He’s better offensively

[GrittyVeterans]

Don’t get me wrong, the arm was unreal to watch while it lasted.

but that power is something I haven’t seen in a left handed Angels hitter ever. Imagine when he masters the strike zone how good he will be.

this is a 5-6 WAR 1st baseman if he worked on the glove starting after the surgery

[AngelsLakersFan]

8 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Don’t get me wrong, the arm was unreal to watch while it lasted.

but that power is something I haven’t seen in a left handed Angels hitter ever. Imagine when he masters the strike zone how good he will be.

this is a 5-6 WAR 1st baseman if he worked on the glove starting after the surgery

It's interesting seeing the adjustments vs. lefties. He's been protected against them all year, now he's being thrown to the wolves and we can see him making adjustments. 

That last homerun off the right hander almost felt like a foregone conclusion. I was just waiting for the mistake, and finally he gave him one. The dude has excellent plate coverage.

[Make Angels Great Again]

I can already tell i'm going to lose it by 2020 hearing all the numb skulls saying he shouldn't pitch anymore. Not looking forward to hearing it over and over again for the next year and a half.

 

God help us.

[stormngt]

14 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Don’t get me wrong, the arm was unreal to watch while it lasted.

but that power is something I haven’t seen in a left handed Angels hitter ever. Imagine when he masters the strike zone how good he will be.

this is a 5-6 WAR 1st baseman if he worked on the glove starting after the surgery

Where is the picture of a dead horse being beaten 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

I can already tell i'm going to lose it by 2020 hearing all the numb skulls saying he shouldn't pitch anymore. Not looking forward to hearing it over and over again for the next year and a half.

 

God help us.

you should keep a count

[Make Angels Great Again]

9 minutes ago, Lou said:

you should keep a count

[Angelsjunky]

As long as he doesn't take away at bats from Albert frickin Pujols.

[krAbs]

2 hours ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Don’t get me wrong, the arm was unreal to watch while it lasted.

but that power is something I haven’t seen in a left handed Angels hitter ever. Imagine when he masters the strike zone how good he will be.

this is a 5-6 WAR 1st baseman if he worked on the glove starting after the surgery

If he isn't pitching, he isn't playing first - he would be in the outfield, like he was in Japan. Remember, he has speed and a plus plus arm (presuming it is re-attached before he starts playing again). He would likely get a serious WAR boost from his defense.

[Taylor]

Could he play in the field (and have to throw) while recovering from Tommy John?

[Angel Oracle]

7 hours ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

He should pitch. But FFS, don't take his bat away for half the season. That's insane.

Ideally, he ultimately should hit every day except for the day he pitches.

[DMVol]

7 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

As long as he doesn't take away at bats from Albert frickin Pujols.

All kidding aside, it seems pretty obvious that this is going to be a problem....l think it might be “handled” a little easier if Scioscia retires but it’s still a problem....and a big one....

[Fish Oil]

Give me Pujols' money for one year and I'll play catcher naked for the next decade. Unfortunately, he is a problem that is not going away.

Edited September 7, 2018 by Fish Oil

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, Fish Oil said:

Give me Pujols' money for one year and I'll play catcher naked until a foul ball hits my junk and I lose my nuts.for the next decade. Unfortunately, he is a problem that is not going away.

Not worth it.

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Fish Oil said:

Give me Pujols' money for one year and I'll play catcher naked for the next decade. Unfortunately, he is a problem that is not going away.

i don't think anyone wants/needs that to happen.

[Tank]

19 hours ago, Taylor said:

Could he play in the field (and have to throw) while recovering from Tommy John?

no.

[Tank]

23 hours ago, GrittyVeterans said:

Don’t get me wrong, the arm was unreal to watch while it lasted.

but that power is something I haven’t seen in a left handed Angels hitter ever. Imagine when he masters the strike zone how good he will be.

this is a 5-6 WAR 1st baseman if he worked on the glove starting after the surgery

and if he's playing in the field it will be necessary for him to throw the ball occasionally. that isn't going to go well with his recovery from major elbow surgery. i can't imagine any doctor signing off on that.

[Angel Oracle]

When are the Halos finally going to have some good pitching health  for a change????

[Pujols4MVP]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

no.

He could just run really fast & tag people out with his other arm instead. I had a bit of beer tonight.......

Since he can bat lefty, he could practice using his left arm for throwing as a fielder so he can at least make throws as a 1B.

[hangin n wangin]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

When are the Halos finally going to have some good pitching health  for a change????

Could be tomorrow. Could be when Pujols gets skinny. My money is on the latter.

[Slegnaac]

23 hours ago, Taylor said:

Could he play in the field (and have to throw) while recovering from Tommy John?

Sure he could.  He would need to learn how to field at 1B with a glove on his right hand, and throw the ball back to the Pitcher with his left hand.  I think he has the talent to do that.

[Tank]

17 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

When are the Halos finally going to have some good pitching health  for a change????

at this rate, i'd say the second tuesday after eternity is possible.

 

[Troll Daddy]

 

[Glen]

On 9/6/2018 at 4:22 AM, DMVol said:

All kidding aside, it seems pretty obvious that this is going to be a problem....l think it might be “handled” a little easier if Scioscia retires but it’s still a problem....and a big one....

It just became THE biggest issue of the off-season. Ohtani can only DH and Pujols can't play 1b all season, or even half of the season. Every time they put Pujols at DH he will be taking AB away from Ohtani, who is clearly the much superior player and wants to play. Of course, Pujols will bounce into ST feeling great and at 100% again.

I already fear for how the Angels will handle this.

[Troll Daddy]

22 minutes ago, Glen said:

It just became THE biggest issue of the off-season. Ohtani can only DH and Pujols can't play 1b all season, or even half of the season. Every time they put Pujols at DH he will be taking AB away from Ohtani, who is clearly the much superior player and wants to play. Of course, Pujols will bounce into ST feeling great and at 100% again.

I already fear for how the Angels will handle this.

Pujols will either comeback healthy enough to play first base or he will retire imo. A platoon of Pujols and Ohtani shouldn’t be a reality. 

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, Glen said:

It just became THE biggest issue of the off-season. Ohtani can only DH and Pujols can't play 1b all season, or even half of the season. Every time they put Pujols at DH he will be taking AB away from Ohtani, who is clearly the much superior player and wants to play. Of course, Pujols will bounce into ST feeling great and at 100% again.

I already fear for how the Angels will handle this.

I don't think it's going to be a problem.  I believe Eppler and the manager (whoever that may be) is going to sit down with Albert and explain that he will become a part-time player next season.  It's obvious to everyone, and hopefully Pujols, that he can't play a full season at 1B or DH.  Pujols will split 1B with another player and DH when Ohtani needs time off.