Gameday Thread (3/8/24): Rockies @ Angels: Soriano starting

[jsnpritchett]

Sano needs to pick it up soon if he wants to make the opening day roster. 

[Redondo]

Someone missing at 3rd base, who could it be...?

[Slegnaac]

Guess I didn't need to pack my Rendon shirt.

 

 

 

Oh that's right I didn't. 

[Angels 1961]

If Soriano can go 4 good inn he could have inside track for 5th spot in rotation. 

[Angels 1961]

Sano getting every opportunity to make team.

[jsnpritchett]

 

Edited March 8 by jsnpritchett

[Slegnaac]

Beautiful Day for a ball game 

[daygloman]

Go Halos!

[jsnpritchett]

Did the Bally Sports West feed just go out for anyone else?

[jsnpritchett]

Never mind.  It's back.

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!!

ROCK THE ROX!!!

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, Redondo said:

Someone missing at 3rd base, who could it be...?

Word on the street is he can be found at the Arizona Mills Mall, watching crappy movies.

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Did the Bally Sports West feed just go out for anyone else?

Yes

[Ochocinco!]

Can we just let Soriano focus on being a dominant reliever and stop this idea of stretching him out. Made no sense from the start 

[jsnpritchett]

Sano needs to start a hot streak soon.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

Can we just let Soriano focus on being a dominant reliever and stop this idea of stretching him out. Made no sense from the start 

Of course it makes sense. Depth in the rotation is important. It’s much easier to call a guy up and have him pitch in the pen than it is to stretch him out to start from the pen. 

[daygloman]

33 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Did the Bally Sports West feed just go out for anyone else?

It went out for me right after the top of the 1st.

[Slegnaac]

Soto nice double down the line

[Ochocinco!]

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Of course it makes sense. Depth in the rotation is important. It’s much easier to call a guy up and have him pitch in the pen than it is to stretch him out to start from the pen. 

Makes sense to do it with a guy like Wantz sure but Soriano has already had multiple surgeries correct? Why waste those bullets. While Soriano was sporadic at times last year he was a nice guy to have for the late innings because of his stuff. It’s not like we have some deep bullpen of shut down guys so why fk with one of the few guys who have shown the ability to pitch well late in games

[Angels 1961]

3 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

Makes sense to do it with a guy like Wantz sure but Soriano has already had multiple surgeries correct? Why waste those bullets. While Soriano was sporadic at times last year he was a nice guy to have for the late innings because of his stuff. It’s not like we have some deep bullpen of shut down guys so why fk with one of the few guys who have shown the ability to pitch well late in games

It's not like we have any depth in rotation. Easier for someone to pitch once every 5 days then 4 times a week. This is what ST is for give him a chance. ATl is doing same thing with Lopez and Giants with Hicks. 

[tdawg87]

22 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Of course it makes sense. Depth in the rotation is important. It’s much easier to call a guy up and have him pitch in the pen than it is to stretch him out to start from the pen. 

I'd rather simply add to the depth than risk injury to valuable relievers. 

Why are we doing this instead of signing Clevinger or something? Lorenzen?

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

I'd rather simply add to the depth than risk injury to valuable relievers. 

Why are we doing this instead of signing Clevinger or something? Lorenzen?

I don’t think it is either or, I still expect them to do both. Also, I am in the minority here (although I think IP agrees with me) the injury risk of being on a routine as a starter is less than the volatility of usage in the pen.  So I don’t see it as more injury risk, but I could be wrong.  

[jsnpritchett]

Trout has now K'ed 11 times in 24 AB this spring.

[daygloman]

Nice!

Ward! 
Go Halos!

[jsnpritchett]

Meanwhile, Ward has looked solid, with seemingly no lingering issues from his injury from last year.  It'll be huge for the offense if he can play a full season and get back to something approaching his peak from a couple years ago.