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This creates a nice platoon for Moniak/Grichuk and Moustakas/Cron when(if) Trout(Rendon) are healthy

Moniak's OPS vs RHP 1.049 (.419 vs RHP)

Grichuk's OPS vs LHP 1.066 (.744 vs LHP)

Moustakas' OPS vs RHP .817 (.662 vs LHP)

Cron's OPS vs LHP/RHP are basically the same this season but over his career he has been slightly better versus LHP .815 than versus RHP .785

That's actually the case with Rengifo and Drury as well

Drury's OPS vs RHP .868 (.678 vs LHP)

Rengifo's OPS vs LHP .900 (.607 vs RHP)

When healthy this creates a deep lineup versus both right and left handed pitchers

vs. RHP something like

LF Moniak (1.049)

DH Ohtani (1.146)

CF Trout (.902)

2B Drury (.868)

1B Moustakas (.817)

RF Renfroe (.775)

C Thaiss (.716)

SS Neto (.700)

With either Rendon slotting into the middle of the lineup or Rengifo/Escobar towards the bottom

vs. LHP something like

SS Neto (.957)

DH Ohtani (.919)

CF Trout (.759)

LF Grichuk (1.066)

2B/3B Rengifo (.900)

1B Cron (.763)

RF Renfroe (.725)

C Wallach (.915)

With either Rendon slotting into the middle of the lineup. Or Drury going in front of Cron

Playoff teams have deep lineups that can hit RHP and LHP this gives the Angels a deep lineup versus both.

8 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Something strange about these facts. I looked up the box score and only inning that ended with a fly out to the outfield was top of the third to Ward.  

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Marcereau said then Angels outfielder, Juan Lagares, one of the defendants named in the complaint, was behind the throw into the crowd during a warm up.

3 hours ago, mmc said:

 

Cabbage pinch hit later in the game so it seems like it was just a day off for him

His first 12 starts

IP 58 ERA 4.66 FIP 5.35 H/9 6.7 HR/9 1.7 K/9 6.8 BB/9 3.3

His last 13 starts

IP 71 ERA 3.04 FIP 2.51 H/9 8.5 HR/9 0.3 K/9 9.9 BB/9 3.2

Calabrese went 3-5 with a HR tonight

(First 54 Games) AB 201 BA .194 HR 3 2B 11 3B 3 OBP .267 SLG .323 BB% 8.4 K% 28.9

(Last 53 Games) AB 204 BA .299 HR 4 2B 11 3B 4 OBP .379 SLG .451 BB% 12.1 K% 19.6

He also has 26 stolen bases on the season while being caught only ONE time. 3rd round pick in 2020 and still only 19 years old. 

16 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Bachman yesterday:

4.2 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 0 Ks but only 1 BB

Sounds like he was focusing on throwing strikes yesterday?

15 BBs in 27 innings

Great GB/FB ratio so far of over 2/1, doesn’t give up many HRs (2 in 27 innings).

He wasn't giving up walks, but he still wasn't throwing very many strikes

Obviously a lot more goes into it than just comparing the numbers but

O'Hoppe Age 22 Double-A

AB 260 Avg .269 HR 15 2B 11 OBP .385 SLG .492 BB/K 39/52 CS% 21%

Realmuto

Age 23 Double-A

AB 375 Avg .299 HR 8 2B 25 OBP .369 SLG .461 BB/K 41/59 CS% 39%

Age 22 Double-A

AB 368 Avg .239 HR 5 2B 21 OBP .310 SLG .353 BB/K 36/68 CS% 34%

1 hour ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

My Friends, My friends, Maitain average is at 270 now.......his ops above 700. dude just went crazy....went from under 200 to 270. does anyone have his stats from this hot stretch? and is he finally turning it around? 

OBP at 355. power still lacking, but this has to be a postive sign.right?

Since May 7th

Avg .333 OBP .425 SLG .444 in 43 games and 144 AB. But he does have 48 strikeouts and a .489 BABip over that stretch.

Since June 15th

Avg .390 OBP .486 SLG .509 in 17 games and 59 AB. Still striking out 30%+ of the time though.

1 hour ago, mmc said:

 

Fletcher is also playing second base. So Velazquez staying at SS and Fletcher going back to second?

Hopefully this works out better than the last superhero we signed from the Mets

On 7/21/2021 at 2:57 AM, Dave Saltzer said:

With all of your discussion about future SS/MIF prospects and whether or not to sign a major SS FA this offseason, here's something to consider. I was out at the IE66ers today and caught some of the pregame practice. If you look at the guy cutting across 2B (making the play from SS), that's D'Shawn Knowles taking reps at SS. He hasn't seen any time in a game at SS, but that appears to be in the works.

 

What this tells me is that the Angels value player versatility. They see their OF possibly/probably set for a bit with Trout, Marsh, Upton, Adell, and Adams, so giving Knowles time at another position will open up more opportunities for him. And, it says that with Ohtani and the need to carry more pitchers, having a limited bench makes someone like Knowles, who can be a 4th OF, a backup MIFer, and a pinch runner makes him far more valuable.

 

Just some more information for everyone to consider and discuss.

 

He got his first start at SS tonight. Looking at the boxscore he got 2 ground balls and 1 line drive. No errors.

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There’s a lot to like about Guzman. He’s one of the best pure hitters in the class and ultimately, it’s the hit tool that makes him so attractive to scouts.

First and foremost, he knows the strike zone. He shows a sound swing with a small leg kick. There’s a nice rhythm to his approach and he has a knack for making hard contact to all fields. He likes to hit the ball up the middle and into the gaps, and is projected to add some power as he develops. He’s not a big time thumper that will drive the ball out of the ballpark on a consistent basis, at least for now, but he’s consistent and is working on adding loft to his swing.

On defense, he might end up at third base because of his projected size and overall skillset. He’s a solid defender with plus-arm potential. He shows good footwork on both sides of the ball. He’s considered a below average runner.

Guzman trains with Juan Rodriguez at Global Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic. The Angels are the favorite to sign him.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/international/denzer-guzman-694203
#29 on that list

The Angels are tied for the third least amount of signing bonus pool money, we lost $500,000 for signing Rendon. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-international-signing-day-2020-21?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Here is a list of the top 30 international prospects

Are the Angels linked to any of the big international free agents?

Tomorrow is the first day of the signing period, but haven’t seen anything 

This could fill two holes.

2019 Standings through 50 games (roughly) vs Division/Wildcard winners

AL East NYY Actual Winner NYY
AL Central Min Actual Winner Min
AL West Hou Actual Winner Hou
Wildcard TBR/Oak Actual Winners TBR/Oak

NL East Phi Actual Winner Atl
NL Central Chi Actual Winner Stl
NL West LAD Actual Winner LAD
Wildcard Mil/Atl Actual Winners Mil/Was

2018

AL East Bos Actual Winner Bos
AL Central Cle Actual Winner Cle
AL West Hou Actual Winner Hou
Wildcard Sea/LAA Actual Winners NYY/Oak

NL East Atl Actual Winner Atl
NL Central Mil Actual Winner Mil
NL West Col Actual Winner LAD
Wildcard Phi/Pit Actual Winners Col/Chi

Last 2 years the division winner was 9/12
Last 2 years the wildcard winner was 3/8

The division winner at 50 games is pretty accurate (75%) wildcard winner is a lot less accurate (37.5%). Better than nothing 

I think Jones deserves the promotion. He's closing in on 200 games and 800 PA at Double-A. He finished the season strong. Over the last 3 months of the season he hit .277/.350/.393, that was over 324 plate appearances so not exactly a small sample size. Not bad numbers for a 21 year old facing guys 2-3 years older. In comparison, as a 23 year old, Fletcher posted a slash line of .276/.341/.354 over 272 plate appearances before getting called up to Triple-A mid season. 

Depending on what happens with Simmons next year and if we trade Rengifo or not there is a chance Jones is our starting second basemen in 2021. 

We already have Steven Matz

LHP Player A (2018-2019 Average)

IP 157 ERA 4.09 H/9 8.5 K/9 8.7 BB/9 3.1 FIP 4.61 HR/9 1.5 ERA+ 95 WAR 1.7

LHP Player B (2018-2019 Average)

IP 138 ERA 4.41 H/9 8.6 K/9 9.7 BB/9 2.5 FIP 4.21 HR/9 1.5 ERA+ 98 WAR 1.2

his name is Andrew Heaney

59 minutes ago, axalar said:

It’s really going to be odd if LaStella is sitting all the time considering how he hit last year (if that continues). 
 

Not sure why they haven't given him some kind of chance at 1B yet. All-star and back to a platoon player from one year to the next.

The Angels have 2 games today, La Stella is starting in the other game

Haven't read the thread, but I get why they would want more teams in the playoffs. If you're a casual fan you're more likely to watch the playoffs if your team is in it. Having division winners playing a 3 game series is dumb, but I wouldn't be against more teams making the playoffs. 

If more teams are added to the playoffs I would add 1 more, so a total of 3 wildcard teams. If you win your division you advance to the ALDS/NLDS (increase the DS to 7 games). Wildcards 2 and 3 play each other one time the day after the final regular season game. The winner of 2/3 plays the wild card team with the best record one time the next day. From there they can have the team with the best record choose who they want to play. In order to avoid playing into the middle of November I would get rid of the of some of the off days forcing teams to use 4 or 5 starters instead of 3 or 4.

In this scenario there would be 12 playoff teams

1 minute ago, wopphil said:

Why do we now think no Pages?

7 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

I wonder if we aren't getting Pages now