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    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    52 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

    I just posted in the bullpen thread asking the opposite.  

    Is it really?  I mean I don't agree with him most of the time but why aren't the players performing?  

    I could be totally off base but these guys they've spent millions on just aren't performing.  Tepera and Loup are supposed to be Joe's rocks.  His late inning high leverage guys.  He went into the season thinking this and now he's tasked with reallocating everyone's pen roles?  I just don't think he's gonna do that.  And I've said all along that I think Tepera is just another guy and Loup had the great year but before that he was just ok.  

    I guess I was hopeful that they signed these guys because they figured something out.  But in reality, it's just more of the same and expected reliever volatility.  

    I've been wondering if Tepera's struggles are related to the crackdown on sticky substances. It could explain the lack of control and spin on his slider

    Is anyone else worried about Taylor Ward's injury?

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

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    52 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

    The way he described the strength tests, they are done when he raises his arm with his elbow at a right angle (like when you're taking an oath) and then he pushes backward. They measure the force he can exert, relative to the baseline measurement they took in spring training.

    Also, I was off yesterday, but I made note of the fact that Frostad told the reporters there that Ward was at 65-70 percent of his baseline strength on Friday. On Thursday it was 60 percent. On Tuesday it was 50 percent. They said he can start to throw at 80 percent. 

    If it's a stinger in his neck/shoulder, that would make sense that it pinches and affects strength when your raise your arm, but not when you lower it. So that's how he can hit, but not throw. 

     

    That sounds encouraging!

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