Gameday Thread (4/1 1:00PM): Angels @ A’s - Sandoval on the mound

[Revad]

Not much happening with the Angels bats.

[bloodbrother]

Angels getting no hit for sure

[Brandon]

Guy looks like Cy Young versus our best hitters. Gonna be a long one.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

damn how did this guy only get $3M 

Concern about his control.  It's been inconsistent throughout his career.  He was sent down to the minors either last year or in '21 to deal with it.

[Justin]

8-pitch innings are much more fun when an Angel is the pitcher. 

[Brandon]

Great start for Sandoval. Encouraging. Loved all of his pitches and locations.

[failos]

lol rendon

[bloodbrother]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Concern about his control.  It's been inconsistent throughout his career.  He was sent down to the minors either last year or in '21 to deal with it.

Won't matter today with how wide this umps strike zone is

[NrM]

This fujinami guy's stuff is nasty wtf 

[bloodbrother]

Damn if this dude has even average command for most of his starts then the A's got a steal. Didn't realize he can hit 100 while throwing 94 MPH splitters.

[IheartLA]

the thing is if we signed him he would have flopped like Quintana, Teheran, Harvey and all the others

but his pitches are zipping in there like Alcantara

can't believe he would choose to sign with a team like the A's as a first choice so a lot of teams dropped the ball

[Brandon]

Yeah, he looks solid. Hits high peaks and has good pitches.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Ump is really calling the outside strike

[failos]

Just now, HeavenlyHalos said:

Ump is really calling the outside strike

Players should adjust, then

[Justin]

Rendon threw that like a.... well, never mind. 

[rafibomb]

4 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

the thing is if we signed him he would have flopped like Quintana, Teheran, Harvey and all the others

but his pitches are zipping in there like Alcantara

can't believe he would choose to sign with a team like the A's as a first choice so a lot of teams dropped the ball

I want to say that the A's were the only team that guaranteed him a starting rotation spot in the majors. He had 17 walks in 18.2 innings which is pretty insane.

[mmc]

4 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

the thing is if we signed him he would have flopped like Quintana, Teheran, Harvey and all the others

but his pitches are zipping in there like Alcantara

can't believe he would choose to sign with a team like the A's as a first choice so a lot of teams dropped the ball

The A's are a joke but they're the perfect fit for a guy like Fujinami.  If he's not offered big money or role, best to sign with a team that doesn't have any real aspirations, giving him plenty of leeway to struggle and develop at the major league level whereas a contender may just drop him if he doesn't look good out of the gate.  

[CaliAngel]

Rendon must have the most consistently shitty throws from 3rd base in the majors.

...when he's actually playing...

[Angel Oracle]

Cy Fujinami, of course 

[PattyD22]

Gio Urshela can hit

[bloodbrother]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

The A's are a joke but they're the perfect fit for a guy like Fujinami.  If he's not offered big money or role, best to sign with a team that doesn't have any real aspirations, giving him plenty of leeway to struggle and develop at the major league level whereas a contender may just drop him if he doesn't look good out of the gate.  

100% of the reason they signed him is hoping he does well so they can trade him for prospects who they'll then trade in several years.

[jsnpritchett]

Nice.  Walk and a single.  It would be good to give Sandoval some breathing room early.

[rafibomb]

Absolutely love what I've seen from O'Hoppe so far this season

[jsnpritchett]

O'Hoppe with an RBI double!  Rookie of the Year.

[IheartLA]

logan o'hoppe is the real deal