Your greatest concern with the 2022 team going into the lockout

[AngelsLakersFan]

13 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

My biggest concern now is the same it was at the beginning of the off season.  

They may end up failing into a better plan than they started the off season with.

 

Lol, who am I kidding.

[Lou]

We're making the postseason.

[Angelsjunky]

38 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Now youre just messing with us

I should have said Stonemaniac.

[Warfarin]

10 hours ago, Blarg said:

Kick the tires on Kikuchi but honestly I think they're done with the rotation. 

Yeah, they very well could be.  I think it largely depends on how they view Barria, too.

As it stands, the rotation is:  Ohtani, Syndergaard, Sandoval, Suarez, Lorenzen, Barria.

Ohtani, Syndergaard, Suarez, and Lorenzen are basically rotation "locks" given either talent (Ohtani, Syndergaard), lack of options (Suarez), or what they said at the presser (Lorenzen).

I don't list Sandoval as a lock because he has an option, but he's probably close to a lock given how he performed.

Barria is the question.  We have 6 spots and Barria doesn't have options.  Are they comfortable with him being the 6th starter, or would they rather just shift him to the bullpen and have another option to start?  I think most of us would prefer the latter, but I'm guessing management will probably choose the former.

[Stradling]

My concerns now:

SS

Bullpen

Starting pitcher

Bullpen

Back up Catcher

[Slegnaac]

8 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I should have said Stonemaniac.

No need to get crazy.

[Slegnaac]

8 hours ago, Lou said:

We're making the postseason.

We're making the off-season.

[floplag]

18 hours ago, Dochalo said:

the team is incomplete.  

they need a SS

they probably need another starter

they could use another pen arm, a backup C and MIF depth on top of a SS.  

This is in my view dead on.
Although i might suggest we may have enough depth on MiF with the recent acquisitions.  Otherwise spot on. 

[Stradling]

I like our depth at middle infield with Wade and Rengifo, as long as we get someone that should start ahead of them.  

[Don]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

I like our depth at middle infield with Wade and Rengifo, as long as we get someone that should start ahead of them.  

I understand that we'd all like to believe in Rengifo, but the dude hasn't shown that he's a competent major league player yet. Not sure why we'd want him on our bench at this point. Maybe he turns the corner in his age 25 season, but I wouldn't say that I "like" our depth if he's part of that depth.

[Taylor]

Rengifo is the new Caleb Kowart. Amazing in AAA, replacement level in the MLB.