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    Angels To Sign Brandon Lyon

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    This is one I definitely had to look up.  So our non roster pitching spring training invitees are:  Yeiper Castillo,

    Hunter Green, Jarrett Grube, Wade LeBlanc, Mike Morin, Mark Mulder, Clay Rapada, Mark Sappington, Justin Thomas

    and Brandon Lyon plus a whole slew of roster invitees.  Pretty crowded slate of pitchers. 

     

    Yep.  Getting to the point at which you won't even be able to give them all a fair shake in real games.

    Arroyo has yet to receive a single offer

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    I'm having Tim Belcher flashbacks. Belcher was a 37 year old pitcher who gave up a lot of home runs but averaged almost 230 IP the 3 previous seasons. He came here and, of course, got hurt. Unless it's Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, or a juiced up Roger Clemens, signing 37+ year old starting pitchers is almost always a bad idea.

     

    Oh, god.  I had pretty much forgotten about Belcher.  Thanks for bringing him up and ruining my day.  :) 

    Breakout Years

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

     even Bobby Bonds tied the Halos HR record with 37 (after hitting just 10 in 1976).

     

    Though to be fair, that 10 HR season was an injured-plagued one.  Bonds had hit as many as 39 HR in a season before (and hit for 30+ six times over his entire career)--so 37 in 1977 wasn't really that big of a surprise.

    Angels sign Torrealba

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    I think it's fair to say Napoli should have been hitting.  Maybe just not playing catcher.  His best hitting years have not been while he's been behind the plate.

     

    Somewhat small sample sizes once you move past games at catcher, but he's actually hit better as a C than as a 1B:

     

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=napolmi01&year=Career&t=b#defp

     

    (He's "best" at DH, but has only started 56 games there in his career...)

    Dodgers Significantly Increase Ticket Prices

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    What's the big deal here?  No one who has already paid or was already a season ticket holder is being asked to pay these prices. They're newly released seats.  If people want to pay this price, let them.

     

    "In a typical year, Siegel said, the Dodgers can sell 3,000 to 5,000 seats based on fans declining to renew season tickets. With a renewal rate exceeding 98% this year, he said, the Dodgers could not accommodate fans wishing to add season seats or upgrade from a partial-season package. If all those fans were accommodated at the original prices, he said, the Dodgers would not have enough ticket inventory for individual and group sales."

    AJ Burnett Going on Open Market

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    I just can't imagine he'd have any interest in the Halos.  They'd have to pony up a considerable amount of dough above the east coast teams near his home and family to make it worth his consideration.  Not to mention that a bunch of the east coast teams he'd be interested in also seem to have a need for him. 

     

    Yep, not going to happen.  Move on, people.

    Keith Law: Brewers have Worst Farm System

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    "29. Los Angeles Angels

    An awful system after years of lost first-round picks and trades to bulk up the major league team, it improved marginally in 2013 with some new arms, but regression from most of the top position player prospects in the system was a huge disappointment.

     

    30. Milwaukee Brewers

    There may not be a player in this system who projects as an above-average player in the majors; the best bets are all teenagers who played in low Class A or below in 2013, and none is close to a lock to get there.

    The system lacks ceiling and it lacks depth beyond reliever candidates and likely fourth outfielders, with nothing in the middle of the diamond and no starting pitching of note."

    Ian Stewart to Angels

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    seriously noone is good enough for some of you.  you would nitpick Christ himself... and in before the "are you saying god cant hit a curveball" JoBoo jokes :)

     

    Is he any real piece, no, but he provides depth, a little pop maybe, and a chance for Romine to play everyday at 3B and continue to improve.

     

    i would bet right now that IF Freise goes down Romine gets the call to play everyday over any of Stewart/Mcdonald... but for a few at bats and innings a week i would rather see the young guys playing everyday rather than stunting their development like we have others coughCongercough.

     

    For me Romine and some of the youth dont need to be in ANA unless its to start, but that's just me.  It's a depth signing and organizational move.. nothing more, im fine with it.

    And all the personality stuff everyone wants  to bring up about this guy, Garza, Freise, etc... come on.. are you that perfect?  live you life in the costant spotlight then pop off till then save the hypocrisy

     

    Few notes:

    - Romine isn't really a young guy.  He just turned 28, and has had a least a cup of coffee in the majors in each of the last 4 seasons.  He is what he is at this point, and I can't imagine you're going to see any developmental leaps if he gets more regular playing time again in AAA.

    - I don't think people are making a big deal one way or another about this signing of Stewart.  For me, it's more of a shoulder shrug.  The dude has never come close to living up to his hype, and he has a lousy attitude, too.  If he suddenly resurrects his career, great!  Do I expect it to happen?  Nope.

    - I wouldn't even call what he provides "depth."  He has been absolutely atrocious at the major league and minor league level recently.

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