Gameday Thread (4/7/24): Red Sox @ Angels: Silseth on the mound

[Angels 1961]

Time is coming when Schanuel needs to be sent down. Rengifo in lineup every day I mean what does he have to do. Adell in lineup every day. Halos just hand 1B to Schanuel and rush him up. Put Sano at 1B. 

[redoctober2002]

7 minutes ago, TroutField said:

In my worthless opinion the lineup should be 

Rengifo 3B 

Trout CF 

O’Hoppe C 

Ward LF 

Drury 2B 

Hicks/Adell RF 

DH spot 

Schanuel 1B 

Neto SS

 

Rengifo has been squaring the ball up pretty well despite the limited playing time. Wouldn't mind giving him some more ABs at leadoff.

[No Roles]

8 minutes ago, TroutField said:

In my worthless opinion the lineup should be 

Rengifo 3B 

Trout CF 

O’Hoppe C 

Ward LF 

Drury 2B 

Hicks/Adell RF 

DH spot 

Schanuel 1B 

Neto SS

 

i'm on board ...schanuel can stay up here  in the majors cause it's a rebuild year but has to move down in the order for sure !

[jsnpritchett]

7 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Time is coming when Schanuel needs to be sent down. Rengifo in lineup every day I mean what does he have to do. Adell in lineup every day. Halos just hand 1B to Schanuel and rush him up. Put Sano at 1B. 

Lol.  Stfu. Sano is not the answer. 

[jsnpritchett]

14 minutes ago, redoctober2002 said:

Wasn't Seattle like this in 2021? Won a lot of close games but had a ton of blowouts so their run diff at the end of the year was -50 something but still managed to win 90 games.

Yep. -51 and won 90. Marlins were like that last year: -57 and won 88.

[Slegnaac]

Hopefully this was just one of the 50 games every team loses.

Edited April 7 by Slegnaac

[CaliAngel]

3 hours ago, Taylor said:

Get rid of the yellow line in RF.

100% agree.

I know it's there to benefit both teams but it seems to burn us more than it helps. Also a ball smacking off the scoreboard and staying in play just doesn't feel like a home run, the ball should definitely have to clear the scoreboard to be a home run. 

Just adds a unique dimension to the field.

[redoctober2002]

1 minute ago, CaliAngel said:

100% agree.

I know it's there to benefit both teams but it seems to burn us more than it helps. Also a ball smacking off the scoreboard and staying in play just doesn't feel like a home run, the ball should definitely have to clear the scoreboard to be a home run. 

Just adds a unique dimension to the field.

I'm quite a fan of quirky stadium dimensions and when they put that line in I was pretty bummed. I used to love watch Calhoun play the ball off that wall. He always seemed to know just the right angle and location to be in when the ball came off of it.

[Angels 1961]

33 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Lol.  Stfu. Sano is not the answer. 

Schanuel is not the answer right now he is not ready. Sano would add more power to lineup and what does Nolan add right now. Sorry but in my opinion he is not ready. Putting him behind Rendon has been a total disaster. Put Drury at 1B and Rengifo at 2B. Washington experiment with Rendon at leadoff is not working. Keeping Rengifo out lineup is stupid.I'm starting to think RW was the wrong hire.

[Chuck]

Postgame notes and stats attached for download. 

4.7.24 Postgame Stats.pdf Postgame Notes - 4.7.24 vs. BOS.pdf

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, TroutField said:

In my worthless opinion the lineup should be 

Rengifo 3B 

Trout CF 

O’Hoppe C 

Ward LF 

Drury 2B 

Hicks/Adell RF 

DH spot 

Schanuel 1B 

Neto SS

 

I’d go:

Schanuel 1st (see if this gets him spraying to all fields again)

Trout CF

Ward LF

O’Hoppe C

Rendon 3rd

Drury 2nd

Adell RF

Rengifo DH

Neto SS

 

 

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Stradling said:

I’d go:

Schanuel 1st (see if this gets him spraying to all fields again)

Trout CF

Ward LF

O’Hoppe C

Rendon 3rd

Drury 2nd

Adell RF

Rengifo DH

Neto SS

 

 

That's more or less what I think it should be, too. Anyone who's arguing for Sano at 1B over Schanuel a week into the season is crazy. 

[redoctober2002]

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I’d go:

Schanuel 1st (see if this gets him spraying to all fields again)

Trout CF

Ward LF

O’Hoppe C

Rendon 3rd

Drury 2nd

Adell RF

Rengifo DH

Neto SS

 

 

Personally, I like Rengifo at leadoff with Schanuel batting 2nd. Historically, Regnifo has hit well at leadoff (134 wRC+) and I like the lefty in the two spot if Washington is going to commit to guys stealing often. If Schanuel starts to hit again, that gives more opportunities for Trout to bat with guys on base than if they slot him in the two hole.

[Chuck]

If it were up to me I would go:

Against RHP

DH/3B Rengifo

1B Schanuel

CF Trout

LF Ward

C O'Hoppe

3B/DH Rendon

2B Drury

RF Adell/Moniak

SS Neto 

----

Against LHP:

3B Rendon

CF Trout

LF Ward

C O'Hoppe

2B Drury

RF Hicks

DH Adell

1B Sano/Schanuel

SS Neto

 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

So we've been absolutely fucking destroyed in 1/3 of the games played this year.

Neat.

Flesh wounds...

[Chuck]

6 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Flesh wounds...

Yep. 

 

[Swordsman78]

4 hours ago, T.G. said:

Clutch homer by Trout.

Trout is off to a sizzling start.   Good to see.  

[Swordsman78]

6 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

I guess it switched slightly after yesterday.  Rendon is at 4.70/PA, O'Hoppe is 4.64.  They're both in the top 5 in the majors so far:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024-pitches-batting.shtml

 

Some would say this is a Completely irrelevant stat.  
 

Doubtful that Very few, if any, teams that focus on winning care about this 

Edited April 8 by Swordsman78

[Angels 1961]

Maybe it would benefit Schanuel and halos if he developed in minors. He is very young player and maybe Angels have rushed another player who is not ready. Sano adds a power bat to halo lineup. Put Drury at 1B and Rengifo at2B. Can anyone explain why Rengifo is not playing every day?

[Jason]

Suarez is fat and kind of sucks at pitching 

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, Swordsman78 said:

Some would say this is a Completely irrelevant stat.  
 

Doubtful that Very few, if any, teams that focus on winning care about this 

I think all of your posts are irrelevant, so you have that in common with this stat, then. 

[fan_since79]

16 hours ago, Chuck said:

 

Mike Trout having a great season on a lousy team.

Deja vu all over again, as Yogi would say.

[Angel Oracle]

16 hours ago, Mark68 said:

It's time to end the Suarez Experiment. 

 

Looks like it’s true that he never adapted to the pitch clock?

Was a very deliberate worker before 2023.

[Angel Oracle]

16 hours ago, Chuck said:

 

[arch stanton]

13 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Mike Trout having a great season on a lousy team.

Deja vu all over again, as Yogi would say.

Are you getting a good view from that box at the Muppet Show?