The race to a top 5 draft pick(Gameday thread) Angels @ Braves Detmers pitching 10:35 A.M start

[Stradling]

16 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Maybe take a time out and go to your happy place TG. 

No way, let it rip. He deserves whatever is coming his way. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

No way, let it rip. He deserves whatever is coming his way. 

Be happy Strad, Ohtani said In-N-Out was his favorite American food

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Be happy Strad, Ohtani said In-N-Out was his favorite American food

I’m incredibly happy. I read dumb comments all day to make me even happier 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Just now, Stradling said:

I’m incredibly happy. I read dumb comments all day to make me even happier 

If I could convert the stupidity of others into fuel I'd be unstoppable. 

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, CaliAngel said:

How can I just breeze past Strads posts already knowing they're useless.

Use the ignore function. 

[Lou]

You guts really need to knock off this crap. 

By the way, we won today. 

[Angels 1961]

Nice win with Fletcher and Duffy coming back soon things looking up

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

6 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

Aside from the fact that a lot of players either don't know how to bunt or aren't good at it, I've heard players say they would rather go 2-4 with a double or potential HR than go 4-4 with all bunt singles.

I guarantee that if you bunt against the shift 4 times in a row they won't shift the fifth AB.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I guarantee that if you bunt against the shift 4 times in a row they won't shift the fifth AB.

I’m not so sure that’s true. If they shift four straight times it implies no one on base and if so no one on second base for sure. If they did it four times and you bunted all four times they seem perfectly fine giving you the single and pitching to the next guy. Batting averages are very low, strike outs are very high, and action plays are non existent. Which means it takes three hits to score a guy.  Teams and pitching will force you to get those three hits. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

4 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I’m not so sure that’s true. If they shift four straight times it implies no one on base and if so no one on second base for sure. If they did it four times and you bunted all four times they seem perfectly fine giving you the single and pitching to the next guy. Batting averages are very low, strike outs are very high, and action plays are non existent. Which means it takes three hits to score a guy.  Teams and pitching will force you to get those three hits. 

My bad I meant the same player bunts 3 or more times in a row they will eventually not shift on him. That would work for the rest of this season but next year hopefully the shift is history...

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Who would have believed Rengifo would have the second best BA on the team, third best when/lf Trout returns?

[Angel Oracle]

Batted around?

No comprende 

[arch stanton]

There aree definitley situations when the bunt is good but on most occasions I imagine the opposing team is happy to see your left handed power hitter take a 50-50 shot at a single

[Angel Oracle]

Let’s hope the shift is history after this season.   

While it is true that hitting the ball to all fields is the solution, not every player is that kind of hitter.

These shifts have seemingly gotten so extreme with how deep one of the infielders plays, basically a 4th OF like a rover in softball leagues.

[T.G.]

20 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Walsh bunts to beat the shift! Imagine that. Did we get a new manager or something?

It’s Terry’s and Mark’s preference.

[Blarg]

14 hours ago, Lou said:

You guts really need to knock off this crap. 

By the way, we won today. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

9 hours ago, arch stanton said:

There aree definitley situations when the bunt is good but on most occasions I imagine the opposing team is happy to see your left handed power hitter take a 50-50 shot at a single

A 50/50 shot at a single is a 1.000 OPS.

[arch stanton]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

A 50/50 shot at a single is a 1.000 OPS.

The 50-50 assumes contact nd a fair ball so it’s probably a 35ish % chance of actually working and pretty much 0 chance it’s more than  one base

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

The 50-50 assumes contact nd a fair ball so it’s probably a 35ish % chance of actually working and pretty much 0 chance it’s more than  one base

So would you like to edit your 50/50 post to reflect your new position of 35/65?

35/65 is a .700 OPS, which is what Jared Walsh's current OPS is.

[arch stanton]

19 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

So would you like to edit your 50/50 post to reflect your new position of 35/65?

35/65 is a .700 OPS, which is what Jared Walsh's current OPS is.

Let's just keep this going and we'll get to the bottom of why they don't do it. The 35-65 is with the one fielder on the left side and he's in the SS spot. If he moves towards third it makes the bunt almost worthless and still doesn't alter the right side of the shift. And 700 OPS is the best possible outcome. Is that worth it?

[AngelsLakersFan]

12 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Let's just keep this going and we'll get to the bottom of why they don't do it. The 35-65 is with the one fielder on the left side and he's in the SS spot. If he moves towards third it makes the bunt almost worthless and still doesn't alter the right side of the shift. And 700 OPS is the best possible outcome. Is that worth it?

Well it depends on the hitter. That said, getting the third basemen to abandon the SS position and play a shallow 3B is a pretty big win.