Vladdylonglegs

Now we have no Ace

Getting tired of hearing how far Ohtani hits the ball in batting practice. It was awesome his first year but now his approach has somehow regressed and can't seem to adjust to pitches up and in on him.

Last week the Philles were up 13-1 against the braves and won 13-8.
STFU and play the game.

Maybe they can put faces to all of the people being shot and killed in Chicago. 

They should bring Cuomo on so he can tell everyone how he killed all those old people by sending them back to their nursing homes.

2021 won’t be much different. The roster changes through attrition won’t happen soon enough to reap the rewards of having the best player in baseball on the roster. Ohtani might end up being a complete bust if his arm is shot and if he continues to get owned at the plate. The two way star player from Japan that we all thought would be an MVP type may end up being a no way player in MLB. I just hope that the organization figures him out sooner than later. 

They think Mike Trout has an image problem but then try to suck the life out of every player that plays with any semblance of verve...   
Baseball politics in a nutshell.

Justin Upton in 2020

My apologies to Melvin and his family. 

Hey Upton, since no fans are there.
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No way! He’s so close to the sub .100 mark 

So we have our DH playing first base and our first basemen playing second base. No surprise we have back to back sub standard defensive plays.

I’m disappointed 

And those players appear to be over 60.

2021 opening day lineup sneak peek.

Melvin is back. Lol

I'm at the point where I'm checking the box score every few minutes instead of watching the games everyday. Hopefully we don't get to a point where I don't even check the box score.

A 7-15 record and this place gets a bit testy.

Can Fat Albert hit two more home runs so we can cut his ass? He is beyond worthless. 

The Angels are overmatched by simply playing baseball 

Lol at Pujols in the lineup.

So...is Canning still tipping or does he just suck....or his he hurt...

1. Jettison Pujols
2. Get rid of Upton
3. Trade Trout to an East Coast team for multiple players/prospects

The 4-7 hitters tonight have an average of .178.

Scrap the win now plan. Winning is not happening anytime soon enough for Trout.
 
This organization is not on the cusp of being a sustainable playoff team anytime soon. Trout is great and fun to watch but they failed him. Trout is a huge commodity but he is extremely expensive.
The team that’s currently built around him does not have a winning formula so they’re wasting his career.
I don’t believe that this team can do enough in the next three seasons to be a serious powerhouse contender. The farm is not loaded with much and they already have some wrong side of 30 contracts in place. We don’t have the pitching that’s required to be competitive enough for a realistic championship run. It takes years to build that kind of staff. 
 
Trout signed a massive extension with the understanding that the Angels were going to be competitive. They’re not and he’s going to start to get frustrated. He wants to win. He wants to be part of the October discussion every year. That’s why he works so hard. Trout will turn 30 next season and we already know that Upton and Pujols are going to be on the roster so that’s another year gone by without a chance of being competitive especially with no pitching and there’s not much left to spend. 
 
The Ohtani situation has again thrown the Angels off another season. He was supposed to come back and be our Ace and a monster hitter but he’s been none of those. He may or may not even be able to pitch effectively again. 
 
What about Simmons? He’s great defensively but he’s injury prone and can’t hit. He’s not worth keeping long term. He’s also on the wrong side of 30.
Fletcher is a bright light to play along side of Rendon. Simmons can be moved for something or just let him walk to save money. 
The bullpen is not very good at all. We need a solid closer and some setup guys. But again the money that’s tied up on the elderly will delay patching those holes. 
 
The organization needs to rid itself of Pujols but they won’t so next season will suck also. They need Walsh to step up and mash like a big leaguer. 
 
Outfield. Upton is toast. Adell will most likely be good next season and maybe a star by 2022. We need Marsh to step up and become a solid big leaguer. 
 
1) Trade Trout and cash for a massive haul from the skanks. Judge / Torres / Severino and one of Ottavino or Britton
2) Buy out Pujols and Upton
3) Extend Eppler one year if he can pull off a great offseason. If not send him packing too.