Brad Hawpe DFA'd

[HaloCory22]

Jeff Fletcher â€@JeffFletcherOCR3m

#Angels DFA Brad Hawpe. Recall RHP Daniel Stange, who had signed a minor league deal a month ago.

[Corona]

Replaced one bum with another, sweet.

[Angel Oracle]

Rearranging chairs is always the heat.

 

Hawpe was serving virtually no purpose here though.

[jshep]

Well okay then

[fan_since79]

Somewhere, Scioscia is shedding a tear.

[The God of Runs]

Dipoto's doing work

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=stange001dan

He was a 7th round pick of the DBacks in 2006. He has an ugly WHIP.

[fan_since79]

10.2 hits/9 IP

 

Blantonesque!

[Troll Daddy]

Looks like show casing him didn't pan out after all.

[nando714]

Jesus we're a dumpster fire

[Angel Oracle]

He's just UNDER 1 hit per inning the past 1 1/2 seasons, and the K's have drastically improved over that time from what they were from 2009-2011.

But he's yet another in a longgggggg line of Halos ptiching prospects who are WILD.

[Hollyw00d]

Don't worry, butchy will work with him

[jsnpritchett]

I've never even heard of this guy.  This is truly comical at this point.  

[fan_since79]

From his numbers, he looks like a young nibbler.

[AngelsFaninGA]

So this year, our bullpen has featured:

 

A 30-year-old with 12.1 innings of MLB experience before this year

A 26-year-old with 4 innings of MLB experience

A 28-year-old with 12 innings of MLB experience before this year

A 30-year-old with a career 4.70 ERA

A guy with 27 innings of minor league baseball under his belt

Our best starting pitching prospect, who has been a disaster since being converted to relief

Billy Buckner

David Carpenter

Barry Enright

Mark Lowe

 

I mean talk about throwing shit at a wall. 

[Angel Oracle]

That is what happens when your org STUPIDLY trades away just about every good pitching prospect for either rentals or underachievers.

[jsnpritchett]

So this year, our bullpen has featured:

 

A 30-year-old with 12.1 innings of MLB experience before this year

A 26-year-old with 4 innings of MLB experience

A 28-year-old with 12 innings of MLB experience before this year

A 30-year-old with a career 4.70 ERA

A guy with 27 innings of minor league baseball under his belt

Our best starting pitching prospect, who has been a disaster since being converted to relief

Billy Buckner

David Carpenter

Barry Enright

Mark Lowe

 

I mean talk about throwing shit at a wall. 

Thank you for saving me the effort of typing up a very similar post I was about to make.

[Hollyw00d]

I forgot about enright, just threw up in my mouth a little

[Chris]

_{Surprise someone previously in the Arizona and/or Colorado organizations...}

[shellback]

the org needs to decide if its rebuilding or trying to compete.

unfortunately right now they appear to not know what the're doing. and not because of this move or other recent moves but due to conflict between the coaching staff and the front office. imo, ownership should attempt to get everybody on the same page.

[yk9001]

What's your favorite Brad Hawpe Angel memory?

 

Mine?  I have none.  I actually don't think I ever saw him play.  His Angels memory will be like a flea's fart during a tornado.

[tj_]

At least Hawpe won't take at bats away from Calhoun.

[tj_]

What's your favorite Brad Hawpe Angel memory?

 

Mine?  I have none.  I actually don't think I ever saw him play.  His Angels memory will be like a flea's fart during a tornado.

The day he was called on to pinch hit with Josh Hamilton on the bench. And got a hit.

[jshep]

What's your favorite Brad Hawpe Angel memory?

 

Mine?  I have none.  I actually don't think I ever saw him play.  His Angels memory will be like a flea's fart during a tornado.

 

That time where he hit a home ru-

 

No, that really great catc-

 

Well, he apparently drove in 2 runs here. I don't remember them one bit, but apparently it happened.

[WallyWorld]

the 'let's forget 2013 and figure out what we have for 2014' portion of the season has officially begun.