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look we had a chance to win 2 out of the 3 games. Game one we were 3 outs away and game 3 we were 1 hit away from winning.
look at the positives:
Other than Richards, our pitching is showning up, as a matter of fact since the houstan series, we are pitching much better.
2. Bedrock is returning back to form. With the emergence of Anderson and Middleton our back of the BP looks better.
Now we need the Starters to give us innings and the Offense to return and by the next time we meet the yanks and sox again we are going to be a different team!!!

look we had a chance to win 2 out of the 3 games. Game one we were 3 outs away and game 3 we were 1 hit away from winning.
look at the positives:
Other than Richards, our pitching is showning up, as a matter of fact since the houstan series, we are pitching much better.
2. Bedrock is returning back to form. With the emergence of Anderson and Middleton our back of the BP looks better.
Now we need the Starters to give us innings and the Offense to return and by the next time we meet the yanks and sox again we are going to be a different team!!!

look we had a chance to win 2 out of the 3 games. Game one we were 3 outs away and game 3 we were 1 hit away from winning.
look at the positives:
Other than Richards, our pitching is showning up, as a matter of fact since the houstan series, we are pitching much better.
2. Bedrock is returning back to form. With the emergence of Anderson and Middleton our back of the BP looks better.
Now we need the Starters to give us innings and the Offense to return and by the next time we meet the yanks and sox again we are going to be a different team!!!

look we had a chance to win 2 out of the 3 games. Game one we were 3 outs away and game 3 we were 1 hit away from winning.
look at the positives:
Other than Richards, our pitching is showning up, as a matter of fact since the houstan series, we are pitching much better.
2. Bedrock is returning back to form. With the emergence of Anderson and Middleton our back of the BP looks better.
Now we need the Starters to give us innings and the Offense to return and by the next time we meet the yanks and sox again we are going to be a different team!!!

ahhh look at all these bandwagoners..... no shame!!!!

ohhh gosh yesterday it was AJ, today it's Mendoza........booooo!!!

I'm more embarrassed at how we've played the past 2 week than angels stadium becoming yankee stadium with all those bandwagoners!!!! 3-8 while be outscored by who know what is the real disappointment. 

I'd rather have a guy that can gets hits and is on base,than someone that worries about getting the perfect bat flip....
 
damit he just had to get those hit!!!! but he's just another pujol's, with his low average and Obp. but just a lot cheaper than pujol's.

I think the problem could be him just being a 2-pitch pitcher now. Don't know if it's fear of hurting himself again but he's stopped throwing his curve. During the 2014 season he had that pitch mixed in with his slider and fastball and it was filthy.
Now he just doesn't throw it that much and just lives of the Fb and Slider, there really good pitches but there are two problems associated with this:
1.  both are hard pitches, 90-98. Hitters Know that it's only hard stuff that's coming so Richards need to live of his command or on that filthy movement of his slider. Buy the problem is that he's not a command pitcher and when is slider hangs it's hit hard.
2. Without his curve, he can change speed to keep the hitters off balance.
 
He thru one curve today and it was to Gardner and he couldn't even lift his bat. 
He needs to start incorporating that pitch back into his arsenal to both lefties and righties for him to be effective.  

Don't worry the youth movement is coming soon. Canning just was part of a no-hitter in double A, has front of the line potential and may be up by the September .
Guys like Barria,  Castillo and Suarez have the potential to be 3s!!
Than there are guys like Crod, Soriano and Rivera futher away but they have the highest upside beside Canning in our system.
On the offensive side:
He's not technically a prospects but JMF is making noise in triple A. 
Jone and Marsh are about a year or a year an half away from arriving to Anaheim
while Thasis, Ward, Hermosillo, Rivas Fletcher could be starter or Utility right now or close to.    

The BP has been one of our best resources! its 5th in the AL and 11 in the entire Mlb. What, has hurt us is the overuse of the BP!!! If we need to we can easily add a arm by the trade deadline. 

The BP has been one of our best resources! its 5th in the AL and 11 in the entire Mlb. What, has hurt us is the overuse of the BP!!! If we need to we can easily add a arm by the trade deadline. 

It's only April and he did miss some games. If he continues to struggle we have JMF in AAA waiting. I'm personally worried about good old Nobuena and the fact he's getting more playing time compared to Marte, who's on fire these past week!

I'm excited about Crod, unfortunately he's hurt. But, your looking at solid four pitch arsenal, that range from plus to above average and good commands.
Keep an eye on Jose Soriano, I've heard positive things about him this year.
Most disappointed has to the 8 million boy Baldoquin, we could have gotten Vlad Jr if it was for Baldoquin.
  

A few things that skagg's did tonight. 
1. Changed speeds with the FB, i believe he mixed in a 2-seamer with his regular Fastball fastball
               -   2-seamer and 4 seam- 88 to 93 MPH
2. Actually used his change-up more than any other start
3. That curve was wicked, there were some that had late movement that i have not seen him throw before.
 
His Era is back down to under 3 and Xfip and fip suggest that he right along there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

dude was hitting over 300 a week ago, give him a bit more time and he be back.
should be more worried about Calhoun production!

dude was hitting over 300 a week ago, give him a bit more time and he be back.
should be more worried about Calhoun production!

dude was hitting over 300 a week ago, give him a bit more time and he be back.
should be more worried about Calhoun production!

Joe: Any hints for us about this risers and droppers thing you guys have mentioned, for tracking prospects who are underachieving/overachieving based on preseason top 100? 2:22 Eric A Longenhagen: I’ve been pounding the table for three Angels (Canning, Deveaux, Soriano) and we’re both on Seuly Matias but nothing is final yet.  
 

While we are getting our a** handed to us by the Sox, here some good news on our prospects
watch out marsh is getting hot. he hitting 308 with an obp of 419.
Gatto with a dominate start today- 0 runs, 9ks in 5innings.
Castillo with a nice rebound start 

One of my personal keys for Skagg's coming into this year was not to fall in love with his curve!! well this game pretty much showed that. Just too many curves in that inning. 
 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the first change-up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! six runs to late.
And, could some one tell me why that Cozart blunder was not called an Error, it looked like there was a good chance to get a Dp or at least a out.   

As much as Skagg's struggled early on, he was  dominating against a team that has owned him!!!!!!!!!!!! This is best I've seen him stuff wise in awhile. If he can maintain this success, i believe a rotation of Richards, Ohtani, and skaggs can complete with Houstons.    

It's 14-1 Blow Sox over the Shanks. 

I would say Heaney and Trop would get called up. 
I still think that Barria still needs to stay at AAA til a bit.