Is Calhoun the starting Rf next year?

[Vlad27Trout27]

These are his stats for the last 30 games; 

 

[Vlad27Trout27]

So what do we do?

1. Sign a one year gap guy? ( Jay, Jones, McCucthen, Martins)

2. Go all in, sign Harper or Pollock 

3. Trdae ( Who's available? )

4. Stick with Calhoun, and if he struggles than release the Blash ( Oh Help us), or Hermosillo.

 

My option is 1, we sign someone like Jay, than hope either Adell or Marsh is ready following year.  

[Blarg]

I prefer a larger body of work.

.207/.280/.369/.649

That is his slash line for the season. Anyone can grab a small sample size and find a slump but when you look at the year as a whole those dips and valley's even out and you get the full picture.

He sucks. 

 

[tdawg87]

This is the most bizarre season I've ever seen. He was OK in June, then went fuckin ape-ass in July, then was solid in August. September he's been as bad as he has all year. 

At this point he's expendable. 

[Blarg]

Adell, if he keeps on the learning curve he has this season could be ready as early as mid season next year. At the very least starting full time in 2020. So blowing money on Bryce Harper is out of the equation.

[tdawg87]

Kole is also going to be 31 next year so his best seasons are behind him. Trade him for a relief prospect and put Hermosillo in right. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

16 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Adell, if he keeps on the learning curve he has this season could be ready as early as mid season next year. At the very least starting full time in 2020. So blowing money on Bryce Harper is out of the equation.

I think marsh could also rise really quickly too, he had an BABIP of over ,350 in A+.

Below are his stats from A+

 

 

Last 65 games, he's  put up solid numbers, especially considering this was his first full year!

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

I think marsh could also rise really quickly too, he had an BABIP of over ,350 in A+, that solid for his struggles and a bit unlucky. 

Below are his stats from A+

 

 

Last 65 games, he out up solid numbers, especially considering this was his first full year!

A .350 BABIP implies an extreme amount of luck.

[UndertheHalo]

6 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Kole is also going to be 31 next year so his best seasons are behind him. Trade him for a relief prospect and put Hermosillo in right. 

I agree, dump him and his salary for whatever can gotten (nothing) and just wait it out with Hermosillo until Adell is ready to come up.

[UndertheHalo]

Kole Calhoun is ginger Juan Uribe.  Except more extreme production swings.  So, even shittier.  

[Troll Daddy]

His contract and his GG defense say yes  ... too many holes to fix in the off season. He’ll start the season in RF for now. We all know this to be true. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

5 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

A .350 BABIP implies an extreme amount of luck.

Your right its luck, but also show how good of hitter he is. he's always shown to have an high BABIP in his minor career.

[kevinb]

19 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

So what do we do?

1. Sign a one year gap guy? ( Jay, Jones, McCucthen, Martins)

2. Go all in, sign Harper or Pollock 

3. Trdae ( Who's available? )

4. Stick with Calhoun, and if he struggles than release the Blash ( Oh Help us), or Hermosillo.

 

My option is 1, we sign someone like Jay, than hope either Adell or Marsh is ready following year.  

Personally I would try to trade Calhoun and sign Harper or just a one year stop gap. If Adell turns into what we think he is than move him to left and put Upton at 1st or Harper at 1st. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

His OPS since changing his swing is .790.

MLB avg OPS in RF is .768.

[DMVol]

26 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

His OPS since changing his swing is .790.

MLB avg OPS in RF is .768.

You can spin this crazy year to argue whatever you want to with Calhoun.....

[totdprods]

Kinda hard to say because his trade value will be really weird. 
You'd need to find a team that really values defense and isn't satisfied with the dearth of affordable corner outfielders who likely stand a chance at putting up comparable production without having to trade assets for Kole. 

That said, I think there are two comparable trades we can refer to:

1) The Morales for Vargas trade - two pending vet FAs who fill a need, maybe to save one team a few bucks. 
Glancing at next offseason's FA list, the only SPs who seem like they'd be equitable to Calhoun in a trade are...

• Andrew Cashner = $9.5m in '19, $10m vesting option for '20 (in '18, 28 GS, 153 IP, 79 ERA+, 5.29 ERA, 5.32 FIP)
• Shelby Miller = 11.40 ERA in 4 games this year, battling injury, arb-eligible one more season...some upside, and Arizona may need help if Pollock walks, but not nearly as dependable as we'd need to return in a Calhoun trade
• Clayton Richard = he'll be 35 and has a 5.33 ERA in the NL West in 27 GS. FIP is more favorable with 4.67, but still don't see it, unless he wasn't the primary piece
• Tanner Roark = 4.34 in 31 GS for Washington, who may have a need in RF if Harper walks. Solid, average, could be a target if the Nationals have someone in-house or an offseason target that'd bump him
• Jason Vargas himself fits the criteria, but he's been awful, injured, and is another LH SP, which I don't really see the Angels prioritizing

So, not much. The next tier of options that could be an equitable match would be pricey vet RPs, think Jim Johnson types. They are plentiful, and would likely represent more of a salary dump for the Halos, and likely only if they're making a sizable upgrade in the line-up (be it Harper, Machado, etc.)

• Juan Nicasio, Louis Coleman, David Hernandez, Jared Hughes, Wily Peralta, Anthony Swarzak

2) The Cron for Rengifo trade - Eppler and Co. have identified a prospect they really, really like on another team and, again, Calhoun is being squeezed out in favor of a huge upgrade, need to clear salary ASAP, and they found a team interested who has a prospect they're ready to sacrifice. 

I'm expecting Kole in RF next year, hitting lead-off. 

[Blarg]

I cringe whenever I think of Calhoun at leadoff. 

[failos]

Bryce Harper would be dope

[beatlesrule]

It would be Yelich if this organization had any freaking clue what it was doing.

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

His OPS since changing his swing is .790.

MLB avg OPS in RF is .768.

What is his OPS with the new swing on Tuesdays against lefties?

Lets get real.  Calhoun's OPS this year is .649, he showed he is capable of being literally the worst hitter in baseball, and his lifetime OPS is .738, which firmly shows he is below average.

If the Angels want to improve the offense, Calhoun needs to worry about having a job next year.

 

[Dtwncbad]

12 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

It would be Yelich if this organization had any freaking clue what it was doing.

Or Stanton or JD Martinez.

[Chuck]

Calhoun is a 4th OF in my opinion going forward. 

[Lou]

I'm hoping Calhoun starts in 2019.

somewhere else.

[Lou]

39 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

It would be Yelich if this organization had any freaking clue what it was doing.

Trout, Simmons and Ohtani say hello 

[totdprods]

It'd be totally bonkers, and I don't know exactly how I'd feel about it, but signing Harper makes as much sense as signing Hamilton did.

He has an OBP of .409 over the last four seasons. Put him in front of Trout and Ohtani and you have arguably the three best offensive players in baseball atop the '19 lineup - and Simmons and Upton.

Adell or Marsh could then easily turn into trade bait for a cost-controlled front-line starter...between one or two of them, plus any combo of Rengifo, Ward, Thaiss, Fletcher, maybe Suarez, I'd think you'd be in good shape to pry away someone like deGrom, Syndergaard, Taillon, Bumgarner.

Harper would come back to the West, Arte would have insane marketing clout/hype to push, his age keeps him in the future plans, and he's an in-house replacement should Trout walk. 

RF Harper, CF Trout, DH Ohtani, LF Upton, 1B Pujols, SS Simmons, 3B Cozart, C literally anyone, 2B Fletcher
SP: Frontline Trade, Skaggs, Shoemaker, Heaney, Barria