Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Giants (4/20/2018)

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

A better idea than having Pujols hit 4th

As long as you realize that once you set your order on Opening Day you can't change it due to players getting hot or going cold, then ok. 

I prefer having the guys who are currently hitting better than the others to be higher up in the order, but we all have our own preferences 

[Waybackman]

 

1 minute ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

Eppler is fine overall, but he seriously overestimated and overvalued his starters. Having depth means nothing when the quality is this poor. The Angels needed a legit starter and they failed to get one.

You say he is fine overall and then you say he overvalued his starters. That seems to me a pretty serious error in judgment. Season’s still young, but the inability of our starters to get out of the 5th consistently is a pretty fatal flaw.

[Stradling]

Just now, Lou said:

As long as you realize that once you set your order on Opening Day you can't change it due to players getting hot or going cold, then ok. 

I prefer having the guys who are currently hitting better than the others to be higher up in the order, but we all have our own preferences 

I’m just wondering if Cron will bat 5th or 6th and if the Rays mind if we borrow him to meet the needs of this fan expectation.  

[GrittyVeterans]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

As long as you realize that once you set your order on Opening Day you can't change it due to players getting hot or going cold, then ok. 

I prefer having the guys who are currently hitting better than the others to be higher up in the order, but we all have our own preferences 

Exactly

[Stradling]

Just now, Waybackman said:

 

You say he is fine overall and then you say he overvalued his starters. That seems to me a pretty serious error in judgment. Season’s still young, but the inability of our starters to get out of the 5th consistently is a pretty fatal flaw.

Pick the starter you would have signed

[Ohtani&Trout]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

How many of the FA signings have pitched well to start the year tbh? Arrieta is off to a good start but I think Darvish has been terrible, Cobb's been a disaster in Baltimore, and Lynn hasn't been great

 

At least they have proven track records. I still trust that Darvish and some of those others will pitch how they’re capable of. Skaggs and Heaney don’t have any proven track record. As said, their career ERA is closer to 5 than 4. Heaney’s career FIP is really close to 5 after today’s game. 

 

 

 

[Troutta here]

34-3 the last 3.5 games

[Ohtaniland]

They need to implement the 8 man rotation ASAP.

[Vlad27Trout27]

To those that are saying that we should have signed an extra starter in the off season...., well here are some stats:

Cobb with an ERA around 15 ........

Lynn and Darvish with an awesome Era's of  6!!!!

Chatwood with an Era of 4.60.... Ok that's a bit better than Heaney, But that about 14 mil for an 4.60 era

Ok Arrieta has been nasty so far, but at 32 was not worth us signing him.

 

[Sherlock31]

34-3 in the last 32 innings......

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

How many of the FA signings have pitched well to start the year tbh? Arrieta is off to a good start but I think Darvish has been terrible, Cobb's been a disaster in Baltimore, and Lynn hasn't been great

 

Darvish:

0-1

6.00 era 

69  era+

1.533 whip

 

[eligrba4ever]

I'm less and less disappointed that a cable-fee dispute involving the station that carries this game left me with live look-ins on MLB. I'll be looking in not so much unless the Angels offense shows a pulse tonight.

[Stradling]

Just now, Vlad27Trout27 said:

To those that are saying that we should have signed an extra starter in the off season...., well here are some stats:

Cobb with an ERA around 15 ........

Lynn and Darvish with an awesome Era's of  6!!!!

Chatwood with an Era of 4.60.... Ok that's a bit better than Heaney, But that about 14 mil for an 4.60 era

Ok Arrieta has been nasty so far, but at 32 was not worth us signing him.

 

And loss of draft pick. 

[GrittyVeterans]

Atta boy Simba. Move that guy up

[Jay]

Just now jumping into the thread, to see who is on suicide watch.

[bloodbrother]

4 minutes ago, Waybackman said:

Bet we get swept by the Giants. Then we get Houston. Is Eppler still a genius?

He's got the org moving in the right direction. They were in ROUGH shape as early as 2 years ago with a bloated payroll filled with overpaid and underperforming veterans, and had one of the weakest farm systems by an MLB team in years

They weren't going to jump so soon on Houston, Cleveland, Boston, NY's level as far as talent/upside but they are closing the gap.

 

[Sherlock31]

Come on somebody hit something..........

[AngelsFaninGA]

Our pitching staff next year needs to be Ohtani/Barria/Canning/Suarez/FA. Tired of these scrubs that alternate between DL stints and getting lit up for multiple years now

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Exactly

Right, but you realize this means if you say that (insert player's name here) should be moved up or down in the order, it has to be based on what they've done the past 2 years (excluding BA).

 

[Ohtaniland]

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, Lou said:

Right, but you realize this means if you say that (insert player's name here) should be moved up or down in the order, it has to be based on what they've done the past 2 years (excluding BA).

 

Sure, that's just what I'm saying

[Jay]

Geez Maldonado you're just waving at shit.

 

[Lou]

I'll take Arrieta 

[daygloman]

I'm in a baaaad fucking mood.

Go Halos....... Anyway.......

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Sherlock31 said:

Come on somebody hit something..........

They are . . . 

 

the bench.