Angels select Nolan Schanuel, reinstate Logan O'Hoppe, place CJ Cron on 10-day IL, DFA Chad Wallach, move Rendon to 60-day IL

[Chuck]

He’ll make his big league debut with the Angels this weekend, or as soon as tonight.

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[m0nkey]

Nice, he can be teammates with Ohtani for a little. 
 

[jsnpritchett]

From Saturday:
 

 

[Inside Pitch]

No idea if this kid is the answer but there is no question (in my mind) that 1B is likely the biggest key to future success with or without and particularly without Ohtani.  If Ohtani bolts and they free up DH then it means less games where if Trout or Rendon needs to get off their legs they have to lose their bats too -- if he stays then they need a 1B that can be a plus offensive threat and not someone providing MI performance at a corner spot.

[Inside Pitch]

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

From Saturday:
 

 

You so cray cray!

[AngelsFanSince86]

Is this a record for a drafted player?

[ettin]

1 minute ago, AngelsFanSince86 said:

Is this a record for a drafted player?

I'm going to randomly guess "no", but I do agree it is unusual, no matter if it is a record or not.

[Dtwncbad]

17 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

He’ll make his big league debut with the Angels this weekend, or as soon as tonight.

So as of today, the farm is even worse, right?

Edited August 18, 2023 by Dtwncbad

[T.G.]

Alrighty then.

[Erstad Grit]

He better bet at bats then.  You don't call him up to sit him.  

[Jay]

[m0nkey]

So CJ cron wasn’t the answer the rest of the season then?

[AngelStew43]

We won't be seeing any more of Jared Walsh, then.  Or C.J. Cron. 

[Chuck]

Angels lineup once Trout, Neto & O'Hoppe return to finish the 2023 campaign strong, playoffs or not...

LF Rengifo (.322/.379/.552 hitting leadoff)

DH Ohtani

CF Trout

1B Schanuel

2B Drury

3B Moustakas

C O'Hoppe

RF Moniak/Renfroe/Grichuk

SS Neto

[Jay]

What about Rendon...?

[jsnpritchett]

25 minutes ago, AngelsFanSince86 said:

Is this a record for a drafted player?

No.  Bob Horner was in the majors like a week after getting drafted and skipped the minors.  John Olerud skipped the minors, too, though he debuted in September of the year he was drafted.  Former Angels exec Eddie Bane debuted in July of '73 after being drafted in June.  David Clyde, who was the first overall pick in '73, went straight to the majors out of high school.

There have been a handful of others, too, if I'm not mistaken.  Those are just from the top of my head.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I like this. If he can start his career like Joyner or JT Snow, I’ll be happy.  

[jsnpritchett]

5 minutes ago, Jay said:

What about Rendon...?

[jsnpritchett]

13 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

So CJ cron wasn’t the answer the rest of the season then?

I know, shocking, huh?  Who could have guessed that a league-average hitter with a bad back before he got traded might not be the answer?

[jsnpritchett]

34 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

No idea if this kid is the answer but there is no question (in my mind) that 1B is likely the biggest key to future success with or without and particularly without Ohtani.  If Ohtani bolts and they free up DH then it means less games where if Trout or Rendon needs to get off their legs they have to lose their bats too -- if he stays then they need a 1B that can be a plus offensive threat and not someone providing MI performance at a corner spot.

Yep!  I'm very curious to see how he hits.  Obviously, his BB/K rate is elite, and he had plenty of power in college.  So far in limited ABs in the minors, the power hasn't emerged--but as I said in my earlier post, I have zero problem with starting his clock and just seeing what he can do.  The Angels really need to know ASAP if they can plan on him being an answer at 1B next year.

[Inside Pitch]

35 minutes ago, AngelsFanSince86 said:

Is this a record for a drafted player?

Considering there are players who went directly to MLB.  I'd say no.

[VladdyforHOF]

Well this is insane but ya love to see it. Lead him off too, he doesn't strike out. And he'll get a lot of nice pitches to hit in front of Shohei.

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

No.  Bob Horner was in the majors like a week after getting drafted and skipped the minors.  John Olerud skipped the minors, too, though he debuted in September of the year he was drafted.  Former Angels exec Eddie Bane debuted in July of '73 after being drafted in June.  David Clyde, who was the first overall pick in '73, went straight to the majors out of high school.

There have been a handful of others, too, if I'm not mistaken.  Those are just from the top of my head.

Jim Abbott!

[Dtwncbad]

6 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Angels lineup once Trout, Neto & O'Hoppe return to finish the 2023 campaign strong, playoffs or not...

LF Rengifo (.322/.379/.552 hitting leadoff)

DH Ohtani

CF Trout

1B Schanuel

2B Drury

3B Moustakas

C O'Hoppe

RF Moniak/Renfroe/Grichuk

SS Neto

LF Rengifo (26)

DH Ohtani (29)

CF Trout (32)

1B Schanuel (21)

2B Drury (30)

3B Moustakas (34), Rendon (33)

C O'Hoppe (23)

RF Moniak (25), Adell (24)

SS Neto (22)

 

SP Ohtani (29)

SP Sandoval (26)

SP Detmers (24)

SP Canning (27)

SP Silseth (23)

RP Bachman (23)

RP Joyce (22)

 

And people think they should tear it down and “rebuild”?

How about keeping the gang together and sign Ohtani AND another impact player and watch this group for a few years?