Kole

[Stradling]

So I guess it is a good thing they didn’t DFA him earlier this season.  

[Blarg]

They did wait too long to give him the phantom injury and a rehab start in the minor league. 

[tdawg87]

Gives me some hope that he can continue this into 2019. He's not going to be traded so we have to pray his new stance will help him continue to hit going forward. 2016 Calhoun would have been a nice addition to this lineup.

Next year is a contract year, so if he hits well he could be nice trade bait.

[Lou]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

Next year is a contract year, so if he hits well he could be nice trade bait.

just like Bryce

[UndertheHalo]

I’m glad he’s got going.  But it’s also really hard to have much faith in him.  Hopefully it works out.  Obviously he appears to have righted the ship.  Pretty huge for us if he’s actually a competent player again now. 

Angels really really could use a break like that.  We’ve got enough other problems to deal with. 

Edited July 15, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[Troll Daddy]

Is it possible that Trout and Kole traded bodies when Calhoun returned from the DL.

I think Trout would do be ok with that just to help his good friend get a jump start. Hurry back Trout!

[Do0mT3cH]

5 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

I’m glad he’s got going.  But it’s also really hard to have much faith in him.  Hopefully it works out.  Obviously he appears to have righted the ship.  Pretty huge for us if he’s actually a competent player again now. 

Angels really really could use a break like that.  We’ve got enough other problems to deal with. 

Agreed, was thinking this earlier. It's nice to see flashes of the player he was in the past, like you said its hard to have much faith in him. His hitting tonight/defense really made up for that uncommon high throw last night. Keep grinding Kole.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

No. So he’s hitting .190 and he had a gw hr last night to keep the angels 14 GB.  

Youth time.  Trade him for whatever you can get.  

[Make Angels Great Again]

Calhoun is second in MLB for July slugging.

 

First place is CJ Cron....haha.

[Dick B Back]

1 hour ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

First place is CJ Cron....haha.

But can he play 3B like Trumbo?

[Angelsjunky]

.288/.333/.638 with 8 HR in 90 PA since his return.

Dude can't take a walk. DFA.

[disarcina]

Kole has heated up at the plate just in time to be part of a deadline deal.

his value will never be higher than it is now.

several playoff contending teams (that list does not include us) could use a OF'er like Calhoun -- and particularly since he is signed through 2019.

this means we'd get more than rental value for him in return.

SF Giants need an OF'er with some pop.  Cleveland has guys hurt and have a good team but some weak spots in the OF right now.

Calhoun could help teams like these down the stretch.

Giants in fourth place but very much IN the hunt for the playoffs in the wild open Wild Wild NL West.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Great check swing on another 0-4 day.  

Shit sandwich 

[Stradling]

Probably the first time a left hander has ever gone 0fer against Kershaw

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

What about all the other lefties and righties Kole has gone Ofer against this season? 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

44 games Kole has gone hitless.  Some of those may have just been PH appearances, so let’s say 40.   He was on the DL for two weeks.  So half the games he’s shit the bed.  

There are a lot of Kershaws out there. 

[tdawg87]

You're not bringing any shocking news to the table by talking about Calhoun's season overall. We all know he was awful before his "injury".

Since then, he's been quite impressive. He was bound to go 0-fer at some point. 

[Dick B Back]

Funny how it wasn’t mentioned that Trout went hitless against Kershaw.

[Angel Oracle]

11 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

44 games Kole has gone hitless.  Some of those may have just been PH appearances, so let’s say 40.   He was on the DL for two weeks.  So half the games he’s shit the bed.  

There are a lot of Kershaws out there. 

Many of those were through May.

[T.G.]

Pujols will have the same resurgence after his DL stint, I'm sure.

Valbuena will go on the DL next.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Dick B Back said:

Funny how it wasn’t mentioned that Trout went hitless against Kershaw.

he still had a couple of walks, fwiw.

[Dick B Back]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

he still had a couple of walks, fwiw.

Apples and oranges. He needs to start hitting the ball... with authority!

[Angel Oracle]

Kole and Valnobuena were some 300 points apart in OPS on June 1.   Now?   Only .038 apart (Kole .556, Valnobuena .594)