September Call Ups!!!????

[Ochocinco!]

Does Epppler call up an army or just EY and a couple bullpen arms??

My guess is--

Eric Young Jr

Mike Morin

Deolis Guerra 

Grayson Long or John Lamb taking Scribners next start 

[arch stanton]

Neither Guerra or Long is on the 40 man. They'll have to do some finagling to get them up.

Surely we'll see Perez, Paredes, Noe Ramirez and probably Wright and Morin

[DMVol]

59 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Neither Guerra or Long is on the 40 man. They'll have to do some finagling to get them up.

Surely we'll see Perez, Paredes, Noe Ramirez and probably Wright and Morin

Marte for sure...probably Robinson for pinch running/defense....Rather see Guerra than Morin or Wright....designate somebody to make room...I know he's not popular here but I'd bet on Salas....Barria would be a wild card....

[totdprods]

Carlos Perez will come up.

[Billy_Ball]

Dustin Ackley?

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Billy_Ball said:

Dustin Ackley?

He's only played the fielda handful of times, and only 1B. Can't see him being worth a spot on the 40-man.

i think the Angels/Eppler literally just offered to pay for his rehab season to help them fill out the AAA roster. It was that thin at the start of the year.

If any position player gets added to the 40 it'll be another OF (Flores, Robinson, even Hermosillo) or someone like Rey Navarro.

[DMVol]

6 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Carlos Perez will come up.

He hasn't been catching any, mostly DH...not sure if he's hurt or what....

[totdprods]

9 minutes ago, DMVol said:

He hasn't been catching any, mostly DH...not sure if he's hurt or what....

He's been rotating through DH/C all year, but haven't heard anything on him being injured. Think they're just keeping him fresh and keeping his bat in the line-up. 

Nolan Fontana may be coming up too. Wouldn't hurt to have another option at 2B/SS. 
Kaleb's first 10 games: .438/.486/.719/1.204
Kaleb's next 22 games: .121/.177/.241/.419

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

I think Guerra is coming up. They have plenty of choices to make space on the 40-man. The easiest is placing Bailey on the 60-day DL.

I can also see them making a spot for Salas (Pounders DFA?).

Of guys on the 40, I'll take Perez, Marte, Paredes, Ramirez and Wright.

Maybe John Lamb too (also not on the 40).

I doubt any first timers like Barría, Fletcher, Long.

Also, they won't all come up at once. 

And they will need to create 40-man spots for Richards and Street when they come back, the former more certainly than the latter. 

[zenmaster]

Salas?

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I think Guerra is coming up. They have plenty of choices to make space on the 40-man. The easiest is placing Bailey on the 60-day DL.

I can also see them making a spot for Salas (Pounders DFA?).

Of guys on the 40, I'll take Perez, Marte, Paredes, Ramirez and Wright.

Maybe John Lamb too (also not on the 40).

I doubt any first timers like Barría, Fletcher, Long.

Also, they won't all come up at once. 

And they will need to create 40-man spots for Richards and Street when they come back, the former more certainly than the latter. 

@Jeff Fletcher:  I get Long (lefthanded) but what is the appeal of Wright?  His numbers have been pretty bad at SLC....H to IP is bad, K's not particularly impressive: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=t561&player_id=642229#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL

[DMVol]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

....Nolan Fontana may be coming up too. Wouldn't hurt to have another option at 2B/SS. 
Kaleb's first 10 games: .438/.486/.719/1.204
Kaleb's next 22 games: .121/.177/.241/.419

I think you definitely need another middle infielder....Rey Navarro's numbers are pretty good and I think he can play SS, 2B or 3B...but so can Fontana.....on paper, they are pretty similar so I guess it might depend on a specific skill set they are looking for---baserunning, ability to draw a walk....

[totdprods]

32 minutes ago, DMVol said:

I think you definitely need another middle infielder....Rey Navarro's numbers are pretty good and I think he can play SS, 2B or 3B...but so can Fontana.....on paper, they are pretty similar so I guess it might depend on a specific skill set they are looking for---baserunning, ability to draw a walk....

Fontana has had a great season and has benefit of already being on the 40-man. He isn't far removed from being one of the Astros top prospects but had an awful 2016 and was buried beneath all their other prospects. His OBP is something like 130 points higher than his decent batting average too. 

[totdprods]

59 minutes ago, DMVol said:

@Jeff Fletcher:  I get Long (lefthanded) but what is the appeal of Wright?  His numbers have been pretty bad at SLC....hits to IP is bad, K's not particularly impressive: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=t561&player_id=642229#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL

Wright hasn't been too awful for the Angels when serving as a spot-starter. 
If we see him in September, I could see him being used sort of like Pounders, a guy who is there to eat up the remaining innings of a blowout.

Could see both of them being DFAed in favor of more interesting arms like Lamb or even Banuelos or Gurka though, to get some additional lefty help in the pen.

Banuelos turned things around quite a bit when he moved to relief and Gurka has been very solid at SLC.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I can also see them making a spot for Salas (Pounders DFA?).

[DMVol]

19 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Fontana has had a great season and has benefit of already being on the 40-man. He isn't far removed from being one of the Astros top prospects but had an awful 2016 and was buried beneath all their other prospects. His OBP is something like 130 points higher than his decent batting average too. 

I wouldn't call .271 in the PCL a great season, more solid....but his OBP is terrific (.392)....50 points higher than Navarro....all of that makes you appreciate the season Carlos Perez has had.... .352 right now and flirted with .400 for awhile....yowzer.....

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=561&stn=true&sid=t561

[DMVol]

5 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Wright hasn't been too awful for the Angels when serving as a spot-starter. 
If we see him in September, I could see him being used sort of like Pounders, a guy who is there to eat up the remaining innings of a blowout.
Could see both of them being DFAed in favor of more interesting arms like Lamb or even Banuelos or Gurka though, to get some additional lefty help in the pen.
Banuelos turned things around quite a bit when he moved to relief and Gurka has been very solid at SLC.

Meh on Wright....Banuelos pitched very well after a rough start but had a couple of stinkers recently, then a good effort this week (see game log)....wouldn't totally surprise me to see a trade for a pitcher today...nothing like Verlander but maybe somebody who is owed a little money (not a ton) who slipped through waivers....

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=t561&player_id=544365#/gamelogs/R/pitching/2017/MINORS

[totdprods]

15 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Meh on Wright....Banuelos pitched very well after a rough start but had a couple of stinkers recently, then a good effort this week (see game log)....wouldn't totally surprise me to see a trade for a pitcher today...nothing like Verlander but maybe somebody who is owed a little money (not a ton) who slipped through waivers....

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=t561&player_id=544365#/gamelogs/R/pitching/2017/MINORS

Mostly concerned about not having an extra lefty to help against all of our remaining games against Texas. 
It'd be helpful against the Gallo, Odor, Mazara, Choo group.

Banuelos has had some stinkers recently, and I don't think he's the perfect option, but one thing I noticed when he switched:
As a starter: BB/9 was 5.3 and K/9 was 5.5 and his HR/9 was 0.8
As a reliever: BB/9 was 4.1 and K/9 was 9.3 and his HR/9 is 0.2

Biggest observation? He barely allows any homers. Even as a starter his HR/9 was 0.8, and as a reliever, he's allowed one home run in 55 innings. 

His lefty/righty splits aren't very impressive in SLC but I think in a pinch he'd be handy as a lefty specialist out of the pen. Lamb has actually been hit harder by lefties (hitting .400 against him, but 17 K in 17.2 IP).  Gurka has pitched well against lefties, but only since joining the Bees. Of the three, Banuelos reads like the one of being the most capable to use as a September lefty specialist, when they have numerous arms to shuffle around for match-ups.

[totdprods]

27 minutes ago, DMVol said:

I wouldn't call .271 in the PCL a great season, more solid....but his OBP is terrific (.392)....50 points higher than Navarro....all of that makes you appreciate the season Carlos Perez has had.... .352 right now and flirted with .400 for awhile....yowzer.....

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=561&stn=true&sid=t561

His career batting average in the minors was .238 before this year.....hitting .270 is a pretty good step forward for him, especially coming off a 2016 campaign where he slashed .203/.282/.273/.555, mostly in AAA. 

Definitely has some PCL inflation, but a 26-year old middle infielder slashing .271/.396/.449/.844 with some pop (40 XBH), speed (14 SB vs. 2 CS), and discipline (75 BB vs. 97 K) is great for depth, at least until someone like Fletcher steps forward. Could remind me of what Andrew Romine provided for a few Septembers, minus the plus-plus defense.

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, totdprods said:

He's been rotating through DH/C all year, but haven't heard anything on him being injured. Think they're just keeping him fresh and keeping his bat in the line-up. 

Nolan Fontana may be coming up too. Wouldn't hurt to have another option at 2B/SS. 
Kaleb's first 10 games: .438/.486/.719/1.204
Kaleb's next 22 games: .121/.177/.241/.419

 

Cowart losing it so suddenly is very troubling. I think we'll see Pennington getting a fair number of starts now at 2nd. Valbuena is set at 3rd with the setback to Escobar. Fontana would provide some depth in the infield.

 

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Cowart losing it so suddenly is very troubling. I think we'll see Pennington getting a fair number of starts now at 2nd. Valbuena is set at 3rd with the setback to Escobar. Fontana would provide some depth in the infield.

Cliff in June, July, and August (42 G, 108 PA): .286/.336/.429/.765 - 8 XBH, 7 BB, 28 K

[GrittyVeterans]

Guerra needs to be up. He was good last year in the majors and dominated AAA this year. He's an arm that could potentially give a couple guys in the bullpen some needed rest

[DMVol]

23 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Cowart losing it so suddenly is very troubling. I think we'll see Pennington getting a fair number of starts now at 2nd. Valbuena is set at 3rd with the setback to Escobar. Fontana would provide some depth in the infield.

The concern with Cowart is that he's pretty much doing what he did last year---hot start, then he struggles....you have to assume the pitchers adjust to him pretty quickly and he doesn't have an answer (as yet, anyway)....My managing skills are frequently lacking...I thought Scioscia should play him every day but it appears I may have been wrong again (nothing new there)...Pennington isn't great (obviously he was last night) but in a pennant race, he may be a better option than a young guy who is struggling...

[DMVol]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

...His (Banuelos) lefty/righty splits aren't very impressive in SLC but I think in a pinch he'd be handy as a lefty specialist out of the pen. Lamb has actually been hit harder by lefties (hitting .400 against him, but 17 K in 17.2 IP).  Gurka has pitched well against lefties, but only since joining the Bees. Of the three, Banuelos reads like the one of being the most capable to use as a September lefty specialist, when they have numerous arms to shuffle around for match-ups.

I was confusing Banuelos with Campos (kind of similar stories when we got them last winter) and I totally forgot he was a lefty....definitely bring him up over Lamb, don't you think?

[Troll Daddy]

1 hour ago, DMVol said:

The concern with Cowart is that he's pretty much doing what he did last year---hot start, then he struggles....you have to assume the pitchers adjust to him pretty quickly and he doesn't have an answer (as yet, anyway)....My managing skills are frequently lacking...I thought Scioscia should play him every day but it appears I may have been wrong again (nothing new there)...Pennington isn't great (obviously he was last night) but in a pennant race, he may be a better option than a young guy who is struggling...

Pennington is still a utility player. Cowart will have to hit ... he'll still get the lions share of starts imo. 

It's always possible the pull the trigger on a second baseman today.