Napoli Retires

[gurn67]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/12/mike-napoli-to-retire.html

 

Mike Napoli post-2010:

52 post-season games. 1 World Championship.

Angels post-2010

3 post season games.

[Pancake Bear]

Good. 

Although does anyone else see irony in he and Sosh retiring (probably) the same offseason? Maybe it’s just me. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Meanwhile, mathis is sleeping like a baby

[UndertheHalo]

Rip 

[popo85]

Nap,  Weav,Kendrick, Aybar, Morales, Santana all came up around the same time, pretty solid careers

[tdawg87]

Part time career.

[kevinb]

Every time I met him out he was always nice to me and my friends. He was the all time argument on here. Good career came out of nowhere. Good luck on the rest of your life Mikey. 

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

Good luck on the rest of your life Mikey. 

Mikey?

what a Les Miles 

[Lou]

Jeff Mathis, still playing.

EDGE: Scioscia 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Jeff Mathis, still playing.

EDGE: CERA

 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Jeff Mathis, still playing.

EDGE: Squat

 

[tdawg87]

Somewhere, josquin is tying a noose.

[Lou]

lol @ josquin 

[happybat4]

27 career WAR, better than Garret Anderson.

[Rally Gorilla]

3 hours ago, Sean-Regan said:

Good. 

Although does anyone else see irony in he and Sosh retiring (probably) the same offseason? Maybe it’s just me. 

Nap's hatred of Sosh had been the only thing holding his aging body together.    

[JAHV76]

In one offseason two Halo  nemesis’ in Beltre and Napoli retire.

[ukyah]

22 minutes ago, JAHV76 said:

In one offseason two Halo  nemesis’ in Beltre and Napoli retire.

both of whom should have been longtime angels.

[Don]

Gotta respect the dude for building the career he did without ever being a “hyped” prospect. 

[WeatherWonk]

3 hours ago, happybat4 said:

27 career WAR, better than Garret Anderson.

In 800 fewer games and about 4000 fewer plate appearances. Amazing!

Appeared in three World Series, winning one with Boston in 2013. Of course, it had to be Boston..........

In his career, excluding three NL teams that he only played a total of 8, 10 and 12 games against, his highest career BA was against..............the Angels, naturally. .317.

He hit more HRs (than against the Angels) against only two teams, SEA (23)  and OAK (24). He hit 21 against the Angels. But, then, he had over 175 plate appearance more against each of  those two teams, by virtue of playing FOR the Angels for approx. 500 games. 

He earned nearly 80 mil in his 12 seasons.

 

[mpcincal]

<<In his career, excluding three NL teams that he only played a total of 8, 10 and 12 games against, his highest career BA was against..............the Angels, naturally. .317.>>

I'm shocked it ended up being that low. I would have guessed .400 at least.

[YouthofToday]

Still can't believe we traded him for Too Blessed to be Stressed.

Would love it if the organization signed him as a minor league hitting instructor. Walks are not a false stat. 

[Lou]

12 minutes ago, YouthofToday said:

Walks are not a false stat. 

neither is a .246 BA 

[YouthofToday]

14 minutes ago, Lou said:

neither is a .246 BA 

Trolling at a late hour. You are better than that. 

[Lou]

Facts aren't trolling.

and lol @ late hour 

[Erstad Grit]

Wowzers that article took shots at Angels (and rightly so)

 

"Persistent friction with skipper Mike Scioscia, though, who never quite seemed satisfied with Napoli’s work behind the plate, led the club to move Napoli in a bizarre 2011 swap with the Blue Jays, where the productive backstop was traded with outfielder Juan Rivera in exchange for the aging Vernon Wells, whose four years and $90MM in remaining salary placed him high on the list of least attractive assets in the game. "

 

This trade and the GMJ signing, it seemed this board was united they were terrible deals right when they happened