Cam Bedrosian Appreciation Thread

[m0nkey]

A lot of people were shitting on him early in the year, maybe for good reason (though he had only thrown about 50 innings in the majors), but since his re-call in late april, he's gone 34.0 innings, 38 k's, 25 hits, 9 walks, .79 ERA, and hitters have a .205/.269/.246 line against him.  Doesn't include his 1-2-3 8th inning tonight, striking out KC's 3-4-5 hitters.

[Stradling]

And with this thread I'd like to send my condolences to the Bedrosian family. 

[Oz27]

He has become really really good and I'm comfortable with planning around him being our closer for years to come. That still leaves plenty of bullpen holes to fill but Bedrosian has been amazing over the past three months.

[m0nkey]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

And with this thread I'd like to send my condolences to the Bedrosian family. 

I'll take full responsibility 

[bloodbrother]

Will now give up at least a run in his next outing thus ruining his 22 consecutive scoreless appearances streak

 

[Troll Daddy]

Trade him while he's on top. 

[IEAngelsfan]

Who would have thought that an Ewok could pitch.

[tomsred]

9 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Trade him while he's on top. 

No, give him a 10 year contract, that will ruin him for sure.

[AngelArcher]

I will admit to being a big critic of him in the past. Whether being sent back to the minors set a fire under his bum or not, he looks completely different. Much more confident looking. The reduction in walks is the biggest surprise to me. 

Would like to see him continue his success into next season before giving him the closer role. 

[NrM]

He has the 2nd lowest ERA in baseball. Who saw that coming?

 

yeah i know.. the jynx...

[tomsred]

Not to throw cold water on this, because I really like the guy, but he hasn't done it for a full season yet.  In the majors adjustments get made.  I hope he becomes our closer next year or in 2018, but until then a little part of me remains skeptical.  There's a lot to setting up and closing that is strictly mental, and for the last couple of years up until a couple of months into this year that wasn't something he had in spades, he pitched with little confidence.  I hope he's truly turned that corner.  Let's see what happens when he gets rocked a couple of times, and it will happen.

I think the team is handling it correctly by slowly moving him into higher leverage situations, i.e. build up his confidence without getting bombed and mentally torn up and confused.  I loved the wicked curve balls and sliders tonight, but Kansas City is more of a fast ball hitting team.  If they lay off those breaking balls will they get the fastballs they want?

[AngelsFanSince86]

The only issue I have with him is his inherited runners scored %.  He's great when he comes in with nobody on, but gives up 44% of inherited runners.  As a closer that would not be such a big issue though as closers rarely come in with runners already on as they usually come in at the beginning of the 9th.

[Docwaukee]

another good outing.  He made guys looks silly again. 

[mulwin444]

He's our closer...even now he is, Scioscia just doesn't use him in the 9th

[arch stanton]

He's learned to use the slider. Got a dominant arsenal now.

[bloodbrother]

Would like them to move Street and give Bedrosian the closer role for the remainder of the year just to get him accustomed to it going forward

[Billy_Ball]

98 mph fastball, devastating slider....good combo for a closer.  

[Dick B Back]

... and mental toughness showing.

[Angel Oracle]

His velocity is higher than his dad's ever was.    And now that the slider is becoming huge for him like it was for his dad, yowsa!

0.95 ERA on the season so far over 38 innings (45/11 Ks/BBs), and 21.2 scoreless innings (0.65 WHIP in that time)

Are the scoreless innings close to a franchise record for a reliever? 

It's good that he hasn't been overused either.   Don't need anything to happen to that talented arm/shoulder. 

[Angelsfan1984]

Would have been so nice to have him being set up by Gott. Would look a lot like Shields/Percival back in the day. Oh well

[mulwin444]

You mean the Gott that netted us our lead off man...the one currently putting up a 4.55 ERA 1.554 WHIP in AAA

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=gott--000tre

 

[greginpsca]

I stated earlier that this season was a 'Shit or get off the pot " season for him. He has responded even better than i thought he could. He has flushed that diahrea out of his system, and has been cleaning up ever since.

[fanfromday1]

Hypothetical - Let's say another team does come calling for Bedrosian, what would the Angels be asking for in return?

A starting pitcher, a leftfielder, or high end minor leaguers?

Or would the Angels just say - NO ! !

[ettin]

55 minutes ago, fanfromday1 said:

Hypothetical - Let's say another team does come calling for Bedrosian, what would the Angels be asking for in return?

A starting pitcher, a leftfielder, or high end minor leaguers?

Or would the Angels just say - NO ! !

Think something along the lines of the Ken Giles trade: Five propsects two of which were higher end in Velasquez (nice high quality starter), Appel (former 1st round pick), organizational lefty back-end starter in Olberhotzer, right-handed starter Nathan Arauz (good righty in A ball), and INF Jonathan Arauz (throw in).

i.e. a good haul

[mulwin444]

Scioscia needs to be a manager here and sit Street's sorry ass down in favor of Bedrosian.  Street is worse than Salas at this point