Gameday Thread: Angels @ Reds 3/2/21 (5:05PM PST start)

[jsnpritchett]

[Angels Fan Forever]

Guess that's why Rojas will not be a MLB player...

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Is this what “depth” looks like?

This is what our depth looks like.

[eligrba]

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Some players remind me of that broken object you don’t throw away because you’re convinced it requires just a simple fix to be useable again. The Angels need an intervention.

[Second Base]

My favorite pitch that Rod threw was that curve he dropped in on Votto. Learned back like, "where the hell did that come from?" Nice splitter too.

[Second Base]

Jose Suarez was already soft in the mid-section before, but he looks like he spent all pandemic eating cheese whiz. 

[PattyD22]

4 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Some players remind me of that broken object you don’t throw away because you’re convinced it requires just a simple fix to be useable again. The Angels need an intervention.

You know who can fix it?  Dave can, and if he can’t, he wants to hear about it

[bloodbrother]

Detmers time!

[failos]

Detmers looking good

[rafibomb]

Detmers settled in nicely, hitting 93 on his fastball.

[bloodbrother]

Ohtani/Bundy/Heaney/Quintana/Canning/Cobb/Detmers/Rodriguez

Print those WS tickets, folks

[failos]

Why is Graterol still on this team? He’s like a bad penny

[Warfarin]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Ohtani/Bundy/Heaney/Quintana/Canning/Cobb/Detmers/Rodriguez

Print those WS tickets, folks

Detmers and Rodriguez are definitely keys to our future success.  If those two stay healthy and progress, they could spend a good chunk of 2022 in the rotation, along with Canning and Ohtani.  Still gonna need more guys to fill that out, but hopefully we're on our way to having some good young SP.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, failos said:

Why is Graterol still on this team? He’s like a bad penny

September 6, 2005: Signed by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent.

November 4, 2014: Granted Free Agency.

November 10, 2014: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 6, 2015: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2016: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

November 28, 2016: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Los Angeles Angels.

December 23, 2016: Selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Cincinnati Reds.

January 19, 2017: Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

January 23, 2017: Selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Los Angeles Angels.

April 18, 2017: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Angels for player to be named or cash.

June 24, 2018: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.

June 28, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 10, 2018: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Minnesota Twins.

October 21, 2019: Granted Free Agency.

November 27, 2019: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

November 2, 2020: Granted Free Agency.

December 29, 2020: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

[Second Base]

Reid Detmers looks exactly how I pictured based off what we saw in college. He's going to be an extraordinarily boring pitcher. He's always going to be solid. Never an ace, but never really getting lit up either. Just a solid mid rotation starter.

[failos]

Throw a strike

[Warfarin]

1 minute ago, Second Base said:

Reid Detmers looks exactly how I pictured based off what we saw in college. He's going to be an extraordinarily boring pitcher. He's always going to be solid. Never an ace, but never really getting lit up either. Just a solid mid rotation starter.

Yeah - he seemed like a low ceiling / high floor guy - someone the FO could bank on to be a solid SP, but nothing spectacular.

Given the state of our rotation, that's probably what we need now - someone who can rise quickly and fill a spot.  CRod definitely looks more high upside to me.  

[Second Base]

And perhaps I should clarify, this team needs a boring pitcher like him desperately. Someone dependable you can count on. Reminds me of Joe Saunders with a better breaking ball. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Throw a strike

[failos]

This guy is trash

[Taylor]

Gameday isn't showing any of the deets of the game. Any important highlights thus far?

[rafibomb]

 

 

[rafibomb]

Just now, Taylor said:

Gameday isn't showing any of the deets of the game. Any important highlights thus far?

Chris Rodroguez making Votto look like a little leaguer

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Taylor said:

Gameday isn't showing any of the deets of the game. Any important highlights thus far?

Big HR from Iglesias. Nice outing from Chris Rodriguez.  Detmers looked meh to me, but others here seem more positive.  Lots of sloppy play and bad pitching from the random joes and backend bullpen pieces.

[rafibomb]