Gameday Thread (4/23/24): Orioles @ Angels: Canning on the mound, Trout leading off

[samwum]

6 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

9.1 scoreless innings, 3 hits, 10/0 Ks/BBs

Underlyings are strong too. 

.217 BABIP shows he will likely regress a bit, but the FIP and SIERA are still quality. 

[drpiranha]

RF K % so far:

Adell....22%

Moniak...30%

Hicks.....38%

[Tank]

1 hour ago, drpiranha said:

RF K % so far:

Adell....22%

Moniak...30%

Hicks.....38%

ouch, ouch!, and holy cow!

[ThisismineScios]

Wash has stopped starting Hicks at least. Needs to stop starting Moniak except to spell. Let Jo play 5x a week. I really want him to have consistent time. 

He has such elite speed he just needs to make better choices. He’s like top 5% 

[Duren, Duren]

Nice game against a good team. Canning making steady progress. Garcia effective in his inning plus. Surprising power  production from 6 - 9. Hope it's a sign of more hitting depth coming around. 

First Rendon. Now Trout. Talk about non traditional leadoff hitters. Hardly the Fletcher  model or the typical prototypes. I don't see this lasting long, but more a wakeup call to break the slump. A bit of desperation maybe, but why not? At least short term. But what happens when Rendon returns?

Adell needs to start consecutive games for a couple of weeks at least. I think that more everyday play will sharpen his read on pitchers and help his steal percentage. It's about more than speed. Getting a good jump is mostly about timing the  pitching delivery and knowing their pickoff moves for an optimum lead. He's still raw with that. 

A win tomorrow could start some positive momentum. 

 

[Blarg]

Trout was 1-4 with a solo leadoff home run and 2 Ks. He left runners in scoring position without moving them. It appears he hit the snooze button after his wake-up call. 

[Angels 1961]

7 hours ago, Tank said:

ouch, ouch!, and holy cow!

What is Trout K rate?