The Angels lead MLB in (batting) strikeouts

[79CAAman]

Remember what a manufactured run is?  How often does this team get a runner on base via a walk or a hit by pitch and then get him home via a sacrifice bunt/steal and a lousy single?  Nope, not this team. A strikeout or two will kill any spark of momentum. Nope go on up there Wade, Velasquez, Marsh swing for the fences. 
This team has several issues but they have to address the strikeouts! 
 

[AngelsLakersFan]

A hitters ability to command the zone is perhaps the single most important ability for a hitter to posses. If we look at prime Pujols and Bonds these guys would walk more than they struck out. When you are at the very top of your game as a hitter you can do this. Now as a hitters skills decline from those elite levels they learn to cheat, and make trade offs to maximize their offensive output. In past generations this was more often trading power for contact, but the trend has shifted in the modern game to trading contact for power. 

What we are seeing from this Angels lineup is a bunch of guys trading contact for power when they don't have enough contact skill to trade or enough power potential to cash in on. Typically guys in this skill level should be defensive oriented, have tons of speed and be willing to put the ball in play and maximize that base running ability. This part of the game is dying, and I'm not sure it's coming back, but ultimately fringe guys like half of the Angels lineup should tend to be more contact and speed oriented, but either based on Perry's selection criteria, coaching, or personal decisions made by the players these guys have not been particularly interested in promoting their contact game.

[79CAAman]

18 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

A hitters ability to command the zone is perhaps the single most important ability for a hitter to posses. If we look at prime Pujols and Bonds these guys would walk more than they struck out. When you are at the very top of your game as a hitter you can do this. Now as a hitters skills decline from those elite levels they learn to cheat, and make trade offs to maximize their offensive output. In past generations this was more often trading power for contact, but the trend has shifted in the modern game to trading contact for power. 

What we are seeing from this Angels lineup is a bunch of guys trading contact for power when they don't have enough contact skill to trade or enough power potential to cash in on. Typically guys in this skill level should be defensive oriented, have tons of speed and be willing to put the ball in play and maximize that base running ability. This part of the game is dying, and I'm not sure it's coming back, but ultimately fringe guys like half of the Angels lineup should tend to be more contact and speed oriented, but either based on Perry's selection criteria, coaching, or personal decisions made by the players these guys have not been particularly interested to promoting their contact game.

YES!!!!  Just put the stinking ball in play. 
 

These are major league players. Is it too much to ask for?

For the love of God perry, address this. 

[UndertheHalo]

What would it take to get Miguel andujar 

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

What would it take to get Miguel andujar 

At least five and a half rondons, plus Adell.

[UndertheHalo]

4 minutes ago, Taylor said:

At least five and a half rondons, plus Adell.

We have a bunch of Rondons 

[mmc]

 

[Sully151]

I think it was yesterday’s broadcast where Gubi said something to the effect of “ every homerun is a mistake made by the pitcher and the good pitchers don’t make a lot of mistakes.”

Angels hitting philosophy seems to be hit it over the fence or walk back to the dugout with a K. 
 

Aside from Trout, Ohtani and sometimes Ward and Walsh, this team isn’t good enough to hit the mistakes, but that’s all they try to do. 
 

There is no reason for opposing pitchers to take risks and possibly make “mistakes” because most of the team is swinging wildly at shit pitches and watching pitches down the middle go into the catcher’s glove. 
 

[CaliAngel]

1 hour ago, Sully151 said:

I think it was yesterday’s broadcast where Gubi said something to the effect of “ every homerun is a mistake made by the pitcher and the good pitchers don’t make a lot of mistakes.”

Angels hitting philosophy seems to be hit it over the fence or walk back to the dugout with a K. 
 

Aside from Trout, Ohtani and sometimes Ward and Walsh, this team isn’t good enough to hit the mistakes, but that’s all they try to do. 
 

There is no reason for opposing pitchers to take risks and possibly make “mistakes” because most of the team is swinging wildly at shit pitches and watching pitches down the middle go into the catcher’s glove. 
 

If this team was hitting mistakes consistently we'd be in so much better shape. I see mistakes at least once an at bat and these guys watch them. Or foul them off. Or whiff.

The hitting strategy needs to be engrained: be ready to swing at the best pitch you're going to get regardless of the count or the situation. And hit it with confidence. Drop this defensive don't know what's coming BS we all see way too often.

When you go up there swinging at the best pitch you get, good things will come. Period.

[m0nkey]

Why is caliangel just another poster on AW when he should be a coach? Is Perry asleep at the wheel again?

[Stradling]

22 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

yes.  It also sucks to watch guys go into slappy mcgrounder mode.  Like Wade trying to lay a bunt down in every at bat.  It's a consequence of something else though.  Not totally sure what.

Speaking of this MacKinnon is way too big to take the approach he takes.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

Why is caliangel just another poster on AW when he should be a player? Is Perry asleep at the wheel again?

 

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

Why is caliangel just another poster on AW when he should be a coach? Is Perry asleep at the wheel again?

He'd be a coach if he had applied himself more in college.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

He'd be a coach if he had applied himself more in college.

That's University College, pal.

[Stradling]

Wasn’t worth it. 

[Dtwncbad]

22 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

A hitters ability to command the zone is perhaps the single most important ability for a hitter to posses. If we look at prime Pujols and Bonds these guys would walk more than they struck out. When you are at the very top of your game as a hitter you can do this. Now as a hitters skills decline from those elite levels they learn to cheat, and make trade offs to maximize their offensive output. In past generations this was more often trading power for contact, but the trend has shifted in the modern game to trading contact for power. 

What we are seeing from this Angels lineup is a bunch of guys trading contact for power when they don't have enough contact skill to trade or enough power potential to cash in on. Typically guys in this skill level should be defensive oriented, have tons of speed and be willing to put the ball in play and maximize that base running ability. This part of the game is dying, and I'm not sure it's coming back, but ultimately fringe guys like half of the Angels lineup should tend to be more contact and speed oriented, but either based on Perry's selection criteria, coaching, or personal decisions made by the players these guys have not been particularly interested in promoting their contact game.

Yes controlling the strike zero he is huge.  But playing into that is the pitchers fear of what kind of damage you can do.  If a hitter isn’t really dangerous, they probably are not going to get walks regardless of their ability to recognize strikes.  Pitchers will keep piping it to challenge them knowing their downside is minimal.

[T.G.]

2 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Why is caliangel just another poster on AW when he should be a coach? Is Perry asleep at the wheel again?

He could have owned the Angels if he'd thought it was worth it.

[Taylor]

36 minutes ago, Lou said:

That's University College, pal.

Not Hofstra?

[CaliAngel]

2 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Why is caliangel just another poster on AW when he should be a coach? Is Perry asleep at the wheel again?

Hey m0nkey, I'm about sick of your bulldog mouth overloading your puppy dog ass.

You do nothing but shit on this team and off load garbage to people who contribute.

We do not need you around here.

[Stradling]

Haha.  

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

Hey m0nkey, I'm about sick of your bulldog mouth overloading your puppy dog ass.

You do nothing but shit on this team and off load garbage to people who contribute.

We do not need you around here.

I do.

[Stradling]

I prefer Monkey over others and I don’t really love negativity.  

[tdawg87]

I don't think I've ever seen m0nkey "shit" on the team.

Talk about projecting.

[TempeAngel]

10 hours ago, mmc said:

 

Wow. Just wow...

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I don't think I've ever seen m0nkey "shit" on the team.

Talk about projecting.

The best part is a guy like him trying to decide who can post and who can’t.