Angels activate Jared Walsh, DFA Brett Phillips, Ryan Tepera released

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[aznhockeyguy]

The bad man is gone. 

[DMVol]

[Jason]

Thank God!! I hope a division rival picks him up 

[gurn67]

He'll probably go somewhere where the pitching coaches will fix what was wrong with him. Something the Angels' coaches rarely, if ever, seem to be able to do with pitchers.

[BTH]

Jerry Dipoto loves former Angels.

[Stradling]

23 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

He'll probably go somewhere where the pitching coaches will fix what was wrong with him. Something the Angels' coaches rarely, if ever, seem to be able to do with pitchers.

And people say what you just said way too often compared to how many times it’s actually happened. Every once in awhile a guy leaves and has some short term success, but not nearly enough for the frequency of these posts. This isn’t a defense of the Angels it’s a defense of what’s actually happened. 

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[DMVol]

Just now, mmc said:

 

Moniak stays….and will keep getting AB’s as long as he keeps hitting….keeps the other 3 fresh….

[Vlad27Trout27]

Mother F'n fuck! not Philips! glad to have Walsh back but how the f is Loup still on this team.

[halonatic13]

Who takes over Hat responsibilities???

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[mmc]

10 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Mother F'n fuck! not Philips! glad to have Walsh back but how the f is Loup still on this team.

He's on the IL, not the active roster

[Second Base]

Really disagree with DFAing Phillips, but Moniak has earned everything the Angels have given him. 

[DMVol]

7 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Really disagree with DFAing Phillips, but Moniak has earned everything the Angels have given him. 

I probably would have optioned Soto but Moniak, if he keeps it up, will rotate with the other 3, keep them fresh….good all around, if he keeps hitting…

[Erstad Grit]

Giving Philips 1.2 million was a stupid contract to begin with

[BTH]

Trent Woodward stocks

(I know it’s still early for Ward and Phillips had like 15 AB’s)

[BTH]

1 minute ago, Erstad Grit said:

Giving Philips 1.2 million was a stupid contract to begin with

Arte and wasting money is a generational duo.

[Angels 1961]

22 minutes ago, halonatic13 said:

Who takes over Hat responsibilities???

Hopefully that hat is gone.

[Second Base]

9 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Arte and wasting money is a generational duo.

[DMVol]

14 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Giving Philips 1.2 million was a stupid contract to begin with

I didn’t think it was a great signing but nobody knew Moniak would rake in Spring Training, keep it up at SLC and in the bigs when he was called up….he has changed the equation….let’s hope he can keep it up….

[Revad]

2 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

Giving Philips 1.2 million was a stupid contract to begin with

That sounds familiar…. Seems like someone might have mentioned that before.

[Docwaukee]

Philips was making 450k over league min.  Yes, that's a shit ton of money to the real world but pennies to a baseball team.  This is a big pile of who gives a shit.  

[Docwaukee]

At the time Philips was signed btw, there was very questionable OF depth on this team.  Now you've got Moniak playing well.  Adell doing his thing.  Adams showing that he's on the depth chart and Cabbage hitting 480ft hrs routinely.  Plus, Oliva has actually been good enough to be 5th on the depth chart.