Perry Minasian

[Angelsjunky]

Let's revisit his offseason moves.

- He released Justin Upton. Meanwhile, his replacement, Brandon Marsh, is hitting .246/.295/.347 with an 85 wRC+, but 0.5 WAR due to good defense. J-Up is doing OK in 5 AAA games (.897 OPS, 2 HR) for Seattle.

- He "bolstered" the bullpen, giving contracts to Iglesias (4/$58M), Loup (2/$17M), Tepera (2/$14M), and Bradley (1/$3.75M) - or $24.5M for those four this year, and over $30M for the bullpen as a whole. That's about two-thirds the total payroll of both the Orioles and Athletics, and possibly the most expensive bullpen in the majors - or one of them. The results are: 0.2 WAR, 25th in the majors; 4.30 FIP, 26th in majors; 4.29 ERA, 23rd in majors; 13 blown saves tied for most in the majors.

- Signed Lorenzen for $7M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69 ERA, 3.85 FIP. So that's good value.

- Signed Syndergaard for $21M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69, 3.81 FIP (almost exact same as Lorenzen). Not so good value, but not horrible.

- Re-signed Suzuki. Why?

- Signed Wade, Duffy, and Velazquez. OK, I guess? Velazquez is great defensively but can't hit. Wade and Duffy have their moments, but are bench guys stretched in the roles they've been given.

As of this moment, the only move he made that seems to be good value for the money spent is Lorenzen. Everything else has yielded mixed, at best, results, and some really bad. The bullpen is a disaster, Syndergaard has been solid but unspectacular, Upton's replacements haven't performed, and the bits and pieces are OK, but not good enough for what they're being used for.

Minasian will have the full season, I'm guessing, but if the Angels don't turn it around and at least make things interesting, I'm guessing he's gone in the offseason.

Edited June 8, 2022 by Angelsjunky

[mmc]

2 years just seems a bit too short to really judge a GM.  

[cals]

5 minutes ago, mmc said:

2 years just seems a bit too short to really judge a GM.  

I disagree and find your opinion offense.

[Lou]

Just now, cals said:

I disagree and find your opinion offense.

ive 

[Mark68]

Also, the fact that Velazquez, Wade and Duffy are seeing so much time on the field has nothing to do with Minasian.

 

It has a lot to do with injuries.

 

Of course, Rendon being injured should be assumed at this point. 

[cals]

6 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Let's revisit his offseason moves.

- He released Justin Upton. Meanwhile, his replacement, Brandon Marsh, is hitting .246/.295/.347 with an 85 wRC+, but 0.5 WAR due to good defense. J-Up is doing OK in 5 AAA games (.897 OPS, 2 HR) for Seattle.

- He "bolstered" the bullpen, giving contracts to Iglesias (4/$58M), Loup (2/$17M), Tepera (2/$14M), and Bradley (1/$3.75M) - or $24.5M for those four this year, and over $30M for the bullpen as a whole. That's about two-thirds the total payroll of both the Orioles and Athletics, and possibly the most expensive bullpen in the majors - or one of them. The results are: 0.2 WAR, 25th in the majors; 4.30 FIP, 26th in majors; 4.29 ERA, 23rd in majors; 13 blown saves tied for most in the majors.

- Signed Lorenzen for $7M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69 ERA, 3.85 FIP. So that's good value.

- Signed Syndergaard for $21M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69, 3.81 FIP (almost exact same as Lorenzen). Not so good value, but not horrible.

- Re-signed Suzuki. Why?

- Signed Wade, Duffy, and Velazquez. OK, I guess? Velazquez is great defensively but can't hit. Wade and Duffy have their moments, but are bench guys stretched in the roles they've been given.

As of this moment, the only move he made that seems to be good value for the money spent is Lorenzen. Everything else has yielded mixed, at best, results, and some really bad. The bullpen is a disaster, Syndergaard has been solid but unspectacular, Upton's replacements haven't performed, and the bits and pieces are OK, but not good enough for what they're being used for.

Minasian will have the full season, I'm guessing, but if the Angels don't turn it around and at least make things interesting, I'm guessing he's gone in the offseason.

Syndergaard is doing about as good as I think they could have expected.  Lorenzen has been a plus.

The bullpen has been a disaster.

[cals]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

ive 

I had Chinese food for dinner.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, cals said:

I had Chinese food for dinner.

That's hot.

[cals]

Just now, Lou said:

That's hot.

General Tso’s Chicken and lo mein.  It was fine, I’m not a huge Chinese food fan.

[beatlesrule]

Arte hired him correct? He hires all GMs and approves or signs managers too correct? Arte is the constant in all this sucking.

[Mark68]

Just now, beatlesrule said:

Arte hired him correct? He hires all GMs and approves or signs managers too correct? Arte is the constant in all this sucking.

More than a decade of suckage now.

 

Players, GMs & managers have come and gone. Arte is the one constant.

[Angelsjunky]

54 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

More than a decade of suckage now.

 

Players, GMs & managers have come and gone. Arte is the one constant.

And Trout.

[Angel Oracle]

The rumor is that no real GM wants to work for Moreno.

[eligrba]

6 hours ago, mmc said:

2 years just seems a bit too short to really judge a GM.  

Not when the two years demonstrates the GM's inability to build a decent major league roster. Minasian has been an awful evaluator. His brother clearly inherited those genes. 

[khouse]

Is it not quite possible that Wise, too, is shown the door?

[Halo in Chicago]

The bullpen has been a disaster. However, it seems like most thought the bullpen signings were good before they started sucking. Wade and Duffy are playing way more than they should bc of injuries. I like Lorenzen and felt Syndergaard was worth the risk. I think it will be interesting to see if any moves are made prior to the trade deadline. I would like to see Adell moved for a pitcher that could go 7 innings and not get rocked who we could have for more than a rental half season. Not sure who that is or if that trade is possible. 

[Taylor]

I miss three weeks ago when Minasian was a genius.

[Angelsfan1984]

6 hours ago, cals said:

General Tso’s Chicken and lo mein.  It was fine, I’m not a huge Chinese food fan.

Did you ever think that maybe Chinese food isn’t a fan of you? So self centered. 

[Docwaukee]

7 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Let's revisit his offseason moves.

- He released Justin Upton. Meanwhile, his replacement, Brandon Marsh, is hitting .246/.295/.347 with an 85 wRC+, but 0.5 WAR due to good defense. J-Up is doing OK in 5 AAA games (.897 OPS, 2 HR) for Seattle.

- He "bolstered" the bullpen, giving contracts to Iglesias (4/$58M), Loup (2/$17M), Tepera (2/$14M), and Bradley (1/$3.75M) - or $24.5M for those four this year, and over $30M for the bullpen as a whole. That's about two-thirds the total payroll of both the Orioles and Athletics, and possibly the most expensive bullpen in the majors - or one of them. The results are: 0.2 WAR, 25th in the majors; 4.30 FIP, 26th in majors; 4.29 ERA, 23rd in majors; 13 blown saves tied for most in the majors.

- Signed Lorenzen for $7M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69 ERA, 3.85 FIP. So that's good value.

- Signed Syndergaard for $21M. 0.8 WAR, 3.69, 3.81 FIP (almost exact same as Lorenzen). Not so good value, but not horrible.

- Re-signed Suzuki. Why?

- Signed Wade, Duffy, and Velazquez. OK, I guess? Velazquez is great defensively but can't hit. Wade and Duffy have their moments, but are bench guys stretched in the roles they've been given.

As of this moment, the only move he made that seems to be good value for the money spent is Lorenzen. Everything else has yielded mixed, at best, results, and some really bad. The bullpen is a disaster, Syndergaard has been solid but unspectacular, Upton's replacements haven't performed, and the bits and pieces are OK, but not good enough for what they're being used for.

Minasian will have the full season, I'm guessing, but if the Angels don't turn it around and at least make things interesting, I'm guessing he's gone in the offseason.

it's the lack of moves that bother me the most.  

[Jay]

One thing I've learned from this episode is that Minasian appears to be in over his head.

 

[Jay]

Also I think maybe Phil Nevin has obtained some embarrassing photos of Minasian.

 

[Dtwncbad]

6 minutes ago, Jay said:

Also I think maybe Phil Nevin has obtained some embarrassing photos of Minasian.

 

That only works when there are photos that are not embarrassing.

[T.G.]

If Katy Perry married Perry Minasian, she would be Katy Perry Minasian.

[Blarg]

Putting a relatively untested Detmers in the rotation has been ignored in regards to a Minasian move that has worked out. 

[HanfordGuy]

8 hours ago, cals said:

General Tso’s Chicken and lo mein.  It was fine, I’m not a huge Chinese food fan.

@cals likes his chicken spicy!