Overrated Angels players

[Angels 1961]

Do we as Angel fans overrate our players and prospects? Sandoval, Rengifo, Thaiss, Walsh, even Adell and Marsh. This team has zero life in it plays as it's dead. Simmons will be gone unless we give him a QO or extension. Albert will be back as will Upton. We need 2 top of line starters for front of rotation and bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Very frustrating times with a new GM coming in and he will have his work cut out for him.

[rafibomb]

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

Do we as Angel fans overrate our players and prospects? Sandoval, Rengifo, Thaiss, Walsh, even Adell and Marsh. This team has zero life in it plays as it's dead. Simmons will be gone unless we give him a QO or extension. Albert will be back as will Upton. We need 2 top of line starters for front of rotation and bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Very frustrating times with a new GM coming in and he will have his work cut out for him.

I don't think the bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Noé, Buttrey and Peña are all serviceable in the pen in the right roles and Garcia looks like he can be in the mix as soon as this season. 

[kevinb]

Fans overrate their teams players. It isn’t unique to just Angels fans. 

[Dtwncbad]

5 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Do we as Angel fans overrate our players and prospects? Sandoval, Rengifo, Thaiss, Walsh, even Adell and Marsh. This team has zero life in it plays as it's dead. Simmons will be gone unless we give him a QO or extension. Albert will be back as will Upton. We need 2 top of line starters for front of rotation and bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Very frustrating times with a new GM coming in and he will have his work cut out for him.

Out of that group you mentioned, Adell is the only one I was ever “excited” about.  I think Marsh is probably going to be a decent major league player but I never banked on him being a high impact player.

The others are bodies.  Possible major league contributors, but no reason to have any excitement.

So my answer is no, I have not overrated the Angel prospects.

[Angel Oracle]

23 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

I don't think the bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Noé, Buttrey and Peña are all serviceable in the pen in the right roles and Garcia looks like he can be in the mix as soon as this season. 

Mayers too (18 Ks in 11.2 innings), a rock solid August after a bad week in July 

[Slegnaac]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

Do we as Angel fans overrate our players and prospects? Sandoval, Rengifo, Thaiss, Walsh, even Adell and Marsh. This team has zero life in it plays as it's dead. Simmons will be gone unless we give him a QO or extension. Albert will be back as will Upton. We need 2 top of line starters for front of rotation and bullpen needs 5 or 6 new arms. Very frustrating times with a new GM coming in and he will have his work cut out for him.

You probably should also find out if the person is a pre-BW fan or post-BW fan.

[angelsnationtalk]

Want my list of overrated Angels players?

Everyone that Billy Eppler thinks can pitch. Except Bundy.

[Claude]

I’m concerned that Ohtani who started out like a ball of fire may now be overrated because of his pitching limitations and that MLB pitchers have figured him out. He’s been awful at the plate. 

[Stradling]

Robles is also a serviceable arm in the pen. 

[floplag]

of course we do, every fan base does... although we seem to have it worse than others for some reason and youd think we would have learned with all the AAAA guys weve produced in the last decade or so.

[UndertheHalo]

It’s not as bad now as it was in 2015.  Some people had truly wild enthusiasm for luminaries like Kyle Kubitza.  Anyway.  All fan bases do this.  I think Dodger fans are way more insufferable.  Also I hate the Dodgers so take my opinion on that with a grain of salt. 

Edited September 1, 2020 by UndertheHalo

[Jason]

21 minutes ago, RendZone said:

I’m concerned that Ohtani who started out like a ball of fire may now be overrated because of his pitching limitations and that MLB pitchers have figured him out. He’s been awful at the plate. 

He has been but if he focuses 100% on hitting then I think he will improve. 

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Mayers too (18 Ks in 11.2 innings), a rock solid August after a bad week in July 

You are right Mayers had 1 bad outing besides that he's been solid.

[TroutCron]

19 minutes ago, Jason said:

He has been but if he focuses 100% on hitting then I think he will improve. 

If the Angels are to compete in 2021 then they can’t use a six man rotation. They haven’t been able to put together a rotation since 2014. There is no pitching depth to account for the inevitable injuries that pitchers seem to suffer at a high rate. Right now you have Bundy, Canning and a bunch of question marks. I am anxious to see Detmers and Naughton next Spring. I am not so anxious to see Sandoval or Suarez. Maybe Chris Rodriguez will surprise in Spring but without the MILB this season he will probably not be ready until 2022. 
 

I hope the new GM has abetter plan for acquiring pitching than the five years of Eppler’s dumpster diving. It should be an interesting offseason. 

[JustATroutFan]

Pujols? Now that is someone who is overrated by Fat Mike. It wasn't until last season when he was finally moved down in the lineup after years of suckage at the plate. 

[Taylor]

Remember when our lineup was going to feature superstars Brandon Wood, Dallas McPherson, and Casey Kotchman?

[Stradling]

18 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Remember when our lineup was going to feature superstars Brandon Wood, Dallas McPherson, and Casey Kotchman?

I do.  

[kevinb]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Remember when our lineup was going to feature superstars Brandon Wood, Dallas McPherson, and Casey Kotchman?

Kotchman was serviceable. Until that concussion that completely derailed him. 

[failos]

7 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

Kotchman was serviceable. Until mono completely derailed him. 

fixed

[Claude]

[Dtwncbad]

11 hours ago, Taylor said:

Remember when our lineup was going to feature superstars Brandon Wood, Dallas McPherson, and Casey Kotchman?

Yes.  And I will be a broken record forever on McPherson.  He was legit.  He wasn’t a “bust” unless you count physical injuries wrecking a career as a bust.

[Stradling]

There’s a difference between bust and suffered career debilitating injuries.