AngelsFaninGA

Classic Angels hitting target
Well over 30? Check
Declining skillset? Check
Doesn't fit team's timeline? Check
Offensive profile is limited to hitting homers and doing nothing else? Check

Go Red Sox!

Just picking up where Renfroe left off.

It's still funny to me that the one thing he'd change about the MLB is shortening the season. 

i haven't listened to it yet, but honestly, i don't really care at this point what he says - his play on the field this year will far outweigh what he says in an interview in january.

They'll sign this doofus and then stay away from Bauer due to "PR concerns."

Bonus points for triggering the Covid Karen’s still living in 2020.  

"i'd rather not be associated with an organization with so much bad PR. I'm out"

Anything less than 4/60m would be unacceptable

Anything less than 4/60m would be unacceptable

These additions just scream the turn em and burn em model from last year with Davinski & Webb..and the year before that, and the year before that.... pitch them 3-4 times a week until their arms fall off or they become so grossly ineffective that they get DFA'ed. Call up the next one rinse repeat.
That doesn't show much of a role type bullpen past your closer... It's just throwing stuff against the wall while your bullpen is getting burnt out.

They both suck.  That's the problem.  We got rid of a bad player that we gave over 80 innings to for another bad player.  They've added 4 bad pitchers to the 40 man roster so far this off season.  4 guys who are less accomplished and less likely to perform well than Aaron Loup and Ryan Tepera.  
What is the likelihood they're going to have signed these guys to major league deals and then replace them with better players before spring?  
Adam Cimber, Adam Kolarek, and Luis Garcia all have a really good shot at making this team.  Jimmy Herget is still on the roster.  Jose Suarez and Zach Plesac are likely competing for the swing spot in the rotation.  
The discussion isn't the shit show.  It's the roster composition that's a shit show.  

Interesting how a team noted for finding/building pitchers saw fit to release one guy then sign the other.
They are somewhat similar, neither guy throws particularly hard but where Barria has seen his average FB velocity increase, Plesac is down 2 MPH from where it was in 2019.  And while both guys have outperformed their FIPs, only one of them (Plesac), has enjoyed consistently playing in front of an above average defense save for 2022 when both teams put up the same exact defensive efficiency and Barria finished the season with a 2.61 ERA.

The hard hit data is where they are vastly different, Barria has proven to be a soft contact guy, Plesac serves up missiles. Another difference Plesac has been better at keeping the ball on the ground, which again makes the defense a bigger factor. Barria is two years younger.  Neither one of these guys is anything special, but the only thing Plesac brings of value over Barria is the options. 
This is one of those times where familiarity breeds contempt.  People here know what Barria is/isn't, Plesac -- not so much.

"i'd rather not be associated with an organization with so much bad PR. I'm out"

"i'd rather not be associated with an organization with so much bad PR. I'm out"

Anything less than 4/60m would be unacceptable

"i'd rather not be associated with an organization with so much bad PR. I'm out"