Don

We've had some pretty bad luck lately, but it works out every now and then. Like Torii Hunter or Bobby Abreu. Actually those might be the last two decent multi-year position player signings we've had.

In light of recent news I agree.

Well, that seemed predictable.

Fully agreed there. In an org with reasonable depth, Velasquez is minor league depth or the last guy on the bench as a late-inning defensive replacement.

Nah, it's still a problem. Just a more tolerable one in that scenario.

But like it'd be cool if the random filler guy signed to bat 8th/9th was playing good defense AND slashing like .700 I know it sounds like that's asking too much of the world, but I've seen it before.

I mean there's a chance he won't be a bust still, but it doesn't look great. Dude is 32 and beginning to show a trend of regular injuries. It's honestly hard to assess if he's "actually" declining in terms of skill because he's never really healthy enough to give us a clear picture of where he's at over a long period of time. But I think it's safe to say that 32 year old players rarely get better. So an absolute best case scenario is that Rendon suddenly gets healthy for the rest of this year and stays that way for the next few years, all while putting up numbers similar to what he did 3-5 years ago. But we all know how this usually goes. Guys that suddenly start getting hurt a lot, or start carrying around nagging injuries as they enter their 30s don't usually find consistent health again and play at a high level for several more years. Dude is trending downward on that front, and while it's possible that will all improve it's not very likely it will.

Pretty shitty AB there. Complaining about calls that were clearly strikes, and keeping the bat on his shoulder when they desperately needed a hit. Just gave the AB away.

These guys have zero balls.

Fuck this is rough.

I’d honestly run Adell here and hope for an error.

Gross.

Meh, it’s kind of a mixed bag with these. Some are atrocious, like the White Sox; and some are pretty good, like KC and Houston. I’d be good with the Angels design too if it were more of a bright white rather than that weird ass cream color that we all as a nation decided to try, then immediately ditch, in like 1997.

But if we ended up firing Showalter there's a very good chance we'd win a title the next year.

Yeah, I doubt it changes anything really. I've heard Nevin is a bit of a douche from a few people over the years, but I doubt that affects his ability to win baseball games much. That said, if you lose 12 straight, especially the way the Angels have been losing, somebody has to take the blame.

My stance has never changed. One of those dudes schedules the appointment, and I’ll be there. It comes up every few months, and someone swears they’re gonna take the lead on scheduling it, then crickets.

You thinking Giulias or Stelvias?

Yeah, I live in KC. I'll probably be going to a couple games during that series. Might have some family flying out to attend as well.

If you told me in late March that this team would be 24-16 through 40 games I would’ve been ecstatic.

I don’t hate this idea.

Interested to see the hats when they come out. So far they’ve either been pretty good or atrocious. The White Sox one in particular is rough. I like the KC hats though.

To be fair, if a critic gives this movie a negative review, they’re probably a terrorist. A card-carrying commie at the very least.

It’s weird that at this point I trust Ward and Marsh more than anyone else to get the job done in clutch spots.

Thought he was out for sure. I’ll take it.

It’ll probably take a haul like Detmers, Bachman, Adell, Marsh. The Angels probably won’t do that, but I’d guess the Nats get a similar haul somewhere, though maybe a package loaded with more low-minors talent than the above.