Is CJ Cron a keeper?

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

Scotty's erection is reaching critical limits

I haven't had an erection for an Angels player since I saw Cowgill's abs.

[Puget Sound Angel]

Keep

[Docwaukee]

Cron is cheap and productive.  Unless you can get a pitcher that is also as cheap and perhaps even slightly more productive, you keep him.  

[Oz27]

19 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Cron is cheap and productive.  Unless you can get a pitcher that is also as cheap and perhaps even slightly more productive, you keep him.  

He might be a sell high candidate, I think. If you could convince someone to give you a decent young starter I think you have to do it. DHs who can be similarly productive aren't supposed to be that hard to find. Marte might be an internal option too, but we would at least want some competition for him if we went down that route.

[Billy_Ball]

Napoli, Trumbo.....Cron.  Please Arte and Billy, don't trade him.

[Inside Pitch]

7 hours ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

I haven't had an erection for an Angels player since I saw Cowgill's abs.

And he hasn't lost it since...    Or am I projecting?

[Angel Oracle]

Wait a year (at least through late July 2017), and reassess where the team is.

[Ohtaniland]

Yes he's a very productive Angels 1st round draft pick that is an A1, A2, A3 guy that's eligible for free agency in 2021 so they better get rid of him ASAP before he gets expensive. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

11 hours ago, Oz27 said:

He might be a sell high candidate, I think. If you could convince someone to give you a decent young starter I think you have to do it. DHs who can be similarly productive aren't supposed to be that hard to find. Marte might be an internal option too, but we would at least want some competition for him if we went down that route.

I think Cron has turned a corner. I think we'll be disappointed if we trade him. I think it's likely he becomes a better player than Trumbo at this point.

[Ohtaniland]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I think Cron has turned a corner. I think we'll be disappointed if we trade him. I think it's likely he becomes a better player than Trumbo at this point.

I agree but let's trade him to the Rangers and watch him clobber 40-45 homeruns per for the next 5 seasons. Because that's what we do.

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

I agree but let's trade him to the Rangers and watch him clobber 40-45 homeruns per for the next 5 seasons. Because that's what we do.

You know if he went to Texas he would put up those numbers. lol

[jimbo]

Harold Reynolds loves him,  so obviously he needs to go

[totdprods]

1 hour ago, CALZONE said:

I agree but let's trade him to the Rangers and watch him clobber 40-45 homeruns per for the next 5 seasons. Because that's what we do.

I'm worried the Rangers go after Trumbo this offseason.

[Ohtaniland]

6 hours ago, totdprods said:

I'm worried the Rangers go after Trumbo this offseason.

He likes Baltimore, let's hope he stays there or goes to some NL team.

[Second Base]

14 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

And he hasn't lost it since...    Or am I projecting?

Cron is hitting .290. I may not still be erect but definitely a chubby. Maybe even a semi.

[ABC]

20 hours ago, Billy_Ball said:

Napoli, Trumbo.....Cron.  Please Arte and Billy, don't trade him.

Career .837 OPS (11 years)
2016 .834 OPS

 

[ABC]

11 hours ago, totdprods said:

I'm worried the Rangers go after Trumbo this offseason.

Maybe he's finally figured it out but it is likely a career year being that he's 30. His 40 bombs are nice but only .314 OBP. 

 

.773 OPS Career
.848 OPS 2016
118 OPS+ 2016

[Billy_Ball]

Cron .838 OPS

[mulwin444]

Trumbo is doing his usual 2nd half swan dive with August being particularly brutal.  He might end up with the most unimpressive 50HR season even seen (.250-ish .310 .830 OPS 115 OPS+)

[ABC]

17 minutes ago, Billy_Ball said:

Cron .838 OPS

OPS+ 128 

....but doesn't have 40 HR.

[Billy_Ball]

6 minutes ago, CF8 said:

OPS+ 128 

....but doesn't have 40 HR.

keep

[ABC]

sell high

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[Billy_Ball]

Once upon a time I thought CJ Cron's dad was going to replace Wally Joyner at first base after Joyner left as a free agent.  Then Herzog and Rodgers apparantly thought Lee Stevens was a better prospect.

[ettin]

Over his last 20 games Cron has slashed .370/.402/.728 with a .358 ISO good for a wRC+ of 205. He has 8 HR's across that period, a 2.3% BB% and a 11.5% K% with a .344 BABIP (which is higher than his season BABIP of .302 but is only slightly elevated over his Minor League career BABIP).

My only concern (and it's a mild one) is the fact that he still is only league average against LHP (wRC+ 99). He crushes RHP which is better anyway but I'd like to see him actually improve against the good platoon split too if possible. If he started crushing LHP too he'd be a monster DH.