Suarez recalled to start Sunday

[Angel Dog and Beer]

31 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Just want to preempt by making sure people realize that he's not Canning.  He'll be good, but not that good.  

Ok, fine. I'll take Jered Weaver circa 2006. 

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

Ok, fine. I'll take Jered Weaver circa 2006. 

seems reasonable.  

[floplag]

Very exciting, tad worried about rushing him but if hes in the plan for 20 getting a look now isnt a terrible idea regardless of outcome. 

[itsKnoppUitsme]

Didn’t Ausmus just say he wasn’t  ready and they will look at other options?

[axalar]

37 minutes ago, itsKnoppUitsme said:

Didn’t Ausmus just say he wasn’t  ready and they will look at other options?

Pretty much word for word

[eligrba4ever]

All the baloney about 2020 fantasies aside, Suarez starting against a reeling Seattle team on the first weekend in June 2019 is an excellent idea. It turns over the rotation without the probable pain of another Cahill faceplant in a game that could possibly lift the Angels over .500. . If Suarez gets a return ticket to Salt Lake immediately after the game, no problem. If he has done well, he'll be back the next time the rotation needs him.

[Tank]

9 hours ago, Bumpy Grimes said:

I'd heard a lot about Canning before his debut. What's the deal with Saurez? How are his projections?

I’d expect 25-30 wins this season, an era around 1.50, and near 250 IP.

[Tank]

8 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Sweet! @Slegnaac & I will be at the game! 

Please wear red this time.

that is all.

[eligrba]

12 hours ago, Tank said:

I’d expect 25-30 wins this season, an era around 1.50, and near 250 IP.

I think you are being unreasonable.  A more reasonable expectation would be an era around 1.55 and 230 IP.

[Stradling]

20 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I think you are being unreasonable.  A more reasonable expectation would be an era around 1.55 and 230 IP.

F’ing Ausmus

[Tank]

58 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I think you are being unreasonable.  A more reasonable expectation would be an era around 1.55 and 230 IP.

[Chuck]

Though not physically imposing at 5 feet 10, Suarez has a fastball that averages 92 mph and touches 95 with late arm-side movement. His best pitch is an 81-mph changeup he throws with deception and sinking action. His mid-70s curveball is an above-average swing-and-miss pitch when he lands it, and his slider is improving.

“Oh man, he’s got some good stuff — he can really pitch for how young he is,” said backup catcher Dustin Garneau, who caught Suarez at Salt Lake before joining the Angels last week. “He’s kind of like [Griffin] Canning. He’s very mature for his age.

“His size is deceiving. I think it works to his advantage because you don’t expect the ball to come out of his hand the way it does, and it gets on guys. The changeup is his biggest weapon. It plays to righties and lefties, and he has a really good feel for it. When he’s on, he can definitely cruise through some lineups.”

[ettin]

On 5/31/2019 at 9:45 AM, Stradling said:

So why does Skaggs need to be traded but not Heaney? 

No particular reason but Heaney does have an additional year of control over Skaggs and the reality is that we need to maintain depth and if you have two lefties (traditionally anyway) on the Major League roster you need at least 1-2 lefties available down on the farm as depth. Currently Suarez, Peters, and Sandoval are that depth but if you move either of Skaggs or Heaney (or both) you begin to test that depth unnecessarily I think?

Skaggs is probably worth more right now because he is actually functional and has been performing despite coughing up home runs. Andrew seems more likely to be retained at this point in time. I have always liked Tyler and would prefer to keep him for 2020 but I think if Eppler gets a good offer for pieces that help us near-term he may pull the trigger.