Escobar on the DL

[m0nkey]

Cowart up?

 

 

[totdprods]

Would seem so - not sure why they would send Marte down if they knew Escobar was DL bound.

Now, how many ABs will he get? 

[totdprods]

Welp, nevermind. According to Pedro Moura, Marte is staying up.

[Troll Daddy]

Why don't they just trade Cowart and give the kid a chance to play ML baseball. 

[totdprods]

5 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Why don't they just trade Cowart and give the kid a chance to play ML baseball. 

He has zero trade value right now. He'd be the type of guy traded for a DFA'ed arm, and Angels have enough guys of that caliber for now. 

[Troll Daddy]

Just now, totdprods said:

He has zero trade value right now. He'd be the type of guy traded for a DFA'ed arm, and Angels have enough guys of that caliber for now. 

I get it but do the kid a favor for god sake

[DMVol]

42 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Why don't they just trade Cowart and give the kid a chance to play ML baseball. 

Not ready to give up on Cowart yet but, right now, I'd rather have Marte on the roster,...

[nando714]

@Stradling is doing cartwheels 

 

[Stradling]

13 minutes ago, nando714 said:

@Stradling is doing cartwheels 

 

Cartwheels, no, but it's a good opportunity to see Cowart or even Valbuena.

[Troll Daddy]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Cartwheels, no, but it's a good opportunity to see Cowart or even Valbuena.

Doesn't matter what either do ... Escobar will be back

[Stradling]

Yes but it's not about Escobar going forward after this season.  We can get some needed info on both those other guys for next season. 

[tomsred]

1 hour ago, failos said:

#FREECOWART

You guys are in a real hurry to see this kid again.  Why not Eric Young Jr. (hitting .351), or Carlos Perez (hitting .339)?  Both are about .035 points ahead of Cowart on batting average.  I think we will see Cowart when the coaches think he is ready, not because his stats look good at Salt Lake right now.

[JustATroutFan]

Not easy to make that decision when Cowart's career batting average in the majors is only .176 in 139 plate appearances. I know it's a small sample size but they will take that into account. So far, Cowart has been a big time underachiever in the majors.

[Stradling]

58 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

Not easy to make that decision when Cowart's career batting average in the majors is only .176 in 139 plate appearances. I know it's a small sample size but they will take that into account. So far, Cowart has been a big time underachiever in the majors.

He's started like 10 games in a row then was basically a rookie getting sporadic playing time.  He's had no real chance to get into a groove.  One thing that basically never slumps is defense and Cowart is a plus third baseman. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Hes eric young's kid.

[Docwaukee]

If they are going to keep Marte up, I wouldn't mind seeing him get the lions share of ab's at 3b with Valbuena sliding over to 2b for Espinosa.  I know it will never happen for defensive reasons, but it would be interesting.  

I also like Calhoun being moved down, but not sure who I'd bat in front of Trout right now.  Probably Revere leading off with Trout 2nd.  Then Pu, Valbuena, Kole, Cron, Simmons, Maldonado and Espinosa.  

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

With Valbuena playing 3B and Cron with his improved defense at 1B, that is the best defensive infield we have had in years. Tomorrow with the same infield and Trout back in CF we will have one solid defensive team. Now, as for the offense...

[DMVol]

3 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

With Valbuena playing 3B and Cron with his improved defense at 1B, that is the best defensive infield we have had in years. Tomorrow with the same infield and Trout back in CF we will have one solid defensive team. Now, as for the offense...

Scioscia mentioned Pennington at 3b so I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see more of him at 3b than Marte, with Valbuena getting the most AB's....that could mean we'll see more of Espinosa at 2b....In a perfect world, I think they'd trade Escobar for a modest return and play Valbuena at 3b and Cron at 1b....just my guess....

[Second Base]

Valbuena is the heir to 3B after the trade deadline and next year. They'll slot him at 3B and Cron at 1B. No benefit to promoting Cowart to sit him on the bench.