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Spring training CERA is absolutely and utterly meaningless. If you catch after the 6th inning nearly everybody is in A ball. Not helpful

Viva CERA!

Has Conger attempted to throw a runner attempting to steal second out at first yet?

Everytime Torre orders a sacrifice bunt a meteor changes course and heads directly for Earth. It's just science.

At least he is going with the joke he started. I wish the guy well.

There is a reason we got Hanson at a significant discount. Without his injury issues one should not be concerned about his ST velo. With his recent Injuries however...

Don't forget about Don Cooper.

1. Sneak scotch in -- not beers bro. 2. Anybody else notice the Angels play in a stadium named after the devil. What's up with that?

Got to give credit to Vernon for being humble.

Eaterfan, why are letting an absence of evidence destroy a good narrative? The BBWAA demand to know why you insult many of its members by actually asking for evidence before making an argument.

Stop this madness advocating for sacrifice bunts. You are only given 27 outs. Don't freaking waste them! In terms of importance for a #2 hitter their ability to bunt belongs next to whether dude has a hot girlfriend.

Why are they hell bent on denying Jeter a gold glove in 2013. It's his birthright!

That was a terrible article. Unbelievably ignorant, self-serving and no insight. What a waste of energy to have my iPhone switch to the Times's website. No wonder I never read their Angels coverage.

What is Conger CERA damnit. That's all that matters.

Bengie first full season was the same year Scioscia got here, 2000. Bengie had a coffe cup in 1998 and 30 or so games in 1999. He was already developed by the time Scioscia got here. I'm sure Scioscia helped him when he arrived though.

Data saying a player is better hitting in a different spot in the order is totally plagued by sample size issue. This is where scouting must play the dominant role (on whether a player is better in different spots). It's basically mental with the player. It shouldn't really effect them. If they are a "professional hitter" like Great Michael Young, it wouldn't matter. Just give them a damn bat and let them go to work.

Hey, the magnetic field is currently in the process of switching poles. Rodney is just smarter than the rest of us and adjusting his alignment on the mound.

I think batting lines are vastly overrated. That said, you want your best hitters higher in the lineup so they get more PAs over the course of the season. Kendrick, Callaspo, Ianneta and Aybar would probably be best for #2 spot. I'm quite open to: Trout Hamilton Pujols Trumbo Kendrick Ianneta Callaspo Aybar Bourjos

Scioscia credibility with catchers is shot after the Mathis/Napoli nuclear debacle.

Rick99gtp, wow!! I haven't completely disagreed with a post to this degree since the Napoli debates of 2011. Well done sir, didn't think it was possible. The less a manager orders a sacrifice bunt the more competent they are. Who are you? Jim Tracy?!?!

Who knew AZMike is actually Jack Morris! Welcome to the community Jack. Don't take it personally I don't think you belong in the hall and are probably the 6th best SP on the next ballot.

Stats that were primarily used to evaluate players (average, RBIs, pitcher wins, etc) before Bill James and saber metrics are/were wrong. Jim Rice does not belong in the hall of fame. Jack Morris certainly does not belong in the hall of fame. It's not just WAR... OBP matters a lot more than batting average... Woba is a lot better than OBP ... And so on. If you don't properly use statistics you end up trading Napoli for Vernon Wells and missing out in Beltre, amongst other blunders (Gary Mathews Jr., etc.).

Laughing Rock Piles? Is that a new Native-American casino I've seen billboards for on my way to the office?

The defensive stats MLB clubs have are multiple standard deviations better than what is publicly available. I think it was in 2011 or so the Giants were the first club to have a boatload of cameras set-up all over the stadium to monitor all actions players took on the field (reaction time and first step direction after ball hits the bat, etc). The NBA has a similar thing. So does the city of London to monitor its own citizens. The problem with our debate is we don't have enough data to truly rely on public defensive statistics. The data exists but is proprietary. Gold gloves are about as worthless as Tony Reagins.