Skaggs extremely overrated IMO

[Rico]

I look forward to the Lou bump when Skaggs wins his first Cy Young.

[Lou]

as do I 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 2/26/2018 at 4:41 PM, OK-LA Angels said:

Didn't Skaggs get hurt right when it seemed like he was starting to find his groove though? I'm going entirely off of memory here, so I could he completely wrong. But wasn't Skaggs like 6-7 innings into a no-hitter when he exited with his injury?

Forearm strain denies Skaggs' bid for no-no

Lefty exits after 4 2/3 innings; Morin relieves and allows hit to first batter

https://www.mlb.com/news/angels-tyler-skaggs-left-game-with-an-injury-having-thrown-4-23-no-hit-innings/c-87339968

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 2/26/2018 at 11:41 PM, JustATroutFan said:

Skaggs' never been a good pitcher, so he can't be "overrated".

That's exactly the player that could be overrated. If a bad pitcher is perceived to be a good pitcher he is overrated.

 

[DMVol]

Consistency (and health).....he finds it, he can be good....

[Broad Street]

His changeup looked really good. If he can continue to throw it for a strike.... Watch out.

[eligrba]

Remember, It' was the A's.

[Jay]

Yesterday Skaggs looked more like an ace than Richards

[Spirit]

His off speed stuff was just filthy last night.  I really hope we get a complete, healthy season out of him.

 

 

[Warfarin]

It was just one start, but obviously quite encouraging.  Skaggs has the stuff to be a solid mid-rotation starter for us.  With Maldonado calling the game and our stud defense behind it, I like his odds.  Just needs to throw strikes

It's pretty neat to have the kind of rotation depth we do this year.  Various guys will get hurt, but even with Heaney going down before the start of the season, we still have the depth to easily absorb it.  

[SoWhat]

His change up looked really good last night. if he can keep throwing it the way he did last night, watch out. 

[Warfarin]

2 hours ago, Kody Mac said:

His changeup looked really good. If he can continue to throw it for a strike.... Watch out.

 

25 minutes ago, Geoff said:

His off speed stuff was just filthy last night.  I really hope we get a complete, healthy season out of him.

 

1 minute ago, SoWhat said:

His change up looked really good last night. if he can keep throwing it the way he did last night, watch out. 

It appears his changeup looks pretty good!  

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, eligrba said:

Remember, It' was the A's.

What does that have to do with anything?  It is a team that can hit.  Remember Davis hits a ton of homers, Olsen set a MLB record last year for home runs per at bat.  All of that wasn’t just done against the Angels.  

[Ohtaniland]

34 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

What does that have to do with anything?  It is a team that can hit.  Remember Davis hits a ton of homers, Olsen set a MLB record last year for home runs per at bat.  All of that wasn’t just done against the Angels.  

Skaggs pitched terrific last night. He mixed his pitches and kept them off balance. Ok it was the A’s but still a great performance. I really want to see him progress and hopefully this will be the season that he can stay healthy so we can actually see him pitch at Yankees Stadium or Fenway under the big lights.

[Troll Daddy]

Sounds to me like he’s more underrated on Angelswin

[Inside Pitch]

27 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Sounds to me like he’s more underrated on Angelswin

He's been Howied....   

People dislike him for what he is .vs what they thought he would be based on prospect status.   Some of it comes from his having made his debut so long ago it seems he's pitched more than he has.    He's a 26 year old with 320 innings as a MLB player...

It's time for the rubber to meet the road with Skaggs..   He's got the tools, it's time to deliver on them.

[Angelsjunky]

He still has #2 potential, which he showed last night. I was going to start a thread before the game in which I predicted he'd either breakout this year and be a #2-3, or be a bust and struggle with inconsistency and injury - with no in-between. He's too good to be a #4-5, but he hasn't shown the consistency to be the #2-3 that his ability implies. Hopefully this is the year.

[Angelsfirst]

3 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

He still has #2 potential, which he showed last night. I was going to start a thread before the game in which I predicted he'd either breakout this year and be a #2-3, or be a bust and struggle with inconsistency and injury - with no in-between. He's too good to be a #4-5, but he hasn't shown the consistency to be the #2-3 that his ability implies. Hopefully this is the year.

Definitely has #2-3 starter quality stuff. I was really impressed with him in just a handful of starts in 2014. And then the surgery and rehab etc. 

 I’ve given him a lot of slack because I truly believed he had potential so nights like last night are great to see. But yeah,  it’s time for him to put up a solid all around year, for his and this teams sake. 

[Taylor]

lulz

[Stradling]

So how many bad innings does he have this season?

Edited April 24, 2018 by SuperTroopers

[Tank]

what an impressive game from skaggs tonight vs. the astros. 

i hope this is a "turning the corner" moment for him.

[101halo]

5 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

So how many bad innings does he have this season?

By result, just the 1 against Boston. A number he's nibbled, but that's it. 

[Dick B Back]

I probably posted smack in the thread but I’m not willing to go back and look (Lou will catch it if I did).

Anyway, looked good tonight and I’ll dine on some crow if I did.

Edited April 24, 2018 by Dick B Back

[101halo]

On 2/26/2018 at 2:04 PM, Angel Oracle said:

I'm still a little concerned that he's like a Halos RHP starter from the mid 1970s, who petered out after a couple of seasons, and didn't have many Ks.

Paul Hartzell 

Only 3Ks tonight in 7IP, good call. Time to give Bridwell another shot when we send Skuggs down. 

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, 101halo said:

Only 3Ks tonight in 7IP, good call. Time to give Bridwell another shot when we send Skuggs down. 

I'm a huge metrics guy and put a ton of weight on k's.  

Skaggs changeup was unhittable tonight.  It was Weaveresque.  He got more and more confident with it as the night went on.  His next start is gonna be dominant.  For whatever reason, it's been awhile since he's shown confidence with that pitch.  

The last time he threw his change at 20% or more before tonight was 2016.  

the k's didn't matter.  it was an out pitch with a ton of weak contact.