Let Jo Adell play

[Lou]

Betts wasn't getting $400M regardless of how many games were played.

[Lou]

We should sit Teheran, Castro and La Stella since they are pending free agents.

[Jeff Fletcher]

On 7/8/2020 at 5:37 PM, stormngt said:

If he is still developing than I don't have a problem.  I just wonder how does he "polishes his game" with intrasquad games.

Instead of facing the Triple A pitchers from the Mariners, A’s, Giants, Padres, etc., he will be facing the Triple A pitchers from the Angels. 
 

[Angels 1961]

12 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

Glad I don't play baseball.

-Patrick Mahomes II

You may not be playing this year bur your wide receivers do social distance on the field.

[Angels 1961]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

We should sit Teheran, Castro and La Stella since they are pending free agents.

Teheran not in camp, Angels may try to resign Castro since zero options at that position. Yeah put Fletcher at 2B LaStella be PH.

[Angels 1961]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

Betts wasn't getting $400M regardless of how many games were played.

He was getting over 350 but not now.

[Angels in 2030]

I don't understand something.  If the whole league will not be spending much for FAs this offseason due to CV and revenue issue, then where is Simmons getting this money to go elsewhere?  Seems to me the CV issue may make it more likely that Simmons returns since there will be less options (offers/money) now available and returning to his team for the past several years makes the most sense.  Whereas before, we'd maybe need to make a 4-5+ year offer, now you could envision 2-3 years (& less per/year money) since there won't be big money offers coming for much or any FAs this offseason.  If that's the theory for FAs, then returning where he is familiar, has a good relationship, team has a need for next couple years, etc. is more of a possibility now.  But maybe that's an obvious concept...to most. 

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Fourts said:

I don't understand something.  If the whole league will not be spending much for FAs this offseason due to CV and revenue issue, then where is Simmons getting this money to go elsewhere?  Seems to me the CV issue may make it more likely that Simmons returns since there will be less options (offers/money) now available and returning to his team for the past several years makes the most sense.  Whereas before, we'd maybe need to make a 4-5+ year offer, now you could envision 2-3 years (& less per/year money) since there won't be big money offers coming for much or any FAs this offseason.  If that's the theory for FAs, then returning where he is familiar, has a good relationship, team has a need for next couple years, etc. is more of a possibility now.  But maybe that's an obvious concept...to most. 

Yep

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

He was getting over 350 but not now.

How do you know?

[Angels in 2030]

$349,999,999?

[Angels 1961]

15 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

Glad I don't play baseball.

-Patrick Mahomes II

You may not be playing this year. You receivers do social distance

[Angels 1961]

29 minutes ago, Lou said:

How do you know?

Ken Rosenthal said so

[Stradling]

[Angels 1961]

12 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Instead of facing the Triple A pitchers from the Mariners, A’s, Giants, Padres, etc., he will be facing the Triple A pitchers from the Angels. 
 

Jeff, in current climate of sports what kind of contract does Simmons get this off season?

[Vlad27Trout27]

The Nonsense on this board. 

[Glen]

13 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Instead of facing the Triple A pitchers from the Mariners, A’s, Giants, Padres, etc., he will be facing the Triple A pitchers from the Angels. 
 

So that would really be like facing Double A pitching, right?

[Angels 1961]

On 7/10/2020 at 4:01 PM, tdawg87 said:

Wow the main forum is particularly retarded this year.

Mentally challenged

[Angels 1961]

On 7/12/2020 at 9:34 PM, Jeff Fletcher said:

Instead of facing the Triple A pitchers from the Mariners, A’s, Giants, Padres, etc., he will be facing the Triple A pitchers from the Angels. 
 

Pitchers will not pitch inside in to their own players, just not the same.

[Tank]

On 7/13/2020 at 6:46 AM, Angels 1961 said:

He was getting over 350 but not now.

well, since he's a free agent next year, they should just bench him and let one of the kids play, especially since no one is going to offer him big money ever again.

[ScottT]

Adell is doing ok against MLB pitchers the last few days. Extra base hits against Ohtani, Bundy, and Middleton.  A few strikeouts, too, though.

[Jeff Fletcher]

6 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Pitchers will not pitch inside in to their own players, just not the same.

That’s true. It’s not the same. But it’s not nothing. He’s still going to develop. 

[Blarg]

I doubt the fear of an inside fastball is taking away from the experience of trying to navigate pitch recognition when it involves a combination of pitch sequences involving major league quality off speed offerings. Most hitters can see an inside fastball and react instinctively. Most hitters can't see the nuances between a hittable slider and one that is going to fall off into the unhittable zone. That is what Adell is getting experience with right now. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

I dont know what this guy is smoking, it has to be the bad stuff. but, this up coming free agency, Players might be signing for a lower value than what was expected.

we expected Simmons to get a contact worth around 12-15 mil per year, that number might decrease to around  8 mil a year.  

[Angels 1961]

In my opinion it will be less than 8 mill a year. Amout of money will depend a lot on what he does and where country as a whole is at with virus. 

[Stradling]

He’s still getting $9-13 million for 3 years especially if he hits a bit this year.