Angels Acquire Deck McGuire, Designate Juan Graterol For Assignment

[Homebrewer]

Wow...a reason to start watching games again.

 Thanks Eppy!

[NJHalo]

Loek Van Mil can't be far behind

[Lou]

24 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Everyone is always trying to argue about who is right and who is wrong.   It's time for people to realize that "All of your bases belong to @Lou".... in 6 months.... when he "I agrees" with people.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Honestly who names their kid Deck? Even the dumb names like Apple and Skye I can attempt to understand, but Deck? Is it short for Deckland?

This is my sweet little boy....Deck

Moon Unit and Dweezel

[ettin]

14 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

I just figured out our new strategy: Acquiring guys with cool names.

Scioscia just wanted to shuffle some relievers around and Eppler took it too literally.

[failos]

@Deck B Back

[Dick B Back]

28 minutes ago, failos said:

@Deck B Back

It would be unfortunate if I had to get @EnglishCop after me for being unable to spell my own name.

As we all know, he’s got much bigger issues on his plate.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Loek Van Mil can't be far behind

He's a tall Euro, can he shoot the 3 pointer?

[John Smith]

16 hours ago, ettin said:

Fresh meat!!!!

Pumpin' mid-90's gas!!!!

Reclamation project!!!!

Love it!!!!!

Gonna turn it around and upside down!!!!

Woot!!!!

From the first round of 2010 Draft #11		McGuire, Deck	Georgia Tech	RHP	R/R	6'06"	220	1989-06-23	JR
Comments: McGuire may not have the highest ceiling of the pitchers in this draft class -- he profiles as a No. 3 type starter -- but he might be the safest college arm to choose from. He has a good three-pitch mix and excellent command that comes in a big, durable body. He's always been successful and has shown the ability to compete and win even without his best stuff. While he's not an ace in the making some teams might look for, he should be the type of advanced arm that can get to the big leagues in a hurry and be a very important innings-eater in the middle of a rotation. That might not be sexy, but it's likely to get McGuire drafted early on Draft Day. Enhanced Scouting Report http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2010/drafttracker.jsp

[John Taylor]

I can't top the running penises so I'm not even going to try.

 

[Lou]

29 minutes ago, John Smith said:

From the first round of 2010 Draft #11		McGuire, Deck	Georgia Tech	RHP	R/R	6'06"	220	1989-06-23	JR
Comments: McGuire may not have the highest ceiling of the pitchers in this draft class -- he profiles as a No. 3 type starter -- but he might be the safest college arm to choose from. He has a good three-pitch mix and excellent command that comes in a big, durable body. He's always been successful and has shown the ability to compete and win even without his best stuff. While he's not an ace in the making some teams might look for, he should be the type of advanced arm that can get to the big leagues in a hurry and be a very important innings-eater in the middle of a rotation. That might not be sexy, but it's likely to get McGuire drafted early on Draft Day. Enhanced Scouting Report http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2010/drafttracker.jsp

2 picks ahead of Chris Sale. 

[Mark68]

5 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Honestly who names their kid Deck? Even the dumb names like Apple and Skye I can attempt to understand, but Deck? Is it short for Deckland?

This is my sweet little boy....Deck

Maybe his parents were fans of Philip K Dick or of Blade Runner and named their son Deckard, after the main character.

 

Nah, I don't actually believe that either.

[VariousCrap]

6 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Relievers who can pitch in the majors and be optioned are valuable to the Angels. Ian Krol came and went because he couldn’t be optioned. 

Paredes, Pena and Morris are really the only up-and-down optionable relievers right now. So if this guy is better than any of them, he provides a benefit. 

Of course, this guy could be worse than all of them. lol

[Taylor]

6 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Relievers who can pitch in the majors and be optioned are valuable to the Angels. Ian Krol came and went because he couldn’t be optioned. 

Paredes, Pena and Morris are really the only up-and-down optionable relievers right now. So if this guy is better than any of them, he provides a benefit. 

But I like the narrative better where Eppler is clueless and Arte is cheap and something about lasagna.

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, VariousCrap said:

Of course, this guy could be worse than all of them. lol

If that’s the case, they lost nothing by getting him.