.... If Fletcher isn't starting in the next game..

[Inside Pitch]

... God help me I will stab Scioscia....

[Taylor]

Whoever replaces him will go 0-for-4 with 5 LOB.

[Second Base]

Fletcher and JMF need to be in the starting lineup.

[arch stanton]

Isn’t Fletcher likely to start at short now?

[Make Angels Great Again]

Fuckit, call up Thaiss and Ward and start them too, 

SS - Fletcher

3B - Ward

2B - Kinsler

1B - JMF

DH - Thaiss

[DMVol]

5 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Isn’t Fletcher likely to start at short now?

I guess Scioscia could start Fontana just to piss IP off.....

[SoWhat]

I wasn't able  to catch the game because of the idiotic reason to broadcast it only on facebook. Can someone let me know how he looked? Thanks

[Second Base]

Make no mistake, the Angels AAA offense this year is better than their major league offense. Trout, Upton, Simmons and Ohtani are all good, but Valbuena, Cozart, Pujols, Marte, Maldonado, Calhoun were all garbage.

By contrast, the AAA squad has featured JMF, Fletcher, Thaiss, Ward, Hermosillo, Liriano, Blash, Revere, Carter...

If you could remove all exterior influences and just went with the guys that play the best, we'd have Ward at 3B, Fletch at SS, Thaiss at 1B, JMF at DH, Blash in RF....

[Griffey's Corner]

23 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Fuckit, call up Thaiss and Ward and start them too, 

SS - Fletcher

3B - Ward

2B - Kinsler

1B - JMF

DH - Thaiss

I like it.

[Slegnaac]

19 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Make no mistake, the Angels AAA offense this year is better than their major league offense. Trout, Upton, Simmons and Ohtani are all good, but Valbuena, Cozart, Pujols, Marte, Maldonado, Calhoun were all garbage.

By contrast, the AAA squad has featured JMF, Fletcher, Thaiss, Ward, Hermosillo, Liriano, Blash, Revere, Carter...

If you could remove all exterior influences and just went with the guys that play the best, we'd have Ward at 3B, Fletch at SS, Thaiss at 1B, JMF at DH, Blash in RF....

No to Blash.  He has not shown that he can be an MLB player.  How can he not tag second base on his way back to first?  Guess he never had to do that in SLC?

Just NO.

[BackUpTheTruck]

1 minute ago, Slegnaac said:

No to Blash.  He has not shown that he can be an MLB player.  How can he not tag second base on his way back to first?  Guess he never had to do that in SLC?

Just NO.

I think Chris Young has earned himself some playing time today.

[floplag]

Has Sven ever once done this right?  i expect Fletcher back on a plane to Utah by midnight, lol 

[stormngt]

29 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Make no mistake, the Angels AAA offense this year is better than their major league offense. Trout, Upton, Simmons and Ohtani are all good, but Valbuena, Cozart, Pujols, Marte, Maldonado, Calhoun were all garbage.

By contrast, the AAA squad has featured JMF, Fletcher, Thaiss, Ward, Hermosillo, Liriano, Blash, Revere, Carter...

If you could remove all exterior influences and just went with the guys that play the best, we'd have Ward at 3B, Fletch at SS, Thaiss at 1B, JMF at DH, Blash in RF....

Blash dominance with his short time at the Angel's clearly shows why he deserves to be starting every day

[JuanjoRios]

15 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

I think Chris Young has earned himself some playing time today.

Wasn't he traded to Minnesota?

[BackUpTheTruck]

1 minute ago, JuanjoRios said:

Wasn't he traded to Minnesota?

Chris Carter

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 minute ago, JuanjoRios said:

Wasn't he traded to Minnesota?

 No, that was the other brother.

[Chris]

If Fletcher and JMF aren't in the lineup on Friday in Oakland, I will join the fire Scioscia club.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Anyone who follows the minors, does fletcher seem like hes ready?

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

... God help me I will stab Scioscia....

You and me both!

[Second Base]

11 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Anyone who follows the minors, does fletcher seem like hes ready?

Fletcher is a high floor, lower ceiling prospect, and Gus like that tend to need less time in the minors.

Fletcher likely won't be an all-star, but he will either be a very good utility player or a passable starting 2B. As for if he's ready or not, I'll just say that AAA clearly wasn't a challenge for him, and there's no level left in the minors for him to develop at.

He's as ready as minor league baseball can make a player. 

He'll be a spark plug, but he'll also have stretched where he provides nothing at the plate. It's all part of the learning process.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Scotty@AW said:

Make no mistake, the Angels AAA offense this year is better than their major league offense. Trout, Upton, Simmons and Ohtani are all good, but Valbuena, Cozart, Pujols, Marte, Maldonado, Calhoun were all garbage.

By contrast, the AAA squad has featured JMF, Fletcher, Thaiss, Ward, Hermosillo, Liriano, Blash, Revere, Carter...

If you could remove all exterior influences and just went with the guys that play the best, we'd have Ward at 3B, Fletch at SS, Thaiss at 1B, JMF at DH, Blash in RF....

Agreed until BlashTrash’s name came up!   Dude can’t even hit 88 mph fastballs down the middle!   And committed a boneheaded baserunning mistake!!!!

[fan_since79]

If we continue to lose and fall, say 10-15 games behind a playoff spot, Scioscia will not be managing next year. That is, if the ownership still has a shred of decency left. Enough is enough. Complete overhaul is needed.

Next year no Valbuena, Cozart, Kinsler, Young, Maldonado, Marte,  and most of the bullpen. Trade Richards before his value goes to zero. 

 

Edited June 14, 2018 by fan_since79

[Griffey's Corner]

20 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

If we continue to lose and fall, say 10-15 games behind a playoff spot, Scioscia will not be managing next year. That is, if the ownership still has a shred of decency left. Enough is enough. Complete overhaul is needed.

Next year no Valbuena, Cozart, Kinsler, Young, Maldonado, Marte,  and most of the bullpen. Trade Richards before his value goes to zero. 

 

If this year goes bad and the Angels lose a lot than the manager is definitely gone.... otherwise if this season did not matter than they would have done an extension before this season started.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

If we continue to lose and fall, say 10-15 games behind a playoff spot, Scioscia will not be managing next year. That is, if the ownership still has a shred of decency left. Enough is enough. Complete overhaul is needed.

Next year no Valbuena, Cozart, Kinsler, Young, Maldonado, Marte,  and most of the bullpen. Trade Richards before his value goes to zero. 

 

Maldonado and Richards will probably be back at the right price.  Cozart will absolutely be back.  The rest can go now.  

[Griffey's Corner]

4 minutes ago, The Boogie Man said:

Maldonado and Richards will probably be back at the right price.  Cozart will absolutely be back.  The rest can go now.  

What's the right price for Richards in your mind?