Alex Meyer back...

[HaloNArizona]

Meyer may best be served to work out of the pen.

[Docwaukee]

another upside play.  No risk here.  Let him build up his strength and see if he can throw an inning every couple days.  

The Angels seemed to have found a way to unlock his stuff considering that he was solid in 13 starts in 2017.  

[NJHalo]

17 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

 

 

[HaloMilliVanilli]

13 hours ago, Second Base said:

I wouldn't mind seeing the Angels try the same thing with Shelby Miller and Drew Pomeranz. Coming up in the minors, Shelby Miller is the only pitcher I've ever watched outduel Garrett Richards in terms of stuff. They were both in AA and I think the Cards won that game 1-0 or 2-0. Just unforgettable display of pitching. One of those random games that's you never forget. Sort of like that one time Joe Saunders outdueled Zack Greinke.

I like these type of moves.  Small investment for even moderate return is great thinking.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

16 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Kind of reminds of of that episode of MASH when hawkeye had that bad dream.

 

I always pictured Arte's yacht to be a bit bigger.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 hours ago, Stradling said:

Just have to hope for Harvey to regain form or for Skaggs to pitch an entire season like he pitched the first 19 games of last year.  Skaggs started 24 games last year to an ERA of just over 4.  After his 19th start his ERA was 2.62.  In 2020 I’m guessing Ohtani will be our Ace. 

Skaggs was pitching with an injured groin his last few starts. In fact he went on the 10 day DL between starts in the last month or so.

[Lou]

 

[Stradling]

Would Shelby Miller still have club control if signed?

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Would Shelby Miller still have club control if signed?

no.

he's a FA in 2020

[Broad Street]

How do Heaney and Skaggs still have options? Feels like they've been around forever.

 

And who is this Dillon Peters guy??

[Docwaukee]

On 12/31/2018 at 2:52 PM, Kody Mac said:

How do Heaney and Skaggs still have options? Feels like they've been around forever.

 

And who is this Dillon Peters guy??

Heaney actually has 3 years of arb left and skaggs has 2.  I think it's a good time to extend them both if possible.  maybe get 2-3 FA years bought out.  

Peters is a 5'9" lefty whose stuff has played up in the minors yet he's been pounded at the major league level.  He was bad at AAA in 2018 but really good before that.  According to most scouting reports, his fastball sits at 90-94 and he's got a good curve with a solid change.  He also apparently has good command and can throw all those pitches for strikes.  

Entering his age 26 season.   Most likely a #6/7 type guy.  Probably on par with someone like Jon Lamb unless they can find a way to get more out of him similar to what they did with Felix Pena last year.  

[Angel Oracle]

If White can keep Meyer healthy and converted into a rock solid late innings reliever, he will be deemed a miracle worker.

[failos]

The thread title keeps making me think that Meyer injured his back

Edited January 3, 2019 by failos