Angels Sign 1B Chris Carter to a minor league deal

[totdprods]

Jeff Fletcher‏Verified account @JeffFletcherOCR 2m2 minutes ago

The #Angels have agreed to terms with Chris Carter on a minor league deal. Carter adds depth lost when CJ Cron was traded.

[jordan]

Depth move I guess.  Nothing too exciting. 

[KDWells]

Break in case of emergency option for some 1B at-bats. I've always been fond of Carter's ridiculously all or nothing approach from a surface level viewing intermittently over the years.

[Tank]

At least this way he won't beat the crap out of us like he did in Houston.

[totdprods]

Wonder how many HRs he could hit playing the PCL full-time....

Crazy that he's only 31. Just a year removed from 41 homers with Milwaukee. 

[bloodbrother]

Next level move by Eppler here. Carter had like 47 career HR's against the Angels

[totdprods]

I don't know if the Angels had a single minor league player top around 15 HRs last year. Even if it doesn't impact the MLB club at all, would be kinda cool to see someone hit more than 20 or gosh, even 30, down on the farm.

[Warfarin]

Solid depth move.  He has historically hit LHP better, too.  A possible option to be called up as needed, depending on performance/injuries/etc.  

[JustATroutFan]

Great power when he's hot but very prone to cold stretch. One dimensional hitter.

Angels already have  one dimensional hitter who is stealing a bunch of money from this team.

[jordan]

With Cron out of options, basically we’re getting a Cron in the minors for depth.  

[Warfarin]

4 minutes ago, jordan said:

With Cron out of options, basically we’re getting a Cron in the minors for depth.  

Exactly, and it's a very savvy move.

There was nothing wrong with Cron, but he was imminently replaceable.  The problem with Cron was he wasn't option-able, and we'd have to keep him on the roster the entire year.  On our team, with Valbuena and Pujols occupying 1B, this made him less than ideal.

Carter fits well, because we can stash him in AAA as long as we need to, and can then call him up later in the season if the situation calls for it.  If Cron still had an option, he'd for sure still be an Angel.

[UndertheHalo]

Moar black guys !!!

[AngelStew43]

Could this mean curtains for Valbuena?

[eligrba]

6 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Exactly, and it's a very savvy move.

There was nothing wrong with Cron, but he was imminently replaceable.  The problem with Cron was he wasn't option-able, and we'd have to keep him on the roster the entire year.  On our team, with Valbuena and Pujols occupying 1B, this made him less than ideal.

Carter fits well, because we can stash him in AAA as long as we need to, and can then call him up later in the season if the situation calls for it.  If Cron still had an option, he'd for sure still be an Angel.

Got to admire Eppler.  Nothing seems to be done impulsively.  It is fun to watch.

[The Dude]

Wonder if we're black enough for T.Hunter from Texas yet.

[eligrba]

1 minute ago, AngelStew43 said:

Could this mean curtains for Valbuena?

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

Could this mean curtains for Valbuena?

How?  He doesn’t play 3rd. 

[ukyah]

8 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

Could this mean curtains for Valbuena?

no, i think it means more playing time for him.

[jordan]

5 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

Could this mean curtains for Valbuena?

Valbuena isn’t going anywhere.  Valbuena fits the Angels needs much more than Carter, or Cron would have. Not sure why people want LV gone so quickly.  He can play the corners, hits left handed, and gets timely hits.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

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[totdprods]

4 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I don't know if the Angels had a single minor league player top around 15 HRs last year. Even if it doesn't impact the MLB club at all, would be kinda cool to see someone hit more than 20 or gosh, even 30, down on the farm.

Looked further...as much as our farm has improved, our power/HR numbers are embarrassingly low. 

At AAA, Cowart led with 12 (Puello hit 13, but only 7 with the Bees).
There were 80 players who hit more home runs, including 5 players on Memphis, 6 on El Paso, and 7 on Houston's Fresno team. 
Eight players had 30 or more, Houston's A.J. Reed had the AAA lead with 34. 
Rymer Liriano hit 17, so he alone would have led the Angels minor leaguers. Chris Carter hit 9....in 36 games. Safe to say he would have had more than any Angel if he played one more month in AAA.

At AA, Houchins hit 14. 
46 more AA players hit more home runs, including 6 on the Dodgers team, one of whom was Jose Miguel Fernandez, who hit 16, which would have again led the Angels. 
15 players had 20 or more, with Detroit's Christin Stewart leading with 28.

At A+, Michael Barash and Brendon Sanger each hit 10. 
Seth Brown led the way with 30 HRs, and 72 others hit more than either Barash or Sanger.

At A, John Schuknecht led with 10.
77 more players topped that, with Emmanuel Tapia leading the way with 29. Six others hit at least 20.

Way down in Rookie ball, Jeyson Sanchez and Harrison Wenson each hit 13. Only five more were ahead of them! But neither are considered to be much on the prospect front. 

Would be great to see Thaiss, Houchins, Rojas start landing in the 15-25 HR range this year, and Herm, Jones, etc. start getting more into the 10-20 HR range.

[nando714]

31 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Next level move by Eppler here. Carter had like 47 career HR's against the Angels

He was an angel killer 

[AngelsLakersFan]

I bet he gets at least 250 PAs this year.

[Ohtaniland]

19 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I bet he gets at least 250 PAs this year.

Just another Goodwill store pickup. I bet he gets released like he did with both the Astros and Yankees. 

[Second Base]

If the Angels don't promote him, Carter might end up hitting 60 HR's in the PCL (particularly Salt Lake) this year.