AngelsHilo

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

In what has been a dismal Angels Season, I am pleased that this situation has allowed us to have extended looks at some of our Young Lefties.  Really like the future pitching staff with Sandoval, Detmers, Suarez, and now Quijada as well as Davidson showing some great potential.  It seems it was just a few years back where we had no lefties on the roster.  Anyway, we've got the makings of a Great, Young, Pitching Staff with these Lefties.  I think Wise has done a great job in developing these arms, and am excited of where he can take this.
Now, let's see if we can get the same type of production out of our Hitting Coaches.
 
 

I like this move.  Great start to the off season.
 

Isn't it more believable to think that Arte simply gave Minasian a budget - the same budget he gave Eppler - and that Minasian, like Eppler, believes that trading away our best prospects now is not in the long term interest of the franchise? 
This board has been way over-thinking it this entire offseason.

Really?  I'd rather have Betts or Acuna.

Really?  I'd rather have Betts or Acuna.

This is bullshit. All of it. Especially since Cole will be 37 at the end of the contract. 
Pujols prevented us from signing Josh Hamilton, Justin Upton, and giving Trout the largest contract in history. Oh wait, no it didn't.

Except you’re trading Upton for Adell who is probably better suited for LF imo. Getting out of Upton’s contract saves us big dollars ? over the next few years. 

He's a good teammate and I like seeing the way he and his teammates interact.  While the defense has always been stellar, he's turned it around with the bat.  Yeah he's gonna get $14MM next year.  Adell has been tearing the minors up but he's still an unknown bat in the Majors.  I say keep Kole one more year.  

Don't trade him!

He's a good teammate and I like seeing the way he and his teammates interact.  While the defense has always been stellar, he's turned it around with the bat.  Yeah he's gonna get $14MM next year.  Adell has been tearing the minors up but he's still an unknown bat in the Majors.  I say keep Kole one more year.  

He's a good teammate and I like seeing the way he and his teammates interact.  While the defense has always been stellar, he's turned it around with the bat.  Yeah he's gonna get $14MM next year.  Adell has been tearing the minors up but he's still an unknown bat in the Majors.  I say keep Kole one more year.  

WHOA!  Thanks for pointing out the OPS.  Made me look.  Koles is behind Trout, Goodwin.La Stella, and Kevin Smith (though he has significantly less AB's) in OPS.

I wanted to find one of my quotes and bump myself where I said he is probably a .240/320/430 type hitter. 
Right now he’s 220/307/472. He’s got a 779 OPS, which is above league average and close to average for a RF. 

Fan since the 60's.  Knew nothing of the Angels till my fathers work associate in Los Angeles sent my brother and I Angel Jackets for Christmas.  For me EVERY decade has been a struggle.  But there was always hope that a better season was soon to happen.  This has kept me going as an Angel Fan.  Trades for Alex Johnson, Bill Singer, Ken McMullen.  Free Agents like Baylor, Grich, Rudi, and later Carew, DeCinces, Boone, and Reggie.  Yeah we haven't won as much as we should.  But I still love this Team.

The rest of the season is worth watching but expecting them to win ballgames is pretty silly when you look at the lack of depth on the roster in every area.
Reasons to watch: Trout, Ohtani, Simmons, potential call ups of Adell/Canning (maybe Suarez/Sandoval too?), Fletcher's emergence as the Angels' best utility player since Izturis

First of all, no team announces a change in closer. You have to ask. 
Apparently the move was made on Monday, when Ausmus told Allen.
No one asked who the closer was Monday, probably since Ausmus had said Sunday he wasn’t worried.
Given the way Allen was used Tuesday night, today we asked. 

Man, this didn’t take long. 

Love it.  With two strikes on Ford, Ottavino and Voit grab their gloves.

Ok so what’s your solution?

Fletcher has done everything asked of him and more.  He's played good defense at whatever position he's been asked to play.  He doesn't give runs away.  His average is hovering just below .300.  While he doesn't walk or hit for power, he does put pressure on the opposition with his bat. 
La Stella has had his offensive moments.  However, the net results of La Stella's overall offense and below average defense, I believe has cost us outs, innings, and perhaps games.  La Stella should be relegated to a part time pinch hitter/spot starter role.  Not a platoon player.  Fletcher needs to get the lions share of AB's as he has proven his role on the team.  At the very least, Fletcher doesn't hurt you when he's on the field.  Let him play.