hangin n wangin

6 hours ago, ettin said:

Frankly I don't understand the hate toward Taylor Ward, it is not his fault Dipoto drafted him so early. His Minor League offensive numbers are off-the-charts and he has limited, sporadic time in the Majors to-date. If he translates he will be an above average hitter that can probably play in the outfield corners, 1B, and a less-than-desirable 3B. He has shown a propensity to hit well from both sides of the plate too. To be honest with Upton not hitting LHP lately and adding Pederson who also doesn't hit LHP well (at all, he is horrible), having a hitter like Ward to platoon makes sense. However, there are other options like Goodwin who could hit decently well too and play better outfield defense probably.

Just saying, you need to detach Ward from Dipoto, he has the potential to be a viable Major League hitter and regular player (pick your position, even if it is 1B or DH).

No offense, but I think this guy is going to be worthless as a major league ball player.

I’m going to be wrong, huh??

30 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

That looks like Scioscia with a walrus stache.

we know he doesn’t eat Quaker Oats though.

56 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

4.5 MiLB seasons plus 4 college seasons and still limited MLB experience = not exactly the greatest of resumes.

Such a stupid pick. And the draft room celebration makes it all the more pathetic. 

Arte just waiting...
 

I don't know if I believe it.

Yes. He’s easily better. Also, the trade would be worth it because we get 3 years of Stripling, who’s a pretty good starting pitcher. Add the fact that we get another solid prospect in return, I think it’s a really good deal for us if the prospect we send back is not one of our top ones.

1 hour ago, sportstr44 said:

New wrinkle just reported. This makes some sense as well, but might make having the arbitration determining the prospect less likely.

7 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Cesar Hernandez 

I like that one too.

28 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Macier Izturis played in 759 Games over parts of 8 seasons for the Angels.  2792 PA, 2506 AB. 360 Runs and 692 hits. 141 2B, 15 3B, 33 HR. 297 RBI, 87 SB, 28 CS. 228 SO 293 BB

.276 / .339 / .384 / .723 OPS

12.5 WAR.

Ok so maybe he's a slightly better Macier Izturis. Maybe Izturis with pop.

 

Segura isn't really that good either. I thought his numbers were way better.

 

 

 

Good point. He's a good player, but he's not other worldy. That's why when my friend said it, I just brushed him off. But after analyzing it more and looking at the underlying stats, I realized it wasn't a terrible comparison.

47 minutes ago, Lou said:

^^^ this is why it's a good idea to finish reading the thread before responding, folks 

When I responded, it said Cesar. I was typing my post while it changed I believe. I did figure it could have been a mistake though, so no worries.

smell my butt.

14 minutes ago, RBM said:

Cesar Izturis had a career OPS+ of 64.

That was just a god awful comparison. No offense, @Hubs

If he meant his slightly less retarded brother, Macier, that would make more sense.

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I believe he will be better than that, but then again I could be underestimating Cesar.  

You're not. Cesar was trash. Rengifo already has almost caught up to Cesar in career WAR at age 22.

Rengifo should be a solid 2-3 WAR player a year with full playing time. I don't think he will be as good as Segura, but I think it's a good comparison if he maxed out on his potential.

3 minutes ago, DCAngelsFan said:

He's just about to turn 23 - I think he's gonna be pretty good.  Segura?  Hmm - I can actually see that ....   

I know what you mean - when a Dodgers fan says "we suck", I'm conflicted on whether or not I should agree with them.  

 

Yea...I like Refigno, but I like the deal more. It addresses a need, while Refigno doesn't really have place right now. I always thought Refigno was going to be a solid player. I didn't think how solid until my friend mentioned Segura. My intial reaction was "this guy is bat shit". Then I thought about it...and it's actually possible. I won't tell him that.

28 minutes ago, wopphil said:

Would you guys be willing to make the trade much more substantial and get both Maeda and Stripling? Say, Rengifo, Adams, and Chris Rodriguez for Pederson, Stripling, Maeda and Pages?

I would pass. Maeda is good but I don’t think he moves the needle enough for us to add more prospects when we still have a developing farm. It’s probably a fair trade, but I just don’t think Maeda is the type of pitcher this team needs. We still need an ace type starter to be able to flop out our dicks out on the table with confidence.

I just hope Refigno doesn’t turn into Jean Segura like my stupid Dodger friend said. I don’t think he will but I hate when dodger fans are right. It perturbs me.

So I wasn’t the only one unhappy about the Paxton injury. Cool.

This is all horse shit.

Just now, m0nkey said:

I will suck nuts if Stripling puts up Kluber type numbers for the angels

I will suck nuts.

22 minutes ago, Quinlanforthewin said:

Replace Andreise with Canning and you're onto something

Whoops!! What was thinking!? Brain poop. Added.

Ohtani, Stripling, Teheran, Bundy, Heaney, Sandoval, Canning, Andreise.

That's a lot of solid pitching. Not high upside pitching (other than Ohtani) but it's a staff that should be able to keep us in games and it's enough depth to withstand some injuries or rest periods for the young guys.

Stripling is pretty damn solid, so I am happy we will be getting him. He's just really damn solid, regardless of role. The question is, what will we be giving up..

still nothing ??

My boner is going down. Give us stuff.

Stripling or Gonsolin. I will take.