ScruffytheJanitor

I think he ultimately gets sent down for a couple weeks and brought back -- which is probably the best thing given that we aren't really competing this year. He just needs to focus on getting on base and letting his power develop over the next five years.  I also think Neto could use another crack at AAA, but until Drury starts hitting a little better he's probably going to have to figure it out at the major league level. 

If we were even semi-serious about competing for a playoff spot, we'd almost certainly be looking for another infielder. Of course, we would have also signed another starter and probably found a better solution in the outfield too, but that ship has sailed. 

After all the recent interviews, I DEFENITELY think that the Angels are going to make a hot, steamy BM that will smother the MLB this year. 

9 hours ago, ThisismineScios said:

I have a really hard time with this. Maybe Arte doesn't care about anything at all anymore, but this is a new level of laughingstock if they do. And it makes Perry look like the worst GM in the league. 

On the other hand, if he did all this with the bullpen because of the slow developing market, pouncing when everyone was waiting, AND then came in and got some upgrades, it's very shrewd. And I don't think he's that incompetent. 

Final factor for me is that I just cannot, cannot imagine a graphic of "Detmers named Opening Day Starter." They can't possibly. 

I see what you are saying, but honestly the #1 thing I wanted was bullpen upgrades. Sure, I expected at LEAST one semi-competent starter and a more significant bat than "the corpse of Aaron Hicks," but I genuinely think the bullpen and health have been the primary reasons for our recent suckitude. If we go into the season with 2.5 dependable starters and "LOL" still listed as the backup in OF/DH then yeah, I'll be pissed, but so far I'm perfectly OK with the offseason. 

14 minutes ago, BTH said:

I’d rather see Davis Daniel than give Odorizzi innings.

You'd rather oogle a grown man then have Odorizzi pitch? 

13 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Sounds like Mouse run state television to me.

19 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Well shit then the coaches will get us a 90 win season with that Ron Washington attitude!!! 

JK we will be a 70 win team.

I assumed he meant "Washington will bring the coke." 

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

And on top of that better coaching for the relievers in 2024

Bottom line -- I'm hopeful that we AT LEAST have risen to the level of having merely a "bad" bullpen instead of catastrophic. I even have some hope of getting to below average. 

Honestly, after the past few years, I'd almost rather go 50-112 with no hope and no goals then go 75-87 with 20 logic-defying bullpen collapses. I'd rather be bad throughout the roster then have one more f'n year of having an otherwise decent club that is sunk time and time again by terrible bullpen play. I swear -- every year we go into June thinking "Man, all we really need is a top-end starter, one starting-caliber infielder, a little health luck.... and, oh yeah, we need to burn down and replace the entire bullpen except the one competent guy that we really should probably trade because there's no fucking way we get the four or five competent relievers we need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot."

Once this information was "leaked", my assumption is that the sale of the team would happen after the season -- maybe late summer if someone makes a strong bid. I figure a couple months to sort through bids and another month or two for the TV contract situation to clear up.  That puts us at July at the earliest. Add in some time for waffling, negotiating, and what other nonsense, and September seems like a reasonable timeline. 

13 minutes ago, ShotimeDynasty said:

Bottom 3 in MLB

Typical doomcuck response. We had and have a top-26 bullpen in the majors. 

7 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

I don't think Ohtani SP will be top ten next year. 

13 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

At kohls for $9 in the clearance section? 

I assumed he'd pick it up from Plesac himself when he's DFA'd in June. 

I don't care about going into a rebuild -- it seems like as good an idea as anything else.

For the love of God, though -- ADDRESS THE BULLPEN. Another season of watching the bullpen fail over and over might make me lose my mind. If it were me and my Billions to spend, I'd add Hader, Stephenson, Hicks, AND Neris.  ANYTHING but be forced to white-knuckle any lead after the fifth inning. 

On 12/19/2023 at 10:29 PM, Second Base said:

I can definitely see where you're coming from there. Not sure of any. Maybe Jason Bulger comes the closest. JC Ramirez, Dane De La Rosa. All very imperfect comps. 

But it wouldn't surprise me with Guerrero. Over the last six months, he seems to have figured out how to hit the strike zone. That in itself won't be good enough, but he's better right now than he has been at any point in his career. 

If nothing else, you hope for a couple of months where he's "On" because if he is, he's dominant. 

1.  Trade Jo Adell for Javier Baez

2. Trade Patrick Sandoval for Robbie Ray

3. Trade Carlos Estevez for Phil Bickford

4.  Sign Austin Meadows to a five-year deal. 

5. Sign Heath Hembree to a three-year deal.

6. Sign Trevor Bauer as a Closer. 

7. Move Mike Trout to Third Base and Carlos Rendon to Left Field.

8 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

For future planning purposes, I think you pretty much do have to work under the assumption that Walsh isn't going to be a factor and make plans for his replacement.  If he gets fully healthy and recaptures what he had in 2021, then that's a great problem to have (two good bats at 1B).  As much as I like him as a person (and as a personality), you can't go into 2024 (or the 2nd half of '23) counting on him to contribute.

Pretty sure Walsh will be DFA'd this offseason. How else is he supposed to hit 32 homers and get an all-star appearance for some random NL team next season? 

17 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Ah, good ol' Lipscomb!  It's a Church of Christ school.  Bunch of people from my high school would go there every year (my HS was also affiliated with the CoC).

Lipscomb alum here. I'm surprised anyone here has even heard of Lipscomb. 

On 5/22/2023 at 9:59 PM, case said:

 

Marsh hitting .176 over the last 31 days. (1 HR 2 2B)

Marsh hitting .071 over the last 15 days. (1 2B)

To be fair, O'Hoppe has been stuck hitting .000 for over a month. 

3 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

I like that you mention Simmons, he seemed to have the best situational awareness that I have seen. It looks like Neto has the same thing, always around the ball. I think he is , and I hate to use this term a "Natural".

You'd think Roy Hobbs would be more comfortable with that phrase....

50 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

His favorite ball player growing up, Derek Jeter.

This was what I was thinking too, weirdly enough. Jeter's career slash line (.310/.374/.440) looks pretty close to what I think he can become; let's hope he also has Jeter's peak. 

I would trade WAY more than makes rational sense to get Scott Barlow (yes, even though the start of this year has been rough for him), then trade for another solid-average guy. I would then give Loup/Tepera a firm handshake and fill in the gaps from our farm system.  I think Barlow-Estevez-Moore-Quijada-Average Guy-Herget would round into a nice bullpen. 

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

So here’s the list of free agent pitchers Angel fans wanted and were pissed we didn’t sign:

Corbin

Keuchel

Berrios (trade)

Ryu

Gerrit Cole?

I'd love to hear how the Angels put it. It's bad it they are doing it because he was critical of the team., but if they do it because he sucks the energy off the radio program. then it makes sense. I could probably listen to the show and figure it out, but I have LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE to do, so the mystery will remain unsolved.

10 hours ago, Taylor said:

@ScruffytheJanitor deserves an invite for that masterful post earlier.

I have joined.