My new favorite Angel

[Angelsjunky]

Jett Bandy. I mean, really? Dude is good.

Of course Trout is in his own category - favorite Angel ever, because he's the best Angel ever. But of everyone else on the team? Love Kole, enjoy watching Garret pitch, etc, but Jett is just fun to have.

[TroutField]

I agree, I love Jett. He's so much better than anyone thought he would be so far. He looks like a really good starting catcher 

[KevinJ14]

Awaiting Scotty to tell us he told us so...

[ukyah]

it would be a tremendous boon to the angels lineup if he established himself as an above average starter.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I want to believe, but ive been hurt before.

[arch stanton]

For 150 PAs he's been a solid run producer and a strong armed catcher. Welcome to the big leagues. What took you so long?

[Blarg]

46% caught stealing when the league average is 26%. If the Angels had a few pitchers that could keep runners close that number could even rise. There will be no 8 stolen base games when Bandy is behind the plate. 

Arch, I was surprised to see he has 7 home runs in that few at bats. The guy has serious power and a really good looking swing.

[arch stanton]

He's a big boy with a loft swing. Bound to hit a few out. I just hope the pitchers don't find a big hole in that swing.

[Blarg]

For all the draft fanatics he was a 31st round pick, the 945th overall in 2011. He is also the last of the Reagin's drafts which brought in CJ Cron as well as Clevinger and Maronde, both pitching for Cleveland. 

Let this sink in, of the 49 players picked by the Angels in 2011 only 4 have made it to the majors. The other 45 are either still working on their skills in the minors or behind the grill at the In N Out. Every year the Angels draft about 50 guys and of them maybe 3 or 4 see the majors for any length of time and it is the same league wide. 

So many hopefuls and then out of the draft a guy picked 945th is having success. Gotta love all the hype about advanced metrics. 

[Glen]

Obligatory:

 

Jet!

[DMVol]

Really like the idea of having Bandy and Perez going forward.  Good combo....One less position to worry about.

[eaterfan]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

For all the draft fanatics he was a 31st round pick, the 945th overall in 2011. He is also the last of the Reagin's drafts which brought in CJ Cron as well as Clevinger and Maronde, both pitching for Cleveland. 

Let this sink in, of the 49 players picked by the Angels in 2011 only 4 have made it to the majors. The other 45 are either still working on their skills in the minors or behind the grill at the In N Out. Every year the Angels draft about 50 guys and of them maybe 3 or 4 see the majors for any length of time and it is the same league wide. 

So many hopefuls and then out of the draft a guy picked 945th is having success. Gotta love all the hype about advanced metrics. 

What does any of that have to do with advanced metrics?

[totdprods]

Would be on pace to hit 26 HRs and 82 RBIs with an OPS of .793. Pretty damn good. Hope he keeps going!

[IEAngelsfan]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

For all the draft fanatics he was a 31st round pick, the 945th overall in 2011. He is also the last of the Reagin's drafts which brought in CJ Cron as well as Clevinger and Maronde, both pitching for Cleveland. 

Let this sink in, of the 49 players picked by the Angels in 2011 only 4 have made it to the majors. The other 45 are either still working on their skills in the minors or behind the grill at the In N Out. Every year the Angels draft about 50 guys and of them maybe 3 or 4 see the majors for any length of time and it is the same league wide. 

So many hopefuls and then out of the draft a guy picked 945th is having success. Gotta love all the hype about advanced metrics. 

I didn't know Strad was once drafted.

[Glen]

17 minutes ago, IEAngelfan said:

I didn't know Strad was once drafted.

I believe he was a catcher.

[Docwaukee]

20 minutes ago, Glen said:

I believe he was a catcher.

so he was drafted by the Angels?

[arch stanton]

And he could probably still outhit Conger or Mathis

[mulwin444]

His offensive numbers throughout his career seem to hover around .250-.260 .320-.330 OBP .750 OPS

http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=bandy-001jet

If he can even put up a .250 .320 .730 line while catching a great game and throwing out 45% of the runners, you have our starting catcher.  Still, Carlos Perez was putting up similar numbers in the minors and has slumped since coming up so I'm not holding my breath that this offensive pace continues. 

Even with that consideration, Jett/Perez is a solid defensive catching combo and I like them both on the team.

[Jobu]

1 hour ago, eaterfan said:

What does any of that have to do with advanced metrics?

The youths. 

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

For all the draft fanatics he was a 31st round pick, the 945th overall in 2011. He is also the last of the Reagin's drafts which brought in CJ Cron as well as Clevinger and Maronde, both pitching for Cleveland. 

Let this sink in, of the 49 players picked by the Angels in 2011 only 4 have made it to the majors. The other 45 are either still working on their skills in the minors or behind the grill at the In N Out. Every year the Angels draft about 50 guys and of them maybe 3 or 4 see the majors for any length of time and it is the same league wide. 

So many hopefuls and then out of the draft a guy picked 945th is having success. Gotta love all the hype about advanced metrics. 

A poor man's Mike Piazza?    Except that Bandy can actually provide solid defense behind the plate.

[Angelsjunky]

10 hours ago, KevinJ14 said:

Awaiting Scotty to tell us he told us so...

To be fair, Scotty tells us every single prospect will be good -- the shotgun approach.

[Angelsjunky]

5 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I want to believe, but ive been hurt before.

[Angelsjunky]

4 hours ago, Blarg said:

For all the draft fanatics he was a 31st round pick, the 945th overall in 2011. He is also the last of the Reagin's drafts which brought in CJ Cron as well as Clevinger and Maronde, both pitching for Cleveland. 

Let this sink in, of the 49 players picked by the Angels in 2011 only 4 have made it to the majors. The other 45 are either still working on their skills in the minors or behind the grill at the In N Out. Every year the Angels draft about 50 guys and of them maybe 3 or 4 see the majors for any length of time and it is the same league wide. 

So many hopefuls and then out of the draft a guy picked 945th is having success. Gotta love all the hype about advanced metrics. 

You almost had me and then you throw in a jab at advanced metrics. What does realizing that only a few drafted players plan out have to do with advanced metrics? The two are basically unrelated.

[Chuck]

His swing reminds me of Troy Glaus.

[Angelsjunky]