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Dude is just steamin' down in AAA and who can blame him.

It's just that it's been the same tired shit every day. And the worst part is your argument doesn't even make sense. It makes you sound like a moron. "I'm mad that Arte didn't spend any money this offseason even though it's obvious now it wouldn't have done any good and most likely would have only prolonged the org's tailspin." And you know damn well if this was someone else making some lame anti Pujols argument or anti Scioscia argument day after day, you'd be calling them out just like I'm calling you out.

Jesus, Strad, give it a rest already.

So if you're admitting that Moreno couldn't have done anything in the offseason that would have made a difference, then you're bitching about him just for the sake of bitching about him, which is exactly what you call all the Scioscia haters out for.

yes. best case scenario is he pitches well enough over the next month and a half to convince some contending team to part with a prospect or two at the deadline for their stretch run. otherwise he's just a (welcome) distraction for Angels fans.

But what do you think is better for the org? Letting Weaver play out the string or seeing what we have in Tropeano and letting him get some more experience under his belt?

Impossible to know right now whether Weaver is still in the rotation because of loyalty/stubbornness or simply a lack of able-bodied players. We'll know if/when the injured SPs start coming back.

Strad

Skaggs staying healthy the rest of the year and pitching well would be one of the best things to happen in 2016.

I'll distract him, you call the cops

you know what doesn't get talked about, the fact that this new Yankee Stadium is basically now Fenway for the Angels. Total house of horrors. Our players magically turn to shit as soon as they walk in the door.

hahaa like I said, of course it's easy to second guess decisions, but some of the decisions are just awful from the get go.

He doesn't have a whole lot to work with, and this season isn't on him, but I think one of the real credible complaints about Scioscia is his bullpen management. Lot of obviously questionable decisions and a lack of feel for who to use in what situation.

this makes no sense. Lincecum's potential success means more because he's getting paid a couple million bucks? No. The point is that if this org is going to pull itself out of this massive hole within the next 5 or 6 years, it's going to take some of their prospects - i.e. Cowart, Taylor Ward, Nate Smith and the like - breaking through and either becoming above average MLB players or premium prospect/trade chips. Re: Lincecum, let's put it this way - if 1/3rd of the way through the season your team is a game out of last place and you're hoping a washed up pitcher who hasn't been good in 5 years is going to contribute in some meaningful way, you might need to reassess things. That's kind of the definition of pathetic.

Guys without speed generally can't sustain high BABIPs, so it stands to reason his BA, and thus his OBP, is most likely going to come down. He hasn't been a bad leadoff hitter for them so far (swings too much and doesn't have enough speed for my tastes, but still), but he's not the "solution" for the leadoff role, and in particular shouldn't be held onto if there's any chance we can get some prospects for him at the deadline.

he had a pretty good weekend in Pittsburgh, I believe, but has been a little MIA so far in the Bronx.

his OBP is .362, and that's based on a .342 BABIP, which is well above league average and well above his career average. he doesn't walk, has little power, no speed, plays horrible defense, and generally seems disinterested and/or unfocused. other than that he's a great player.

plenty of people on this board who think we're one or two players away from being "pretty good." and they think the rest of us are crazy.

He's also one of those classic empty BA hitters. Lots of singles, no walks.

weeee!

Which seems remote given that he hasn't been good since 2011.

This is 1000x more important to the org than anything Tim Lincecum does today.

Yup, this.

lol bump Cron still isn't very good. I love how 2 game means more than the dozens before it.

I did, thanks!