2 PLAYERS AWAY

[IowaAngels27]

I am sure everyone realizes this, but the Angels are truly 2 quality starting pitchers away from possibly living up to the hype of the past two off seasons.  All it takes is TWO and we have ourselves a quality ball club.  Jerry and Arte need to get it done, plain and simple.

[tennischmp]

And what would you consider quality pitchers? Not too many on the FA market right now.

 

Also what happens if there is an injury?

[YouthofToday]

You need quality depth to cover inevitable injuries. Do we have that? No. Do we have a farm system? No.

Even if we sign Garza and Colon (Tanaka likely staying in Japan) I see the team winning around 85 games.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Kershaw and Verlander

[Agalloch]

I agree 100% barring injuries of course. The problem is, will we get those 2 starters?

[Ochocinco!]

False

[ukyah]

don't forget the bullpen is shit. i don't believe any of the late inning relievers are slotted where they should be, with the possible exception of our new addition  joe smith.

[Brent Maguire]

You need quality depth to cover inevitable injuries. Do we have that? No. Do we have a farm system? No.

Even if we sign Garza and Colon (Tanaka likely staying in Japan) I see the team winning around 85 games.

Yup. 

 

The division looks like it's getting better too. Hamilton and Pujols need to be 90% of their former selves for this team to be a 90 win team. If either of them struggles again, it's going to be hard to reach 90 wins. 

 

Hopefully there is still a trade looming out there that allows us to trade Trumbo and receive a quality starter back. I'm not holding my breath though. 

[IowaAngels27]

What is truly the difference between 78 and 90 wins? I am certain we had 12 loses by 1 run last season.  The questions comes down to, how can we turn these 1 run loses into wins?  The simple answer is better pitching, starting and bullpen.  Our offense won us enough games last year to keep from turning into the Astros.  We need two durable Starters.

[tennischmp]

Last year they needed 2 pitchers and they got Hanson ans Blanton. Maybe this year they'll get Hanton and Blanson.

[Chuck]

They're actually 4 players away; 2 solid SP's and 2 good hitters to bat #3-4.

Oh boy.

I have a good article for you to read in the morning written by our resident doctor.

[Angel Oracle]

STOP trading away almost every key prospect!

Even the Skanks became BIG winners from 1996-2000 by holding on to enough prospects (B. Williams, Jeter, Pettitte, Rivera, etc).

Find a freaking happy medium between Stoneman's keep every prospect and Moreno/Reagins' trade them all away! And DON'T deviate from it!

[Angel Oracle]

Oh boy.

I have a good article for you to read in the morning written by our resident doctor.

I hope he has a cure for the two VASTLY underachieving #3 and #4 hitters.

[gotbeer]

It's not that being 2 players away is the issue.

 

It's that stupid comment and confirmation from several reporters that the Angels won't go over the CBT.  If we could free spend like the Doggies, we really wouldn't be in the bind we are now.  Heck, if we could go over the CBT, Jerome would probably be our long reliever/emergency starter/depth that we are also so lacking right now.

[Angel Oracle]

Money shouldn't be a big issue with the new tv deal.

They need though to start spending it on solid pitching.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

What is truly the difference between 78 and 90 wins? I am certain we had 12 loses by 1 run last season.  The questions comes down to, how can we turn these 1 run loses into wins?  The simple answer is better pitching, starting and bullpen.  Our offense won us enough games last year to keep from turning into the Astros.  We need two durable Starters.

The Angels record in one- run games (24-28) wasn't that bad or unusual. It was typical for a team that finished with around 78 wins. 

 

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