go out and secure some starting pitching.  Although, to be fair to our Halos, the starting rotation pitched above expectations into July and injuries and, perhaps, fatigue set in for pitchers who had not pitched into August/ September set in. 

[tomsred]

August did us in, no doubt.....what were we? 7-18 or something. Terrible.

 

Angels in for an over-haul -- new GM coming to town.

 

The mention of Murphy above -- I don't see any of Stoneman's rentals being around next year -- Murphy, Victorino and who's the other guy we got ?? Doesn't matter -- all gone next year.

 

One thing that has happened during this stretch run is that Carlos Lopez has likely either won the starting catcher's job for 2016 or at the very least, it's his to lose during spring training. I don't see Iannetta returning.

 

Angels need to go out and secure some starting pitching.  Although, to be fair to our Halos, the starting rotation pitched above expectations into July and injuries and, perhaps, fatigue set in for pitchers who had not pitched into August/ September set in. 

 

Carlos Perez.

 

I think you are right on regarding you're other points.

[disarcina]

Perez -- of course - I thought Perez and typed in the other -- I think PEREZ played well down the stretch and, IMO was a defensive upgrade over Iannetta.

 

Iannetta -- who had issues at the plate all season -- also seemed to have some real defense problems behind the plate.