Andrelton Simmons And

[Red_Planet]

Now we are all aware that we acquired the magician for his smooth as silk D.  But....  how far above el Mendoza line are we gonna be comfortable with?  Say you?  .205, .225, .240, .275?  I believe I read that the wizard expects to jab at about .280 in his first go-round in the junior circuit?  Maybe he will maybe not?  The very last magic man to come to town was Ervin Magic Johnson and he brought along considerable offense with his D?  

 

But again if the newest magi languishes closer to .205 or .225 are you still good with it all?  And if he's struggling the year long where does Iron Mike bat him?  7, 8, 9?  Where would you?  

 

Our throwers are all supposedly giddy at his mere presence out there?  He's like having a chain link fence extending from second to third.  A ball tapped anywhere in his sweet zone is a nearly as possible automatic out?  For the next 5 years.

 

I believe he'll have a fairly normal period of adjustment in this new league?  I think he'll hit his .280.  But maybe it's next year for that?  I'm seeing him hit nearer .250?  With crazy magical D.

[tomsred]

Can't you read?  He already said "he's saving his hits for later."

[Red_Planet]

I'm saving myself up for later too.  The problem is that my later is later than it thinks?

[Jobu]

I found a picture of OP...

[Red_Planet]

Course I was a little bit younger in that photo but hey yeah that's myself??  Almost a baby picture??

[Jay]

We'll just have to wait and see?

[Red_Planet]

Yup.  I'm not going to concern myself with the won lost record this season.  I do expect it to be a big disappointment.  But that said I'll happily watch the efforts of our super talents out there, Trout, Simmons, Kole, Garret Richards.  Hopefully there'll be many other players bringing an A game in 2016?  

[Wallerrrr]

turn the page

[Red_Planet]

turn the page

Soshie, iz that u?

[AngelArcher]

"Iron Mike"???

Maybe OP is talking about his contract to which I agree.

[Red_Planet]

AND his nearly mechanical manager style.  Which all of MLB is hip to and is never surprised by.  They ALL have his plug in playbook and react accordingly.  Iron Mikey is usually the only one surprised at opponents' adept defense to his 'strategies'.

[zenmaster]

It's.spring.training.

[NrM]

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[Guest]

Slow down with the threads, Chachi.

[laagamer]

Yup this dude's already annoying. 

[Slegnaac]

Winning cures a lot of ills.

[Wallerrrr]

Yup this dude's already annoying. 

 

If you mean the OP, agreed.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Can't you read?  He already said "he's saving his hits for later."

 

He will hit .350 if he saves enough of them.

[Angels#1Fan]

AND his nearly mechanical manager style.  Which all of MLB is hip to and is never surprised by.  They ALL have his plug in playbook and react accordingly.  Iron Mikey is usually the only one surprised at opponents' adept defense to his 'strategies'.

 

What do you think of Matt Shoemaker?

[Angels#1Fan]

Your that Charles pain in the ass from the other board, right?

 

 

If he starts in on Dipoto then that's a possibility.

[Billy_Ball]

His career avg is .256.  56 points above the Mendoza Line.  Only 184 Ks in almost 2000 career PAs.  Not too worried about his offense.  That's not why he was acquired anyways.

 

[Homebrewer]

I'm starting to remember why I left that "other" board.

[Angel Oracle]

I could see Simmons eventually becoming a .330+ OBP guy.    That would even be epic, added to his defense.

[Taylor]

Hopefully we never have to hear about Andrelton's smooth as silk D ever again.