Pujols compared with Walsh

[Erstad Grit]

Walsh ---.221 avg, .271 OBP, 15 HR, .655 OPS

Pujols ---.269 avg, .345 OBP, 13 HR, .858 OPS

 

 

[eligrba]

[Stradling]

Ok by a show of hands who would have been ok with the Angels giving Albert an extension?

[Taylor]

[TempeAngel]

17 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Ok by a show of hands who would have been ok with the Angels giving Albert an extension?

Ok by a show of hands who thinks Walsh should be the Angels everyday first baseman in 2023?

 

[tdawg87]

12 minutes ago, TempeAngel said:

Ok by a show of hands who thinks Walsh should be the Angels everyday first baseman in 2023?

 

That's not what he's saying. Would you rather have Pujols at 1st next year?

[thebloob]

How about earlier realization that it may have been a great platoon.  Albert looking good since leaving the angels because he hits almost all lefty pitching.  The dodgers unlocked that simple puzzle. 

[TempeAngel]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

That's not what he's saying. Would you rather have Pujols at 1st next year?

No.

You are missing the intent of the thread.

Nobody thinks the Angels should have resigned Pujols.

All of us should realize the experiment with Walsh is over.

This thread is about that.

[tdawg87]

Just now, thebloob said:

How about earlier realization that it may have been a great platoon.  Albert looking good since leaving the angels because he hits almost all lefty pitching.  The dodgers unlocked that simple puzzle. 

The Dodgers are smart. As are the Cardinals.

The Angels are big dumb.

[tdawg87]

Just now, TempeAngel said:

No.

You are missing the intent of the thread.

Nobody thinks the Angels should have resigned Pujols.

All of us should realize the experiment with Walsh is over.

This thread is about that.

I was just going off of Stradling's post.

I do agree with you. Unless Walsh figures shit out he needs to platoon, or get replaced entirely. We have Sunny D but he absolutely cannot play defense. So we'll have to look elsewhere. Maybe Thaiss gets a shot.

[TempeAngel]

Who should replace Walsh at 1B next year?

[Erstad Grit]

My points would be the following.

1. Angels screwed up with Pujols big-time. He could have become a somewhat useful platoon player and we were not able to shift him into that role.

2. Walsh should not be assumed the 1B or any starting role next year. 

[Erstad Grit]

23 minutes ago, TempeAngel said:

Who should replace Walsh at 1B next year?

I'd be great with Bell or Abreu on short term high money deals. Essentially trying one more time with the core of Trout/Ohtani/Rendon. 

[HanfordGuy]

27 minutes ago, TempeAngel said:

Who should replace Walsh at 1B next year?

What’s Wally Joyner up to now a days?

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

54 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

What’s Wally Joyner up to now a days?

J. T. Snow

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

The Dodgers are smart. As are the Cardinals.

The Angels are big dumb.

Big sad

[Angel Oracle]

An .858 OPS, even though over 226 PAs and mainly vs LHP, is still crazy for age 42.

Still, you can’t platoon 1Bmen, when your DH appears in almost every game.   That wastes a roster spot.

Pujols’ partial resurgence begs the question.

Did he bring down the Halos?

Or did the losing bring him down?

Some of both?

It’s just stupid how he partially resurfaced, and Walsh tanked after strong 2020 and 2021 seasons and a solid first two months in 2022.

Is Walsh’s issue trying to do too much with the lack of hitting support?    Seems like more than a coincidence that the tanking started after Rendon was hurt?

I do see that Walsh still had a .750 OPS in June, albeit 100 pts off from May.   Could have not been pressing for a little while during the first month of losing, but then as it piled up, the pressure piled up more?   His OPS since July 1 is around .450!!!!!

Can’t give up on Walsh, have to see how he does in April/May next season with hopefully a healthier team in the lineup creating less pressure on him?

In the meantime, send DiChiara to fall league and work the heck out of him at 1B and ask him to lose 10-15 lbs?   Or is it a foregone conclusion that he isn’t a 1B?

Edited August 21, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, TempeAngel said:

Who should replace Walsh at 1B next year?

Ted Kluszewski

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, TempeAngel said:

No.

You are missing the intent of the thread.

Nobody thinks the Angels should have resigned Pujols.

All of us should realize the experiment with Walsh is over.

This thread is about that.

what does Walsh sucking have to do with Albert?  

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, thebloob said:

How about earlier realization that it may have been a great platoon.  Albert looking good since leaving the angels because he hits almost all lefty pitching.  The dodgers unlocked that simple puzzle. 

How?  There’s no DH position available for Albert and a short bench because of Shohei.  How can a team have two first base only guys?  

[Jason]

6 minutes ago, Docwaukee said:

what does Walsh sucking have to do with Albert?  

Everyone here wanted Albert gone. We should probably want the same for Walsh. 

[m0nkey]

Not sure a .226/.280/.395/.675 line against righties this year is necessarily worthy of platooning heading into next year.  

[steveuk]

5 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

Walsh ---.221 avg, .271 OBP, 15 HR, .655 OPS

Pujols ---.269 avg, .345 OBP, 13 HR, .858 OPS

 

 

Can you include their respective salaries? It might help me decide....

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, m0nkey said:

Not sure a .226/.280/.395/.675 line against righties this year is necessarily worthy of platooning heading into next year.  

Damn, I guess that means we’re getting him back full time again!

[Vlad27Trout27]

Did anyone look at Pujols stats for the past 6 years? might be eye popping.