Turn Iglesias into a starter?

[zenmaster]

Reminds me of the guy here who constantly posted a year or two ago how we should turn Ohtani into a closer.  Both ideas have equal merit.

[Justin]

I remember in 3rd grade our P.E. teacher had everyone rotate positions each inning. I have not seen that at the Major-League level but I'm down for trying it out. 

[Inside Pitch]

22 minutes ago, Justin said:

I remember in 3rd grade our P.E. teacher had everyone rotate positions each inning. I have not seen that at the Major-League level but I'm down for trying it out. 

Your PE teacher was employing an early version of the shift...

[Blarg]

His P.E. teacher was Billy Beane. 

[eligrba]

Heymen just twitted that Iglesius is being considered as a possible starter according to sources.  He also mentioned the Angels considering shifting Trout to shortstop.  I wonder where he is getting his information?

[HanfordGuy]

5 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

Speaking of ways to help the team, the Angels should have Iglesias gain like 600 or 700 pounds.  Being that big in the middle of the field will reduce the need for the middle infielders to need much range.

Or we could just resign Bartolo Colon.

[tdawg87]

16 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

We can also put Upton at catcher so that it clears a space in the outfield and makes he’s batting numbers more palatable while probably making him a top 15 catcher offensively.

A black catcher???

You've taken this too far.

[HanfordGuy]

5 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

 

Speaking of ways to help the team, the Angels should have…

 

…a person in centerfield looking at the opposing catcher’s signs and electronically signaling the dugout or batter to notify them of what pitch was coming. We can devise a system of bird calls to distinguish what the opposing pitcher is throwing.

 

[HanfordGuy]

15 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

A black catcher???

You've taken this too far.

Are you saying the Angels are racist? They have a long list of African American catchers like…uhh…uhh…

and uhh…uhh, maybe this team is racist.

[Taylor]

21 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

A black catcher???

You've taken this too far.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, HanfordGuy said:

Are you saying the Angels are racist? They have a long list of African American catchers like…uhh…uhh…

and uhh…uhh, maybe this team is racist.

 

[Taylor]

[HanfordGuy]

20 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

From the gospel that is Wikipedia…

During spring training of 1975, he was traded to the Angels for relief pitcher Ken Sanders.

Hampton's best year in the big leagues was 1977, when he stayed with the Angels for the entire season. In 52 games he batted .295 (13-for-44) with 3 home runs and 9 runs batted in.

Career totals include 113 games played, a .207 batting average (28-for-135), 4 HR, 18 RBI, 15 runs scored, and a .341 slugging percentage. He had a strong arm, and threw out 18 of 48 stolen base attempts. (37.5%)

He was released by California on April 1, 1980.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I know them both, very smart baseball men. Go visit Darrell down the 91 FWY and speak with him whenever you like!... Might be something for AW... From a Player, FO and now the Director, running MLB's Urban Youth Academy.

[Stradling]

On 12/3/2021 at 1:32 PM, Taylor said:

Johnson is one of the best defensive catchers I’ve ever seen.