Gameday: 7/31 Angels @ Rays

[Ohtani&Trout]

There goes Skaggs' ERA. Any hope of getting a huge return for him during the offseason (if the Angels would try to trade him) might've just vanished.

[Angel Oracle]

Only good thing about today: only 54 games left in Scioscia's managerial career here.    Then maybe no more Valnobuena or Marte or Garbage Ramirez?

[mulwin444]

Yeah, it's like no one could have seen this result coming...at all

[Jason]

When was the last time an Angel pitcher gave up 10 runs? Well done Mr. Skaggs, quite the accomplishment 

[beatlesrule]

2 hours ago, Ochocinco! said:

If we don’t sweep Tampa we are a sorry ass team

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

There goes Skaggs' ERA. Any hope of getting a huge return for him during the offseason (if the Angels would try to trade him) might've just vanished.

Haha, ok dude

[fan_since79]

Just now, mulwin444 said:

Yeah, it's like no one could have seen this result coming...at all

I really thought Skaggs was going to shut down the Rays and we would be able to hit their bullpen.

 

[failos]

3 minutes ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

There goes Skaggs' ERA. Any hope of getting a huge return for him during the offseason (if the Angels would try to trade him) might've just vanished.

1 game does not a pitcher make

[Ohtani&Trout]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

Haha, ok dude

Enjoy the game m8.

[Ohtani&Trout]

Just now, failos said:

1 game does not a pitcher make

True. But he had a 2.60 ERA, which is now up to 3.34. 

[Docwaukee]

[failos]

1 minute ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

True. But he had a 2.60 ERA, which is now up to 3.34. 

There’s more to life than ERA, and any team worth their salt knows that.

[arch stanton]

Every time Gubi mentions a pitcher dropping his elbow I want to drop an elbow on his cranium from the top rope 

[beatlesrule]

Yay for Kole!

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

on the bright side kole having one of the greatest turn arounds in history

[Angel Oracle]

Should we be concerned about the number of innings Skaggs has pitched?   He hasn't pitched this many across all levels, since 2014.  

[rafibomb]

The team needs to keep Skaggs. I don't get how it would be a positive him being off the team.

[Lou]

who scored the Buccaneers' TD while I was gone?

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

Also hate to say it but there's decent incentive to lose now for better draft picks. I just want to see us start developing the young guys and see what we have for the future, not super concerned with results (unless I'm at the game of course, haha).

[Lou]

I miss Dontrelle 

[arch stanton]

1 minute ago, Anaheim Ohtanitrouts said:

Also hate to say it but there's decent incentive to lost now for better draft picks. I just want to see us start developing the young guys and see what we have for the future.

The only incentive to lose is to be a loser

[mulwin444]

8 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I really thought Skaggs was going to shut down the Rays and we would be able to hit their bullpen.

 

I meant bringing in Ramirez.

Mike leans on him for some reason and he rarely rewards him 

[CanadianHalo]

5 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

The team needs to keep Skaggs. I don't get how it would be a positive him being off the team.

It’s not so much Skaggs himself it’s the fact we could’ve sold extremely high on someone who can only trend downward from here.

When you have guys who outperform expectations IMO you need to take advantage of that, especially when you have plenty of other holes to fill like we do.

Just like we missed that boat on Calhoun and Bedrosian we again did the same with Skaggs. 

*I know it’s not a popular take on this board*

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

Did fletcher make some questionable plays? Can't watch the game at work and just keep reading 'single on ground ball to fletcher'

[Angel Oracle]

Calhoun a serious candidate for AL POTM for July?

10 HRs, 24 rbis, 1.100 OPS