Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Diamondbacks (9/15/2020)

[Inside Pitch]

8 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Upton and Simmons are hitting really well, if they can fix Ohtani at the plate and get his arm right. This team could be scary good. 

Welcome back, positive Chuck!

[Chuck]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Welcome back, positive Chuck!

[Angel]

Damn Walsh looks good now, sure he got out but that's a hit most of the time

[Inside Pitch]

Can't lose with Brando gifs!

[rafibomb]

31 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

The predictive data for both Ward and Walsh was very promising last year in AAA.  Yes, everyone in the PCL hits a ton, that's why you look to the weighted data and look for guys outperforming the league.  Ward, Walsh, and Thaiss were all showing up in the areas that tend to point towards future success.   The bad season has allowed them to pile up the steady at bats and they look to be getting more comfortable.  Silver lining maybe.

Walsh btw started today with a babip of .237... Its not been a lucky streak, his statcast data is on point.

Wow that's ridiculous. Was just going to look up his BABIP too and was certain it would be in the .400's

[stormngt]

29 minutes ago, Angel said:

Bullpen and lineup (RISP especially) is our concern really, our starting pitching seems to be fine outside Teheran, an ace type wouldn't hurt though.

Front line starter extend Simmons and bullpen help.

[John Taylor]

ahh yes, the 'ol "They have 2 outs and are about to score 5 runs on our bullpen" routine 

[John Taylor]

2 minutes ago, John Taylor said:

ahh yes, the 'ol "They have 2 outs and are about to score 5 runs on our bullpen" routine 

Yay, I was wrong.

[Angel]

6 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Front line starter extend Simmons and bullpen help.

Perhaps it's a good idea but, Simmons avg is really pretty overrated, his OBP/OPS is quite sub pedestrain, his righty bat is also not the best thing to have in a lineup chock full of righties.  It's also a shame Rengifo nor Berreto have shown up at all.

[stormngt]

2 minutes ago, Angel said:

Perhaps it's a good idea but, Simmons avg is really pretty overrated, his OBP/OPS is quite sub pedestrain, his righty bat is also not the best thing to have in a lineup chock full of righties.  It's also a shame Rengifo nor Berreto have shown up at all.

How many shortstops are left handed?

His OPS is fine with me if he delivers the defense.  We do not need a slugger out of that position.  Neither Rengifro nor Barretto is as good as a hitter and they are not on the same planet defensiveky.

[Claude]

Albert's uniform is very clean tonight.

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, Angel said:

Perhaps it's a good idea but, Simmons avg is really pretty overrated, his OBP/OPS is quite sub pedestrain, his righty bat is also not the best thing to have in a lineup chock full of righties.  It's also a shame Rengifo nor Berreto have shown up at all.

Yea, and he is still a supreme defensive player that saves runs, something this team needs badly.

[Chuck]

[Chuck]

Andriese sucks balls! 

[rafibomb]

More of what we know. This team seriously needs pitching. Glad to see Walsh just might stick at 1st base next season. That would solve one of our problems.

[Angel Oracle]

48 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Hi Frank, meet John from Montana who's been on our Friday virtual happy hours here and there. 

Good to see Frank on here.

[eligrba4ever]

Oh well. The comeback was fun. The end? Not so much.

20-29. An 11-0 finish would be a miracle.

[Angel Oracle]

Time to tank, officially.

WTF does this team suck against bottom feeders so much in 2020?

Buh bye Teheran, your weak services are no longer needed.

Never fear, there will be demand for HR Derby pitchers in 2021.

Edited September 16, 2020 by Angel Oracle

[eligrba4ever]

7 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

DaVanon’s

They are in essence the same forgettable fourth outfielder. Another guy, named Guerrero, also had a pretty good series for the Expos that weekend.

[Angel]

16 minutes ago, stormngt said:

How many shortstops are left handed?

His OPS is fine with me if he delivers the defense.  We do not need a slugger out of that position.  Neither Rengifro nor Barretto is as good as a hitter and they are not on the same planet defensiveky.

Simmons might be our only option, it could be worse but it's going to cost us to keep him around and our lineup is a concern, so is defense so idk if his defense outweighs his offense that much and if it is really worth shelling out that much.

[Angel Oracle]

I thought the D-Backs pen sucked.

They dominated the Halos hitters.

[Inside Pitch]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yea, and he is still a supreme defensive player that saves runs, something this team needs badly.

They do, but unless he comes back for cheap.... Doubtful he's brought back.  I think Eppler might if he's still here but that's iffy AF.

[eligrba4ever]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

I thought the D-Backs pen sucked.

They dominated the Halos hitters.

Hasn't the Snakes' pen been better since Bradley went to the Reds?

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, Angel said:

Simmons might be our only option, it could be worse but it's going to cost us to keep him around and our lineup is a concern.

Its less a concern than the defense.  

[Angels in 2030]

Even at $10M/year (low end likely) -- i don't see how any Angel fan could support resigning Simmons when we need pitching so bad.  I'm not even talking SP...how much better is this BP if you spent $10M on it?  Yes, RP is up/down, but getting one or two proven vet guys would go a long ways to improve the team.  I'd first use that money on a SP, but fallback would be on 1-2 RPs.