Gameday Thread: Royals @ Angels (4/21/23): Ohtani on the mound, no Trout, Rengifo in CF

[jsnpritchett]

Edited April 22, 2023 by jsnpritchett

[bloodbrother]

Rengifo in CF

[jsnpritchett]

Yeah, waiting on the news.  No clue why Rengifo would be in CF.  Guess it could just be a "scheduled off-day" for Trout?  But still, seems like you'd put Ward in CF and if you have to play Rengifo in the OF, stick him in LF.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Why would you have a scheduled day off the day after an off day?

They played yesterday.  He didn't play Monday, though.

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, DMVol said:

Why would you have a scheduled day off the day after an off day?

Do you really want to go down that road after the O'Hoppe news? 

Ignorance is bliss when it's folly to be wise.

[jsnpritchett]

Yep: "Scheduled off-day."  Maybe Trouty has been hanging with Rendon too much.

 

[rafibomb]

We shouldn’t need Trout to beat the Royals. Let’s hope.

[DMVol]

4 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

They played yesterday.  He didn't play Monday, though.

Ah….the Monday game in Boston has my schedule clock messed up…

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, rafibomb said:

We shouldn’t need Trout to beat the Royals. Let’s hope.

Yeah, maybe that's Nevin's thinking?  Give him a couple days off in the midst of this 17-game stretch, and hopefully the rest of the team can do enough to beat the absolutely awful Royals.

...now watch it be like 10-1 Royals tonight.  Ha ha.

[Angels 1961]

18 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Yeah, waiting on the news.  No clue why Rengifo would be in CF.  Guess it could just be a "scheduled off-day" for Trout?  But still, seems like you'd put Ward in CF and if you have to play Rengifo in the OF, stick him in LF.

Angels are show casing Rengifo for trade that is coming up. He is not being trading to Dodgers, but it is an NL team.

[Angels 1961]

9 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Do you really want to go down that road after the O'Hoppe news? 

Ignorance is bliss when it's folly to be wise.

Halos did play on Thursday

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

Angels are show casing Rengifo for trade that is coming up. He is not being trading to Dodgers, but it is an NL team.

[Jason]

Would anyone here be shocked if they get swept by the Royals?

[BTH]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Would anyone here be shocked if they get swept by the Royals?

Yes, I would be shocked. And irate.

The Royals are 4-15 this season.

[BTH]

30 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Yeah, waiting on the news.  No clue why Rengifo would be in CF.  Guess it could just be a "scheduled off-day" for Trout?  But still, seems like you'd put Ward in CF and if you have to play Rengifo in the OF, stick him in LF.

Might be better to just leave Ward in LF and have Rengifo in CF, since Rengifo isn't gonna be any better in LF than CF.

As for why he's starting, with Trout having a scheduled day off and the Royals using a lefty behind the opener, Rengifo over Phillips makes sense. Ideally, get a decent lead and then bring in Phillips defensively.

[jsnpritchett]

Trout sitting out on his bobblehead night.  Sad.

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!!

Season ends first time KC takes  a lead tonight.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Jesus.

So Trout needs 3 days off in under a week?

what the fuck?

[Slegnaac]

Move Shohei up in the rotation but don't play Trout.

 

SMH

[Jason]

10 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Jesus.

So Trout needs 3 days off in under a week?

what the fuck?

He’s very injury prone so it’s not a terrible strategy. With Ohtani on the mound it’s going to be their best opportunity to win a game this series so it’s the best night to sit him 

Edited April 22, 2023 by Jason

[jsnpritchett]

25 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Jesus.

So Trout needs 3 days off in under a week?

what the fuck?

Two.

[fan_since79]

Trout is 31 years old and has played in a lot of major league games. He's also very injury prone. With the epidemic of players pulling muscles and dislocating joints while swinging the bat, it's safer to rest him as much as possible. 

It's also hot out at the stadium tonight. He could cramp up or pull a calf muscle and be gone for five months. I like the move. And keep him well hydrated. If he needs to step into the cool clubhouse, well let him.

If the rest of the bums can't beat the sorry-ass Royals, then they don't deserve the playoffs.

 

[Make Angels Great Again]

17 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Two.

Sorry…three days off in 8 days.

still crazy imo

[Make Angels Great Again]

Let’s play trout in 80 games over the course of the season.

 

gotta make sure he’s healthy for the playoff run

[full circle]

I think it’s about time Drury pulled his head out of his ass and started contributing something.