Angels claim Andrew Velazquez off waivers from the Yankees

[mmc]

 

[Mark68]

Yeah, makes sense. He had a 61 OPS+ in 2021 to bring his career total UP

 

 

 

...to 43.

[tdawg87]

Probably won't even make the team. They'll be adding guys like this left and right.

[Stradling]

Time for everyone to get irate. 

[khouse]

22 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Time for everyone to get irate. 

Or to maintain their status quo lol...

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, khouse said:

Or to maintain their status quo lol...

Yes

[ten ocho recon scout]

47 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

Yeah, makes sense. He had a 61 OPS+ in 2021 to bring his career total UP

 

 

 

...to 43.

The yankees probably called us and said "cmon, we took your shitty Andrew. You owe us, man."

[totdprods]

This is going to be a good move.

[m0nkey]

Squid!

[Angels 1961]

I like this move a lot. Good glove for our young starters.

[Docwaukee]

we have some terrible middle infielders on the roster right now.  

[Angel Oracle]

THE piece

[tdawg87]

6 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

THE piece

hEs A PiEcE aLriGhT

[OhtaniSan]

I don’t think he’s the next Derek Jeter or nothing, but if several yankees front desk personnel feel so strongly about Velazquez’s potential that they quit when he was claimed, maybe there’s more to Velazquez than we initially thought. I’d imagine he’ll be in the mix for the UT/SS spot this spring regardless

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, OhtaniSan said:

I don’t think he’s the next Derek Jeter or nothing, but if several yankees front desk personnel feel so strongly about Velazquez’s potential that they quit when he was claimed, maybe there’s more to Velazquez than we initially thought. I’d imagine he’ll be in the mix for the UT/SS spot this spring regardless

That's a satirical account, not the real New York Post. They're actually doing the opposite of what you think: they're basically making fun of Velazquez.

[tdawg87]

I like how he gave you a troll when you're 100% right.

It's a joke account.

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

I like how he gave you a troll when you're 100% right.

It's a joke account.

Ha.  Yeah, I was wondering about that, too.

[Taylor]

It's on Twitter so it must be true.

[bruin5]

I’d be hanging around Tampa Bay’s front office to be first in line for their table scraps….

[m0nkey]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

Ha.  Yeah, I was wondering about that, too.

Don’t worry, I righted the wrong. 
 

No need to call me a hero

[Angels 1961]

On 11/6/2021 at 10:45 AM, m0nkey said:

Don’t worry, I righted the wrong. 
 

No need to call me a hero

ok

[Stradling]

29 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

ok

Liar

[Robrock30]

Being in NY I started hearing his name at the end of last season bringing good energy to the Yankees.  He played SS filling in for the disappointing Gleyber Torres and played in the WC Game vs. Red Sox.  I recall mostly favorable feeling with him.

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

3 hours ago, Robrock30 said:

Being in NY I started hearing his name at the end of last season bringing good energy to the Yankees.  He played SS filling in for the disappointing Gleyber Torres and played in the WC Game vs. Red Sox.  I recall mostly favorable feeling with him.

 

Nice pick on both ends! Looks like + range arm is playable. He almost overplayed it but he had his body behind him to keep it on the infield.... That's a ton of ground balls in practice! Let's see what he can do! Shows his range the way he played it and not a backhand on a cross-over. He was semi in front of it. So, he has some athleticism! Ball was 15-18 ft off the 3rd baseline. So, I really don't know where he was setup either. It looked like a 3 and a 1/2 steps to his right.. that's approx 10-15 ft off a crossover which is pretty good and to still make the play! I'm cool with it.

What's the worst that happens....He won't be able to get to a ball due to the over-shift?....bwhahhahaha...

[Robrock30]

3 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Nice pick on both ends! Looks like + range arm is playable. He almost overplayed it but he had his body behind him to keep it on the infield.... That's a ton of ground balls in practice! Let's see what he can do! Shows his range the way he played it and not a backhand on a cross-over. He was semi in front of it. So, he has some athleticism! Ball was 15-18 ft off the 3rd baseline. So, I really don't know where he was setup either. It looked like a 3 and a 1/2 steps to his right.. that's approx 10-15 ft off a crossover which is pretty good and to still make the play! I'm cool with it.

What's the worst that happens....He won't be able to get to a ball due to the over-shift?....bwhahhahaha...

He is a switch hitting solid utility player with a bit of speed who can play SS, 3B, 2B or LF.  He started at SS for Yankees recently vs. Red Sox in Wild Card Game.