Jump to content

Torridd

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,040

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Torridd

    Why isn't Jo Adell getting more playing time?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, Chuck said:

    I disagree. I'm actually digging watching the Halos more this season than the past few years.

    While the 90's sucked in the standings outside of '95, it was great to see Salmon, GA, Edmonds, Erstad, Glaus, Percy, etc. with some of the veterans like Chili Davis, Hudler, Finley, Abbott, Langston. 

    Seeing those younger guys get the time in and do well all led up to a core that ultimately saw them win a championship together.

    It is hard to say that this is worse than the 1980 season.

    Sandoval? What to do with him?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

    it's going to be his ability to control/command the strike zone. If he's going to be walking 3 to 5 guys per start, its going to be a struggle.

     

    The stuff is still good, actually looks better than last year. The command/control not so much. 

     

     Personally I think he just needs to slow down. take a breath, pause beacuase it looks to me like he starts to rush and be out of sync with his mechanics.

    Both Canning and him this is going to be a prove it type of year. 

    Do you think it's the pitch clock?

    Sandoval? What to do with him?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

    I think the whole "trust your stuff" mantra is mostly bullshit.

     

    I think the issue isn't a lack of confidence in stuff, but a flat out inability to throw the ball in the strike zone at will. I'm sure he's trying to throw strikes, he just can't.

    I hope this isn't true.

    First 30 games prospectus

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

    Pros:

    1. Detmers and Soriano, both have been had a nice little start to the season. Both showing front of the line potential. 

    2. Anderson, he having nice little turn-around.

    3. Trout, Ward, O'hoppe and Sano 

    Con's

    1. Sandoval and Canning, Kindly put they've both have been garbage. They need to be better

    2. Middle innings Bullpen 

    3. Neto, and Nolan 

    Con - Offense. That's the biggest problem right now.

    Perry is a very not good GM

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    21 minutes ago, samwum said:

     

    • 3 failed efforts to add frontline SP in Syndergaard, Anderson, Giolito
    • Long list of awful relief pitching signings
    • Bad extensions for Stassi and Fletcher, who weren't even free agents at the time
    • Consistently acquiring players who predictably regressed after previously outperforming their peripheral and advanced stats or coming off career outlier seasons -- like Tyler Anderson, Ryan Tepera, Aaron Loup, Lucas Giolito
    • Usage of most players in the league multiple times due to having to shuffle through wildly incompetent depth signings like Kurt Suzuki, Juan Lagares, Tyler Wade, etc.
    • Failed to adequately apply platoons to mitigate production drop off when players sustained injuries
    • Lost Ohtani
    • Coaching staff was a shitshow during Ohtani competitive window
    • Rushed Silseth, Bachman, O'Hoppe, and Neto's development and all suffered significant injuries
    • Had public falling out with one of the most successful and well respected managers of the recent era
    • Flip-flopping organizational values year-in and year-out
      • One year he hires driveline guys and emphasizes stuff+, the next he gets rid of them and emphasizes fastballs and throwing strikes
      • One year he gives Raisel Iglesias one of the richest RP contracts of all time, the next he trades him for nothing in a contract dump 
      • One year he hires Phil Nevin with no managerial experience to be Ray Montgomery's analytics puppet, the next he hires the oldest manager in the league

    At this point Minasian's only redeeming quality has been moderate success in the draft -- by drafting the consensus most "pro-ready" collegiate players and rushing through the system. Is this really some sort of rocket science strategy that another GM couldn't replicate?

     

    At this point I am at a total loss for why this guy is still here. Drafting Zach Neto and trading Marsh (a top 10 CF in the league) for Logan O'Hoppe do not compensate for the overwhelming incompetence this guy has demonstrated the past 3 years. I'll be surprised if he makes it through July.

     

     

     

    You may be right, but I get the feeling many of these failings derived from Moreno's limitations.

    Gameday Thread (4/9/24): Rays @ Angels: Sandoval on the mound, no Neto, Schanuel dropped to 7th

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

    This Is game number 11, still a small sample size but Hicks as shown he's much better against lefties compared to righties.Thus he should be playing more against lefties and sitting against righties. 

    Sano, I thinks deserves full time or close to full playing time. 

    Adell and Moniak, got to see what they have.

    Rengifo should also.be full time. 

    I don't want to kick a dead horse or whatever the phrase is but I think you have to see what Adell can do. You get Hicks as a backup if he's a bust. I think Hicks should start twice a week and Adell the other four or five. Hicks won't be here next year. Don't they want to see what Adell can or can't do?

    Suarez, Schanuel

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

    No, Adell doesn't become a free agent until after the 2027 season.  He's just out of options, so the Angels can't send him to the minors without exposing him to waivers.

    Also, Hicks, not Hooks.  Ha.

    Thanks, I'll change it. More typo fodder, I guess.

    Suarez, Schanuel

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, redoctober2002 said:

    If Schanuel is still struggling in the middle of May I'd be more entertained with the idea of sending him down. Until then though I'm willing to let him try to figure it out.

    I do agree with some other posters that Rengifo should figure into the lineup more. Maybe a platoon with Drury or just leaving Sano as a bench bat rather than the main DH.

    I also think they're not doing Adell any favors. Why is Sano and Hicks getting more starts than him? Isn't this his last year with the team before he becomes a free agent?

    Schanuel's on-base streak is over due to a scoring change, Angels petition to reverse doesn't work

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    23 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

    The play is in the first tweet that I posted. 

    Sorry I missed it. I don't think that's an easy play and therefore I don't think an error should have been charged. That's what they call pretty much a "bang-bang" play. Yes, if the pitcher catches the ball, he's out but if you look at everything else: the distance the 1st baseman had to leap to get to the play, throwing the ball pretty much from his stomach, and where the ball was thrown to the pitcher. My wife says they basicallly didn't want Schanuel to continue the streak and changed the ruling. It's hard to disagree with her. 

×
×
  • Create New...