The Official 2019 Angels Spring Training News & Gameday Thread

[Blarg]

Angels are spotting Arizona 2 runs in the first, Noe Ramirez is starting. 

[Chuck]

10 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Angels are spotting Arizona 2 runs in the first, Noe Ramirez is starting. 

Yeah, I really hope someone else makes the bullpen over Noe. 

[krAbs]

It seems like we are having a lot of pen pieces starting games instead of starters. And it seems like our starters still aren't getting as deep into games as I would have hoped. Seems...odd.

[Glen]

I don't care if Ramirez is out of options. He shouldn't make the team.

[T.G.]

17 hours ago, Lou said:

Pujols is batting .375 with an ops of 1.038

PUJOLS!

[2112]

8 minutes ago, Glen said:

I don't care if Ramirez is out of options. He shouldn't make the team.

Totally agree with this!  See if he clears waivers and outright him - although I don't think he would improve going to the minors.

[totdprods]

15 minutes ago, Glen said:

I don't care if Ramirez is out of options. He shouldn't make the team.

Disagree, he's the perfect guy to round out an Opening Day bullpen, especially with Cole injured and so many starters on shaky health and limited counts. You need someone like Noe who can eat up 2-3 innings every couple days in blowouts and extra innings in order to keep guys from getting burned up quickly especially for the first 10-14 games. He's an easy DFA then when time comes.

And while his overall numbers last year weren't good, and he had a poor stretch, there was some promise on either side of that stretch, at least in terms of what you'd want from the last arm in a pen. 
3/29 to 5/31: 28 games, 32.1 IP, 3.34 ERA, 33 hits allowed, one HR allowed, 13 walks, 39 strikeouts
6/3 to 8/19: 29 games, 36.1 IP, 5.94 ERA, 33 hits allowed, 12 home runs allowed, 12 walks, 39 strikeouts 
8/22 to 9/29: 12 games, 14.2 IP, 3.68 ERA, 9 hits allowed, two home runs allowed, 5 walks, 17 strikeouts

He had extremely similar per/9 trends through his 'good' stretch and his 'shit' stretch - the only difference was an insane jump in HR allowed. The sinker wasn't sinking in the warm air perhaps. Something that dramatic points to absolutely awful luck, or a mechanics issue that came astray and was then fixed. His production in the other 47 IP, with 42 hits allowed, only 3 home runs allowed, and 18 walks to 56 strikeouts (almost 11 K/9) with a 3.51 ERA? That's pretty handy for a guy who can throw 2-3 innings on a staff riddled with injury issues.

I'm not saying he needs to be someone we keep, but he's exactly the type of pitcher you gamble on early in the year for a stretch.

Edited March 21, 2019 by totdprods

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!!

Already one game behind Seattle in the AL West, but one game ahead of Oakland.

 

[eligrba4ever]

I think the Angels may have had their first mention ever on Comedy Central's Daily Show on Wednesday, thanks to Mike Trout's contract.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Yeah, I really hope someone else makes the bullpen over Noe. 

He somehow just managed 3 scoreless innings. o_O

[totdprods]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

He somehow just managed 3 scoreless innings. o_O

On only 34 pitches, 28 for strikes.

[JAHV76]

2 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

He somehow just managed 3 scoreless innings. o_O

Noe way!

[Glen]

42 minutes ago, Glen said:

I don't care if Ramirez is out of options. He shouldn't make the team.

My whammy worked again. 3 clean innings.

[AngelsLakersFan]

5 minutes ago, Glen said:

My whammy worked again. 3 clean innings.

Save your whammy for when it counts you fool!

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, JAHV76 said:

Noe way!

Way!

[Angel Oracle]

20 hours ago, nando714 said:

I don’t have high hopes for Skaggs in 2019. 

Even though he settled down to get 5 innings in on just 60 pitches, and has been known for sometimes lower pitch counts in the past, the health question is always in play with him.

[Glen]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Save your whammy for when it counts you fool!

It's still spring training for my whammies. Gotta get my reps in before they count.

[Lou]

13 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Way!

Bo?

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Bo?

No

...é.

Edited March 21, 2019 by totdprods

[Chuck]

[fan_since79]

Albert had better enjoy these last few days of batting cleanup.

Please tell me he won't be occupying that spot in the regular season.

[Docwaukee]

35 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Albert had better enjoy these last few days of batting cleanup.

Please tell me he won't be occupying that spot in the regular season.

I think we'll see him there some vs. lefties.  

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!

Six days until it counts.

[eligrba4ever]

Trout warming up the motor!

[eligrba4ever]

In most past years, this has been the final AZ day for the regulars. Are they gassed up and ready to hit the freeway or airport for SoCal yet?

Saturday is usually the left-behind team''s day to play behind a pitcher who needs to stay on schedule..