Official 2022-23 Offseason Hot Stove Thread

[HanfordGuy]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

 

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

Can he play SS?

[rafibomb]

7 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

It looks like Mets fan absolutely loved him.

 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Can he play SS?

He played SS and CF for North Central College.  Hit .482 his last year.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

He played SS and CF for North Central College.  Hit .482 his last year.

Perry playing 4D chess.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, rafibomb said:

It looks like Mets fan absolutely loved him.

So that probably means we'll hate him?  Ha.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Taylor said:

Perry playing 4D chess.

I just made that up, btw...(Though he did go to something called "North Central College," which sounds like something @CaliAngel would attend...)

[HanfordGuy]

I forget that Perry hibernates this time of year. Maybe we’ll get a SS in Spring Training.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

I just made that up, btw...(Though he did go to something called "North Central College," which sounds like something @CaliAngel would attend...)

Gateway school to Hofstra

[Taylor]

Just now, HanfordGuy said:

I forget that Perry hibernates this time of year. Maybe we’ll get a SS in Spring Training.

Beary Minasian

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Taylor said:

Beary Minasian

[Angels 1961]

4 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Perry playing 4D chess.

Perry also famous tire kicker

[Angels 1961]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Beary Minasian

We have 4 SS Fletcher, Rengifo, Velaquez, Soto, Gio

[angelsnationtalk]

20 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

I don't remember who tweeted it, but I thought I read that they saw Vasgersian say on MLB Network that the Angels should get Drury.

If that's the case then there's for sure an impending trade that would happen after that. 

[Erstad Grit]

Great we're reduced to talking about potential announcers now 

[Angelsfan1984]

26 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

 

 

So he got the name of the hitter and the number of home runs correct? Miles better than O’Neil.

[Angel Oracle]

38 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Perry?

Perry?

Perry?

[Erstad Grit]

Last 2 years Urshela has 30 games at SS compared to 2 for Drury. 

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Last 2 years Urshela has 30 games at SS compared to 2 for Drury. 

Right. Neither are SS although I could see Urshela getting some starts there. 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

@jsnpritchett can you create a new thread on this one? I actually had no idea the Angels were looking for a new TV play by play guy, but I'm happy they are. I'm not sure I can take another season of Patrick O'Neal and Gubi together. 

[Hubs]

4 hours ago, Revad said:

The acquisition cost is too high for SS, and we’re fine defensively.  Just a black hole offensively if it’s Fletcher/Velazquez/Soto.  Get a bat first 4th outfielder to make up for it, and if Rengifo continues to develop it should work well enough.

A 4th OF is going to get less than 250 AB's. 

A Starting SS is going to get 700. There is no comparison. They need a SS.

 

[Warfarin]

25 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Right. Neither are SS although I could see Urshela getting some starts there. 

Looking at the stats, Urshela seems to actually grade out "okay" at SS.  Hard to really say, again given how imprecise fielding metrics are, but perhaps that does give the team another option out there, should both Rendon and Walsh stay relatively healthy.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Looking at the stats, Urshela seems to actually grade out "okay" at SS.  Hard to really say, again given how imprecise fielding metrics are, but perhaps that does give the team another option out there, should both Rendon and Walsh stay relatively healthy.

So if Urshela is seen as a guy that will start virtually every game, that means 5-6 games a week.  So without a SS, I would look at his breakdown as: 2 games a week at 3rd, 2-3 games a week at 1st and 1 game a week at SS.  Maybe he starts the SS game on days that Ohtani or our other right handed starter pitches.  

[Warfarin]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

So if Urshela is seen as a guy that will start virtually every game, that means 5-6 games a week.  So without a SS, I would look at his breakdown as: 2 games a week at 3rd, 2-3 games a week at 1st and 1 game a week at SS.  Maybe he starts the SS game on days that Ohtani or our other right handed starter pitches.  

In an ideal world, that sounds reasonable.  That said, given the nature of this game, I would expect to see him play positions probably moreso in pulses - i.e., I expect Rendon will get hurt and miss some time, upon which he'll play a lot of 3B.  I expect Walsh will probably miss time, and same thing will occur over there, and so on.  I don't really expect to see him too much at short, but it's certainly at least one possibility out there amongst many.