Brandon Marsh

[Mark68]

I love me some Brandon Marsh. However, I believe that O'Hoppe, now and in the future, is a much more valuable player for the Angels. 

[Don3347]

Imagine this team without O'Hoppe!

[TroutField]

Marsh is much more easily replaced than O’hoppe. 
 

and if Adell ever becomes good at the major league level it makes the trade look even better for the Angels. 

[Angelsjunky]

4 hours ago, Don3347 said:

Imagine this team without O'Hoppe!

No'Hope.

[Warfarin]

47 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Marsh is much more easily replaced than O’hoppe. 
 

and if Adell ever becomes good at the major league level it makes the trade look even better for the Angels. 

Exactly.  Renfroe is performing just about as well as Marsh, and we got him for virtually nothing.

As said in this same thread - it is very difficult to find good quality catchers.  O'Hoppe is a young, solid catcher.  As alluded to upthread, we'd likely have a Thaiss/Wallach catching duo right now if we didn't trade for O'Hoppe .. YIKES.

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Exactly.  Renfroe is performing just about as well as Marsh, and we got him for virtually nothing.

As said in this same thread - it is very difficult to find good quality catchers.  O'Hoppe is a young, solid catcher.  As alluded to upthread, we'd likely have a Thaiss/Wallach catching duo right now if we didn't trade for O'Hoppe .. YIKES.

It seems like it’s been a while since the Halos had a young catcher with a lot of upside. 

[Warfarin]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

It seems like it’s been a while since the Halos had a young catcher with a lot of upside. 

And we even have Quero, who is looking really good in AA.  So it's quite possible we might have two really good young catchers.

[Rollinghard]

Just think how much better he'd be if he got a haircut. 

[Angelsjunky]

10 hours ago, Warfarin said:

And we even have Quero, who is looking really good in AA.  So it's quite possible we might have two really good young catchers.

I can't remember a time when the future at the catcher position looked so promising. I mean, for a hot second with Napoli and Mathis, I guess. And don't get me started on John Orton.

Anyhow, I can see O'Hoppe being the primary catcher, getting some PA at DH if Ohtani leaves, and Quero being secondary and getting plenty of time at 1B. Assuming Quero's bat translated to the majors, the Angels are going to want him in the lineup more often than his one-third-at-most catching duties would yield.

 

[DMVol]

11 hours ago, Jason said:

It seems like it’s been a while since the Halos had a young catcher with a lot of upside. 

Probably Benji….

[Swordsman78]

53 minutes ago, Rollinghard said:

Just think how much better he'd be if he got a haircut. 

Marsh's hair was a huge distraction.  The Philies now have to deal with clogged showers and 

the 7-11 record.

[T.G.]

2 hours ago, DMVol said:

Probably Benji….

Or even Bengie.

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, T.G. said:

Or even Bengie.

He's the one.....

[T.G.]

Whatever happened to Taylor Ward and Matt Thaiss?

[Jason]

2 hours ago, Swordsman78 said:

Marsh's hair was a huge distraction.  The Philies now have to deal with clogged showers and 

the 7-11 record.

The hair and beard were awesome. 

[Lou]

Marsh just homered.

[Taylor]

23 minutes ago, Lou said:

Marsh just homered.

Unless O'Hoppe homers today, the Phillies won the trade.

[Swordsman78]

28 minutes ago, Lou said:

Marsh just homered.

Who's Marsh?

[Lou]

The Phillies are 7-11 and 7 games out of 1st.

O'Hoppe is a team player.

[case]

Yawn. Marsh is now hitting .262   

 

It was hilarious how so many in baseball were giving him superstardom not long ago and now you don't ever hear about him.

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, case said:

Yawn. Marsh is now hitting .262   

 

It was hilarious how so many in baseball were giving him superstardom not long ago and now you don't ever hear about him.

I wonder if Kevin Long who is one of the best hitting coaches in MLB can fix him?

[Roy Hobbs]

5 minutes ago, case said:

Yawn. Marsh is now hitting .262   

 

It was hilarious how so many in baseball were giving him superstardom not long ago and now you don't ever hear about him.

But... I thought his hitting coach fixed what the Angels couldn't. 

[Vladdy Issues]

love the bitter old ex vibes in this thread

[Blarg]

Marsh's OPS+ is the same as Trout.

[case]

26 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Marsh's OPS+ is the same as Trout.

 

Marsh hitting .176 over the last 31 days. (1 HR 2 2B)

Marsh hitting .071 over the last 15 days. (1 2B)