Schimpf

[Gil]

He's starting in LF tonight. If he can play 2b/3b and the corner outfield, that could go a long way in finding him a place on a team with a 6 man rotation and 3 man bench.

[NorCal Halo]

He plaid 2B, 3B, LF, and RF for the Padres.  So at worse he is Valbuena's replacement and at best he is Troy Glaus's replacement (a power-hitting 3B).

To be clear, the ball jumps off his bat. 

By the way, he is two years older than Carlos Perez, has played the same number of years, and has acquired the same WAR.

Great trade Eppler, well done.

[Warfarin]

19 minutes ago, Gil said:

He's starting in LF tonight. If he can play 2b/3b and the corner outfield, that could go a long way in finding him a place on a team with a 6 man rotation and 3 man bench.

2B/3B/1B/Corner OF?  Super utility profile, and LH power hitter with patience?  Pretty nifty.  He has two options too, so that makes him all that much more valuable to us.  We'll need to work on getting that K rate to an acceptable rate (i.e. high 20s), but otherwise, I'd say he has a spot in our organization moving forward.  This is assuredly an up-and-down kind of season for him, but given our lack of infield depth, he has a good shot at being very useful for us moving forward.

[Angel Oracle]

Beats paying Valbuena $8 million.

[Warfarin]

9 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Beats paying Valbuena $8 million.

Schimpf has the potential to be a more versatile version of Valbuena moving forward.  Obviously it'll help us save $$ in future years.  This will help us free up some money to re-sign our own FAs (Richards, Maldonado, maybe Kinlser on a 1yr deal) and plug up any other holes that may arise.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Warfarin said:

You never know man.  Teams with great FO's can find diamonds in the rough and make them into something more.  Look at what the Dodgers did with Taylor.  They plundered Dipoto in that trade.  

Thats not saying a whole lot.

[Warfarin]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Thats not saying a whole lot.

I agree, it is not.  It is a shame we are unlikely to benefit from trading with Dipoto.  We will benefit in the sense that the Mariners are just going to keep getting worse, but it'd be cool to benefit directly by getting a useful piece from them for no cost at all

[ten ocho recon scout]

Dipoto wheelin and dealin

 

[Dick Enberg]

I wonder how many times Schimpf has arrived in a new clubhouse and instead of his name on a locker, found this picture taped on it

 

[Dick B Back]

Two Dicks old enough to know who that is.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

7 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

Two Dicks old enough to know who that is.

My favorite. 

[Broad Street]

Why was he taken out so early? Purely defensive reasons?

[Stax]

Jeff Fletcher‏Verified account @JeffFletcherOCR 1h1 hour ago

Ryan Schimpf was not hurt, by the way. He's not really a LF, so the Angels took him out since he wasn't going to hit again for a couple innings and they had the lead, Scioscia said.

[CaliAngel]

12 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

He's here in case Kinsler is wasted money. 

If Kindler sucks after watching this team play the way they have without him, I'd be shocked.

Dude's getting up there, and wants a ring. With Pujols, Trout and new friend Ohtani holding him up by his bootstraps, I think it will be awesome to see him in a Halo uniform. 

[Dick Enberg]

Angels Release Ryan Schimpf

By Mark Polishuk | May 22, 2018 at 5:47pm CDT

The Angels have requested unconditional release waivers on infielder Ryan Schimpf, as per the team’s communications department (via Twitter).

[T.G.]

So... not "the piece?"

[Pablo]

2 minutes ago, True Grich said:

So... not "the piece?"

It would appear.

[Pujols4MVP]

Well he'll get to spend more time with his friends Moe & Curly.......

I'm guessing he's related to this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemp_Howard

[red321]

When did Detleff start playing baseball?

[Dtwncbad]

Can we upgrade Schimpf to Curly?

Better overall chemistry with Moe and Larry.

[totdprods]

If Wood goes on the 60-Day, the Angels just cleared up two spots on the 40 for guys like Fletcher, Fernandez, Lamb, etc as well with this move.

[failos]

Schimmons , Schimpf, and Schioscia

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, red321 said:

When did Detleff start playing baseball?

When do we trade for Arvidis?

[ten ocho recon scout]

7 hours ago, failos said:

Schimmons , Schimpf, and Schioscia

 

 

Hahaha

[Lou]

7 hours ago, failos said:

Schimmons , Schimpf, and Schioscia

Brilliant