Gameday: 7/31 Angels @ Rays

[RallyMo]

11 minutes ago, Ohtani&Trout said:

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

Which:

A) is still 3.34

and

B )  is the result of an outlier

which

C) will be obvious to the non-idiots that most MLB GMs happen to be.

So,

D) chill the heck out with that line of silliness, especially since

E) the Angels aren't likely to trade one of their best pitchers.

[mulwin444]

Just now, CanadianHalo said:

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. 

There is no f'n way you trade Skaggs.  We're not the Royals.  We need starting pitching if we are going to compete in 2019 and he's still among the best.

[Ohtani&Trout]

3 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

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*

Yes. They should've sold high. 

[Stradling]

Skaggs was always supposed to be a 1 or a 2.  Then he got injured, a lot, so why not assume he can be what he was always supposed to be now that he is healthy?  He is only 27 and should be in his prime for 3-5 more years.

[CanadianHalo]

3 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

There is no f'n way you trade Skaggs.  We're not the Royals.  We need starting pitching if we are going to compete in 2019 and he's still among the best.

We talking the same Royals who won the World Series in 2015? You’re right we definitely aren’t them. 

Skaggs isn’t the difference between us competing or not in 2019.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Nice hit by Pujols.

[fan_since79]

Seven more doubles for Albert to pass Honus Wagner for 9th place on the all-time list.

He now has 637 doubles.

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

We talking the same Royals who won the World Series in 2015? You’re right we definitely aren’t them. 

Skaggs isn’t the difference between us competing or not in 2019.

no, we are talking about the 2018 Royals. the 2018 Royals aren't the 2015 Royals either.

also, depending on who we replace him with, Skaggs certainly can be the difference in 2019

[BackUpTheTruck]

1 minute ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Nice hit by Pujols.

Nice hit by Fletcher.

[fan_since79]

Trivia re: doubles

Who are the only two players in MLB history with 1,000 combined doubles and triples?

 

[GrittyVeterans]

Odds Briceno and Marte get this run in?

[BackUpTheTruck]

2 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Nice hit by Fletcher.

Nice hit by Briceno.

[GrittyVeterans]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Trivia re: doubles

Who are the only two players in MLB history with 1,000 combined doubles and triples?

 

Rickey Henderson maybe? Also perhaps Ty Cobb

[fan_since79]

Just now, GrittyVeterans said:

Rickey Henderson maybe? Also perhaps Ty Cobb

Not Henderson, but yes, Cobb is one of the two.

[bloodbrother]

13 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

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*

Outperform expectations? Again, the guy was a top pitching prospect. The only reason the numbers weren't there was because he wasn't on the mound due to injuries. This season is what Skaggs can do when he's healthy and puts it all together.

The way you're making it sound is that he's some Parker Bridwell scrub with average stuff just getting by on smoke and mirrors

The guy is a damn good mid-rotation arm at dirt cheap and under club control for another handful of seasons. You don't move those guys unless you are rebuilding

[BackUpTheTruck]

4 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Nice hit by Briceno.

Nice hit by Calhoun.

[fan_since79]

Calhoun is definitely high on the list for player of the month.

 

 

[Lou]

59 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

And Briceno isn't good, 4-29 since his playing over his head first several games.

Like Clockwork 

[Lou]

33 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.

you can't be this clueless 

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

7 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Trivia re: doubles

Who are the only two players in MLB history with 1,000 combined doubles and triples?

 

Tris Speaker

[fan_since79]

Just now, Anaheim Ohtanitrouts said:

Tris Speaker

Yep, and Cobb.

Amazingly, Rickey Henderson had only 66 triples in his entire lengthy career.

[Anaheim Ohtanitrouts]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Yep, and Cobb.

Amazingly, Rickey Henderson had only 66 triples in his entire lengthy career.

He was the first person I looked up when you asked that trivia and was pretty surprised by the amount of triples

[mulwin444]

Ohtani should not be batting 2nd...

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

you can't be this clueless 

You must be new here

[GrittyVeterans]

Ohtani has struggled. There is another reason why we have to prioritize offense this offseason