Raul Ibanez heading to Angels

[Homebrewer]

Scioscia doesn't have to do much except DH him. 

 

Fans know that,  whether or not Scioscia does, we'll see.

[xboom28x]

I have a feeling that Shuck will get more ABs than Ibanez.

[Stradling]

I am more worried about seeing Shuck play too often than I am Ibanez playing the outfield. We know there will be one day where Trout will have a tweak and our outfield will be Calhoun, Shuck and Ibanez.

[Halos of Anaheim]

I am more worried about seeing Shuck play too often than I am Ibanez playing the outfield. We know there will be one day where Trout will have a tweak and our outfield will be Calhoun, Shuck and Ibanez.

I don't think Hamilton and Trout both leave the OF unless we get really unlucky.

[Stradling]

Unlucky was the 2013 Angel motto. They should put that on top of the dugout.

[Blarg]

The Angels picked up Albert Pujols in eight more years.

[Stradling]

Yep for 1/10 the cost coming off a good yeast.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Unlucky was the 2013 Angel motto. They should put that on top of the dugout.

I mean barring injury to both, I doubt we have Hamilton playing DH if he isn't hurt with Trout out. He would most likely get his rest when Trout comes back.

[Stradling]

Ok, go the other way around, which is more plausible. Hamilton goes on the DL. Do you really think Scioscia, Mike Scioscia, the Mike Scioscia, won't give Trout a day off?

[YouthofToday]

If Shuck is the Leadoff batter opening day I might as well cancel my TV package and ban myself from the Big A this summer.

Edited December 19, 2013 by YouthofToday

[Halos of Anaheim]

Ok, go the other way around, which is more plausible. Hamilton goes on the DL. Do you really think Scioscia, Mike Scioscia, the Mike Scioscia, won't give Trout a day off?

Very true, but what are the chances that Hamilton is hurt during the time where out of a 162 game season, Trout gets a day off? Trout only had 3 days off in 2013 and 2 in 2012 (not including injury), so average that out..it's a day off every 60 games. Maybe if Hamilton hits the 60 day DL we get one day with that atrocious OF of Shuck, Ibanez and Calhoun..but as stated before..that would be very unlucky.

[Stradling]

Don't forget the days off Trout will get as a DH.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Don't forget the days off Trout will get as a DH.

Yeah but again, those DH's would most likely be pushed back or halted until Hamilton comes back, so the odds of that happening are still slim.

 

I suspect we see that OF at least once next year, just because it's 162 games and Hamilton is injury prone. But the odds are still low.

Edited December 19, 2013 by Halos of Anaheim

[YouthofToday]

Don't forget the days off Trout will get as a DH.

Trout is a man. The other #27 in Los Angeles started in CF more than 155 games a year.

I don't see why Trout can't start this number of games a year in the field... If not 162.

[Blarg]

Yep for 1/10 the cost coming off a good yeast.

 

Are we talking bread making now?

[Stradling]

Trout is a man. The other #27 in Los Angeles started in CF more than 155 games a year.

I don't see why Trout can't start this number of games a year in the field... If not 162.

Yep, three years ago. Maybe playing him that much led to his injuries these days.

[YouthofToday]

Ask not what Mike Trout can do for you, ask what Mike Trout can do for the glory of Angels baseball.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Yep, three years ago. Maybe playing him that much led to his injuries these days.

Being a Harper-esque player led to his injuries these days. Trout is a hustler, but he also picks & chooses his battles.

[Homebrewer]

One of the things I was most looking forward to in 14' was seeing Kole play every day, so I fully expect him to ride the pine more often than not.

[Stradling]

I am by no means arguing for Trout to take a lot of days off. My entire argument was based on Scioscia tendencies to play around with the lineup. I could see an injury happening and us seeing a creative outfield for a game or two over the course of a 162 game season. I'll throw this out there as well. I could easily see a situation where we could see Howie play a handful of games in LF.

[Homebrewer]

Are we talking bread making now?

Or brewing?

The brewers mantra...Brewers make wort, yeast makes beer.

[Stradling]

One of the things I was most looking forward to in 14' was seeing Kole play every day, so I fully expect him to ride the pine more often than not.

More often then not would imply that he will play less than 81 games, that won't happen. I could see him getting two days off a week.

[dimitrig]

Stupid move to sign a guy with no future in the organization when the team is in rebuilding mode. He's just taking at-bats from guys that need them. It's one thing if the Angels were contenders, but they can't even break .500. Someone needs to wake them up to the reality! Trout (the future) makes $500K but they sign Ibanez for $3M? This team is broken.

[Tyler]

Rebuilding mode... lol

[Halos of Anaheim]

Stupid move to sign a guy with no future in the organization when the team is in rebuilding mode. He's just taking at-bats from guys that need them. It's one thing if the Angels were contenders, but they can't even break .500. Someone needs to wake them up to the reality! Trout (the future) makes $500K but they sign Ibanez for $3M? This team is broken.

Ever heard of stop gaps smartass? None of our guys on the bench are going to be apart of our future (Shuck specifically). We have guys in the minors that can take over as DH's/OF'ers/IF'ers (Cron, Lindsey, Borenstein, Yarborough) next year. We are still a win now mode team.