Greg Mahle is here to stay

[Erstad Grit]

Good God he is nasty.

 

Butler, a dude who only hits lefties, was diving out of the way on a called strike 3.

 

He should have made opening roster but I understand giving Bedrock a chance.

 

Good for Eppler for not messing around and demoting Bedrock and getting this kid in there.

 

Mahle ain't going back to AAA ever. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Don't be jinxin $#*+............

[Chuck]

I agree.

Hopefully Salas gets a pink slip soon. We have way better arms in AAA.

[Second Base]

Yeah I wouldn't mind substituting Salas for Guerra at this point. Truth is I think guerra might still be a good late inning reliever. Mahle didn't looked fazed at all and Morin looks ready to make a run for the late innings as well. This team is better than most non-Angel fans realize.

[Michifan]

This team is better than most non-Angel fans realize.

This team might be better than most Angels fans think-or at least posters on Angelswin

[WallyWorld]

 but I understand giving Bedrock a chance.

 

 

 

You do?!?!? Can you explain it to me then? 

 

=)

[halosfan1970]

Well Mahle has qualified for lifetime healthcare coverage, and he needs only 41 more days to vest in the pension plan.

[totdprods]

I'm taking Salas' heavy usage as a sign that his time is coming. Think the Angels are trying to squeeze every inning out of him while they can, see if he has anything to provide. 

Once Heaney returns, and especially Skaggs and Wilson, I imagine you'll see at least one of them or Trop, Shoe, or Santiago move to pen at that time. 

 

Salas is out of options (as is Rasmus) so I understand trying to get every useful outing possible out of them before they get the boot once the pitching crunch begins. Achter, Bedrosian, Guerra, Luetge, and Alburquerque all could be pushing them as well, but I know a few of them have roster nuances as well that will affect their ability to crack the 25-man.

[nando714]

Wait so are we saying pitching now has depth and is good ?

[Revad]

Four days and four wins make a difference!

[totdprods]

I've thought all along we had good to great depth in the pen, and expected them to perform at least a little above average.

I can't really gauge the rotation off a start or two, but our depth has already been a godsend there. With Heaney, Wilson, Skaggs and almost Weaver facing health issues (plus Shoe's last year) we could have easily been in a position where Kyle Kendrick and Yunesky Maya were starting games for us in April instead of Nick Tropeano. Think that is proof alone that our depth is good.

Edited April 14, 2016 by totdprods

[LAAFANofLA]

I like Mahle and the way he carries himself on the mound. Looking forward to seeing more of him.

[Billy_Ball]

How about Al Albuquerque

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I agree.

Hopefully Salas gets a pink slip soon. We have way better arms in AAA.

 

Another reason that it puzzled me when the FO gave him another contract.

[Blarg]

Mahle always looks like an unmade bed.

[UndertheHalo]

Mahle looks good. Hopefully his success isn't a short term thing. I'm sort of pissed that Bedrosian looks like he's yet another Angels draft flop though. 😕 Shitty enough that I was hoping a first round pick would simply be a serviceable reliever. Doubt we even get that out of this guy.

Edited April 14, 2016 by UndertheHalo

[m0nkey]

What are the odds we're over reacting?

[wopphil]

What are the odds we're over reacting?

Pretty low. We don't ever do that.

[Lou]

That 3rd strike to Butler was nasty .... and hilarious

[Docwaukee]

What are the odds we're over reacting?

**** YOU!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Docwaukee]

Mahle looks like a guy that drives a 70's firebird and wears a leather jacket over his ripped REO speedwagon t-shirt. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

I really really like his demeanor. He doesn't **** around AT ALL.

The two vastly different deliveries at any time with all his pitches has to seriously screw with a hitter too. I think we have a really special reliever here.

[Lou]

Mahle looks like a guy that drives a 70's firebird and wears a leather jacket over his ripped REO speedwagon t-shirt.

" bitchin " would have sufficed

[TroutBaseball]

Darth Mahle

[Oz27]

Holy hyperbole this thread is crazy. He looks good but moving the hype a million or so notches down wouldn't be a bad idea given he's a 23-year-old pitching above AA for the first time.