jsnpritchett

Just now, greginpsca said:

If Tucker can catch a ball and make  good throws, it will be an upgrade.

Well, he's DH'ing tonight, so he won't be doing any of that! 

1 minute ago, T.G. said:

What's with the pic?

 

Just now, Taylor said:

That's Cole Tucker.

Tucker is married to Vanessa Hudgens.

Just now, Lhalo said:

I think we could get a good haul for Rengifo.

Doubtful.  He's only got one year of control beyond this year and still hasn't really established that he can consistently perform.

I hope Tucker hits 3 HR tonight.  I will still think starting him at DH is just a full-on dumb move.

Lol.

2 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

He was hitting over 300 with high obp at SLC. Angels should just have kept David Fletcher.

Lol.  Please don't be dumb.  That was in 42 plate appearances.  We've seen what he can do at the major league level. 

I'll also add this from BTH:

Tucker at DH is bizarre.  Yes, he's a switch-hitter and they're going against a lefty starter--but are you telling me that at this point in time, having Tucker DH is a better use of resources and development time than just letting Schanuel stay in the lineup?  If you want to give Schanuel a rest, let him DH.  Tucker's lifetime major league slash line against lefties is .211/.279/.289. 

Tucker already starting.  Lol.

Tucker can play all over the place, though he's historically been more of a SS than anything else.  He has been an absolute disaster in almost 500 plate appearances in the majors across 5 seasons: .216/.266/.318.

I guess he's a warm body and they think he can give them some coverage if Drury and Sano are still banged up--but, man, it's sad that he's the best option at this point.

Cole Tucker? Lol.

5 minutes ago, Chuck said:

I didn't see it. But I also feel this needs its own thread. 

I didn't post it as its own thread because I figured someone would bitch at me about it since he no longer plays for the Angels.

Anyway, here are the excerpts I posted on the other thread.  They give more context/detail than the ones in that tweet:

"Marsh had an idea Philadelphia would give him a purpose in the weeks after the 2022 World Series. He was a meaningful piece of something special.

With purpose, he found a routine that eluded him in Anaheim.

“Every day doesn’t feel different now,” Marsh said. “And that just comes with experience. I don’t have a lot of it, but I have a little bit. Just knowing that I’m supposed to be here. In the most humble way, knowing I’m supposed to be on the field with these guys. I’m not showing up to the field, like, ‘Oh, if I play bad, am I going to get benched for a week?’ That kind of thing. And I had that feeling in Anaheim a little bit.

“But God works in mysterious ways, man. I feel like this changed me as a player. As a person. My whole outlook on baseball and life coming over to Philly has been for the better.”

...

"Marsh has solidified his spot in the majors, even as a conversation the Angels had two years ago persists. They were not certain Marsh would hit lefty pitching. The Phillies traded a good prospect (Logan O’Hoppe) who has since become the Angels’ starting catcher because they viewed Marsh as a future everyday outfielder.

He’s not there yet.

“I’m showing up to the yard knowing what I’m going to get,” said Marsh, who is hitting .291/.333/.547 this season. “In Anaheim, it was a little different situation. We weren’t winning as much as we were here. Here, we have a plan. A process. We know who’s hitting. We know who’s going to play.”

The Phillies faced 11 lefty starters in their first 26 games. That ranked third-most in the majors. Marsh started four of those 11 games, a slight increase from a season ago. In 2023, Marsh started only 15 of the Phillies’ 51 games versus lefty starters.

They’ll face two Angels lefties as Marsh returns to Anaheim. He’ll probably play Tuesday against Tyler Anderson but not Wednesday against Patrick Sandoval.

“You pick the left-handed pitchers that you think they’ll have the most success against,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said last week. He added: “There’s nothing wrong with giving a guy a couple of days off.”

The Angels version of Marsh might have let doubt creep into his mind. But he knows where he stands with the Phillies. “He’s just this really good athlete,” Bohm said, “who wanted to get better every day.” The Phillies expect to play him more against lefties this summer."

Already posted:

Excerpts:

"Marsh had an idea Philadelphia would give him a purpose in the weeks after the 2022 World Series. He was a meaningful piece of something special.

With purpose, he found a routine that eluded him in Anaheim.

“Every day doesn’t feel different now,” Marsh said. “And that just comes with experience. I don’t have a lot of it, but I have a little bit. Just knowing that I’m supposed to be here. In the most humble way, knowing I’m supposed to be on the field with these guys. I’m not showing up to the field, like, ‘Oh, if I play bad, am I going to get benched for a week?’ That kind of thing. And I had that feeling in Anaheim a little bit.

“But God works in mysterious ways, man. I feel like this changed me as a player. As a person. My whole outlook on baseball and life coming over to Philly has been for the better.”

...

"Marsh has solidified his spot in the majors, even as a conversation the Angels had two years ago persists. They were not certain Marsh would hit lefty pitching. The Phillies traded a good prospect (Logan O’Hoppe) who has since become the Angels’ starting catcher because they viewed Marsh as a future everyday outfielder.

He’s not there yet.

“I’m showing up to the yard knowing what I’m going to get,” said Marsh, who is hitting .291/.333/.547 this season. “In Anaheim, it was a little different situation. We weren’t winning as much as we were here. Here, we have a plan. A process. We know who’s hitting. We know who’s going to play.”

The Phillies faced 11 lefty starters in their first 26 games. That ranked third-most in the majors. Marsh started four of those 11 games, a slight increase from a season ago. In 2023, Marsh started only 15 of the Phillies’ 51 games versus lefty starters.

They’ll face two Angels lefties as Marsh returns to Anaheim. He’ll probably play Tuesday against Tyler Anderson but not Wednesday against Patrick Sandoval.

“You pick the left-handed pitchers that you think they’ll have the most success against,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said last week. He added: “There’s nothing wrong with giving a guy a couple of days off.”

The Angels version of Marsh might have let doubt creep into his mind. But he knows where he stands with the Phillies. “He’s just this really good athlete,” Bohm said, “who wanted to get better every day.” The Phillies expect to play him more against lefties this summer."

30 minutes ago, Second Base said:

The reports I received is that every single tool is better than advertised. I don’t know if it’s just professional instruction, maturity, health or a new workout and nutrition regimen. But whatever it is, he’s even better than he was at TCU and he was hero status there in his one season, going to the World Series.

All aboard the hype train! 

In the updated and fleshed out version of the article on the OC Register site, it says that there was a team meeting after the game.  An excerpt:

“The thing that was disheartening is to watch us just fall apart on the defensive side, fall apart on the offensive side, fall apart in the pitching department,” Washington said. “The three things that are necessary to be successful, we fell apart this weekend doing.”

Washington didn’t have to single out any of his players because it has been a group failure.

“I’m not going to throw any of my players under the bus, because I know how hard they work,” Washington said. “But I’m disappointed and I know they’re disappointed and we have to do better. We can do better and we will do better.”

Just now, Mark68 said:

Does anybody on here REALLY think it actually matters who the GM is? We've had, what, 4-5 GMs in the last decade or so? And this team has continued its downward spiral. 

 

What is the common denominator?

 

I don't think Minasian has been particularly effective, but honestly, I just picked that picture because he looks kinda frustrated and annoyed in it...

Lol.  Fletch had this one written by about the 5th inning.  Couldn't wait to hit "publish" after that last out!

Just now, Slegnaac said:

It did happen at 10:08 PM

Ah, thanks for the correction!  I thought it was canceled altogether!

2 minutes ago, daygloman said:

I don't remember who all did it? But I haven't forgotten everyone jumping my ass over critisizing that inept GM.

I may not have worded it correctly, originally, but STILL, "I" am correct.

However, the season is still very young, there's a chance they'll finish at .500.

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

They didn’t turn the page today 

Maybe the next page just said, "More of the same!"

Just now, Jason said:

@jsnpritchettthe runs given up may happen

It already did.  The 11th run put the Angels in the lead.

28 minutes ago, Jason said:

So his ERA ballooned to 6.55 just from today? How many innings in those 9 outings? 

He gave up three earned runs without retiring anyone in his first outing this year, then allowed one earned run in one inning in this second outing, before going on the scoreless streak.

3 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

If the Angels give up more than 8 runs more than the White Sox do today, they can pass them for the most runs given up in the AL!  Come on, guys, I believe in you!

Just now, No Roles said:

giving up double digits to twins twice in a series is just disgusting

At least it wasn't TRIPLE digits.