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I agree

So Marsh will have two good months when he is like 29?

Syndergaard for Marsh trade incoming. 4D chess by the Armenian

I don't think I've ever seen anyone paint a nuclear holocaust as a positive before butI think you may have done it.  Touche!

Syndergaard for Marsh trade incoming. 4D chess by the Armenian

And at the MLB level it's now like 6%. At least O'Hoppe's inevitable decline into a typical Angels .210 hitter with a 40% K rate will be slightly delayed a bit since he's in AA, and in the meantime maybe there's a nuclear holocaust and we end up with new ownership and coaches by the time he gets promoted. 

Give us your best 28 year old relievers in A ball!

Doesn’t matter to me. Our staff wasn’t going to fix Marsh. I hope he has great success in Philly. 
 
I do like the prospect we acquired. 

I don't know, Marsh has shown very little and they got a top 100 prospect in return; O'Hoppe basically has the same prospect pedigree that Marsh did at his peak and hasn't yet failed at the MLB level yet. I'm glad they recognized it and cut bait early rather than end up in the Adell/Canning scenario where they waited too long and now they won't get anything of value for them. 

Also, O'Hoppe has a higher SLG PCT. in away games than he does at Reading @Inside Pitch.
Home: 5 HR, .429 SLG
Away: 10 HR, .552 SLG

I was merely pointing out your error. 

Years of club control doesn't matter if the player plays like crap.

Wow, I was expecting a trade but not Marsh.  I LOVE this trade.  Marsh is a glove first light hitting corner outfielder that strikes out 35% of the time. Those are a dime a dozen.  Mrash is literally a younger Juan Legares with more strikeouts.  O'Hoppe could turn into a poor man's Will Smith.  Stassi seems to be a bust at this point, so it doesn't hurt to light a fire under his ass by trading for O'Hoppe, plus if this means Suzuki is not coming back next season that's even better.  This is a total win by the Angels. 

I hope Adell is shipped out too

I hope Adell is shipped out too

O'Hoppe is the third ranked Phillies prospect:
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 30 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55
Most thought O’Hoppe was destined to head to East Carolina, where his father and uncle attended, after graduating from his Long Island high school in 2018. But the Phillies’ scouting department, which has found draftable talent on Long Island consistently over the last several years, was able to sign him in the 23rd round of that June’s Draft for an over-slot bonus of $215,000. After playing rookie and short-season ball his first two summers, O’Hoppe gained invaluable experience catching at the Phillies’ alternate site in 2020, using those lessons to go from High-A to Triple-A before finishing with a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League.
O’Hoppe has put in a lot of work to refine his approach from the right side of the plate. He trimmed his strikeout rate down considerably in 2021 (17.4 percent), then walked more than he struck out in the AFL. All of that has allowed him to tap into his raw power more consistently and it’s easy to think he could top 20 homers annually in the future. He’s already proven to be a very capable defender, one who receives and blocks well and whose arm plays up because of his quick release and accuracy.
The backstop’s work ethic will help ensure he makes the most out of his tools. He was named the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award winner in the AFL because of his makeup and pitchers love working with him. There’s a big up arrow next to his name, with every chance of him being a starting catcher in the big leagues soon.

OHoppe has a decent bat. 15 homers in AA and only 22 years old. I like it. 

Decent defense but he's one of the worst hitters I've seen outside of Velazquez, and our coaching and development is bottom tier and has little chance of fixing him. Not really a huge loss IMO

Yeah, but Buttrey is funnier.

Ty Buttrey?

Dillon Thomas for Yorvis Torrealba incoming

Dillon Thomas for Yorvis Torrealba incoming

Dillon Thomas for Yorvis Torrealba incoming

Be nice guys, it's my birthday and we're keeping Ohtani. It's a good day also because we didn't lose.