Cowart Recalled

[totdprods]

Per sources on Twitter.

 

[AngelStew43]

We can recall him, but getting Mike to play him seems to be another matter.

[stormngt]

About time.  Now get him some consistent ABs 

[fan_since79]

Escobar out with a sore thumb. Cowart starting at 3rd today?

 

edit: just saw the lineup posted on Angels' Facebook page. Cowart batting 8th and playing 3rd base, and Graterol catching.

Edited June 25, 2017 by fan_since79

[Glen]

It's on, bitches!

Seriously though, I don't have a horse in the race other than hoping Cowart does well.  As much as I love Luggage Man, I wouldn't mind seeing a better-fielding 3B there as long as he can hit around .220 or so.

[Stradling]

I'm looking forward to him making an error just so I look like a jackass because I like him and despise Escobar defensively. 

[Glen]

His every AB today is gonna be analyzed and commented on here like the Zapruder film.  God help him if he goes 0-4 with a few Ks.

[Stradling]

Every time he makes a clean throw to first I'll consider it an upgrade. 

[arch stanton]

Just take a friggin pitch or 2. He didn't walk a single time after he got called up last year

[Angels#1Fan]

@arch stanton you're right he showed little plate discipline the last time he got called up.

Hopefully Cowart will fair better than his last time here because he didn't look like he belonged.

Like others here I hope he succeeds but I have serious reservations about his ability to hit ML pitching.

I'd love to be wrong.

BTW..what's the over/under on Cowart making an error today?

[fan_since79]

51 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Just take a friggin pitch or 2. He didn't walk a single time after he got called up last year

He might be hacking since he had one of the best nights in years in AAA the other day.

I hope our hitting coach will have a word or two with him and that he listens carefully.

 

Edited June 25, 2017 by fan_since79

[Stradling]

If he hits .240 and runs the bases well, takes some walks and plays the defense we all know he can, he will provide more wins than Escobar who has hit about .275 this year with below average defense. 

[Second Base]

34 minutes ago, Stradling said:

If he hits .240 and runs the bases well, takes some walks and plays the defense we all know he can, he will provide more wins than Escobar who has hit about .275 this year with below average defense. 

To be fair, Escobar isn't likely to finish the year at .275, probably a lot closer to .300 like last year, and he's running the bars a lot better this year. So I think Cowart would probably need to hit closer to .270.

Escobar is very underrated among Angels fans. The fact that he's batting clean up in Scioscia level ridiculous, but as a top of the order hitter, last year especially, he was invaluable.

Cowart needs to be a good player to replace Escobar. And he can be, I think he just needs reps and confidence. Once he has momentum he'll stop wondering whether or not he belongs.

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I'm looking forward to him making an error just so I look like a jackass because I like him and despise Escobar defensively. 

You know it would be karma. lol

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

1 hour ago, arch stanton said:

Just take a friggin pitch or 2. He didn't walk a single time after he got called up last year

He walked a bunch in AAA. He was trying so hard to make an impression he swung at every thing.

[Stradling]

16 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

To be fair, Escobar isn't likely to finish the year at .275, probably a lot closer to .300 like last year, and he's running the bars a lot better this year. So I think Cowart would probably need to hit closer to .270.

Escobar is very underrated among Angels fans. The fact that he's batting clean up in Scioscia level ridiculous, but as a top of the order hitter, last year especially, he was invaluable.

Cowart needs to be a good player to replace Escobar. And he can be, I think he just needs reps and confidence. Once he has momentum he'll stop wondering whether or not he belongs.

He has run the bases better this year, but to have him hit .300 he will have to bat like .325 the rest of the way.  I guess that could happen. I actually like him in the middle of the line up, but it will make more sense once Trout is back.  

[AngelsLakersFan]

As happy as I am for Cowart, I think it's a pretty big mistake to go with him rather than moving Valbuena over to third and playing Cron everyday at 1st.

[Stradling]

I think unless someone goes on the DL there's a minimum amount of time between call ups. 

[Taylor]

First AB: RBI double.

[Jobu]

6 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

As happy as I am for Cowart, I think it's a pretty big mistake to go with him rather than moving Valbuena over to third and playing Cron everyday at 1st.

Nawww

[AngelsLakersFan]

7 minutes ago, Jobu said:

Nawww

As much as you guys hate on Cron, he's slugging .723 in Salt Lake this year.

[AngelsLakersFan]

9 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I think unless someone goes on the DL there's a minimum amount of time between call ups. 

I was assuming Escobar went on the DL, but I guess he hasn't?

[Jobu]

7 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

As much as you guys hate on Cron, he's slugging .723 in Salt Lake this year.

I was just busting your chops for posting that minutes before his RBI double.

 

Which Cron would not have done.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 minutes ago, Jobu said:

I was just busting your chops for posting that minutes before his RBI double.

 

Which Cron would not have done.

He wouldn't have been in the lineup!

[DMVol]

3 hours ago, AngelStew43 said:

We can recall him, but getting Mike to play him seems to be another matter.

He'll play at 3b until Escobar is back...but he won't bust in to that wonderful platoon of Espy and Penny at 2b