OhtaniSan

I’d say they’re performing about how i’d expect at this point. Right around .500.

Personally im still huffing the hopium. I think there’s another gear in the roster we’ve yet to see.

Being around .500 with significant underperformances from guys we thought would contribute leaves the question of: how good can we be when they get into gear too?

Its early, we’re still in april.

Rendon is doing his thing. I’m not worried. Every year it’s:

He starts excruciatingly slow while still having a decent OBP. Then he gets hot and gives us all hope. Then he gets hurt.

6 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I guess it's "unfortunate" for Snelten, but I don't think this matters at all.

Damn. I remember reading the thread on him a few months back. I thought he was a good sleeper candidate.

He reminds me of Kaleb Cowart, switch-hitting 3B with defense, speed, and some pop.

I was a huge fan of Cowart too, so I have decided I will now cling to hope that Fontenelle will be what Cowart wasn't.

14 hours ago, Dave Saltzer said:

Watching Rada and Dana, can anyone explain to me how neither of them are top 100 prospects? 

I have seen both of them on top 100 lists, generally ranked in the top 90-100 range.

But none of them have gotten unanimous recognition from all the different sources yet.

Maybe this year they'll break out into the top 50 range, seeing as their reputations are at least somewhat increasing.

Kinda like how Quero used to be fringe top 100, had another great year, and became a top 50 guy for a bit.

Shohei is dead to me. And i cant figure out how to change my username. 

This sucks. 

Signs the biggest contract in sports history, and immediately gets married. Hope it's not a gold digger Shohei!

Worst Valentine's Day news ever.

At this point in the off-season, if Chapman can be signed at a reasonable contract I would be prettt okay with it. Something like 5/100-120m or 3/75 maybe? The Boras thing makes me think that’s unlikely though.

Still though, Rendon would definitely benefit health-wise moving away from 3B. DHing and maybe even transitioning him away from 3B completely to instead share a couple ABs w Schanuel at 1B instead could give him some longevity for once.

20 minutes ago, ThisismineScios said:

I don't think they'll get Snell. I think the purpose of the bullpen being beefed up is to support their "young" starters, although they're not so much young as they are still inexperienced. I don't know that they want to count on Canning or Silseth to throw 150 innings because it almost certainly won't happen. So I think they will sign a guy like Clevinger or Ryu. What I'd prefer they do is sign Bellinger, move Trout to LF, and trade Ward+ for a solid starter. They also should absolutely trade Drury because he's expiring. 

Also, what the heck will they do with Suarez? As the pen gets deeper, he has less and less innings available. And he's out of options. And he's not one of their top 8 starters at this point. 

I don’t understand why so many are on the trade Ward bandwagon. 

If fans of the team he plays for are worried about his performance moving forward, why would any other team be willing to trade a solid SP for him? 

We’ve seen glimpses of what Ward is capable of - all star level production. 
 

I think he’ll have far more value to us seeing if he can sustain that production over a full year than he would have trade value for another team. It’d be the wrong time to trade him at all, unless you want to sell low. 

And I could be wrong on this, but wasn’t the HBP a cheek bone fracture vs eye socket damage? I think it’ll come down to Ward’s ability to regain confidence and comfort at the plate, which I think he  has the work ethic and mentality to do.

Votto is an absolute Chad.

I would really love the tenacity he brings to a clubhouse and team, and he would provide great insurance if Schanuel hits a learning curve. 

It’s not like he’ll cost more than 1yr/5mil, so it’s pretty low stakes. Pair it w getting Merrifield (and more pitching) and the offensive and defensive depth starts to look pretty nice. 

I'd prefer signing several guys not attached to draft picks over 1 of Snell/Montgomery/Bellinger.

Adding depth and spreading out the money in the likes of Merrifield, Pederson, Robertson, Moore, and Clevinger. I think all could be had on 1-3 year deals too.

Granted, that's a lot of guys to sign and the Angels are usually a "make one big splash per offseason" team. So we'll see

Not to say it’s likely, but it also isn’t impossible that Ward has his Josh Donaldson-esq breakout season next season.

I really like him and we’ve seen glimpses of what he can be capable of, he has value to our team. With his recent hbp scare, I also imagine he would have a lower trade value to other teams for the same reason many of you here are concerned. I think it’d be the wrong time to even consider trading him 

Between Pham and Duvall, I'll take Pham any day of the week.

Pham has a stronger clubhouse prescience and is more consistent. 

Duvall reeks of Renfroe 2.0 (unreliable, streaky)

I read somewhere the Dodgers still take a 45m hit to their AAV or threshold space even despite the deferred payments.

That being said, 45m is still a whole lot less than 70m

Arte very bad imo

I have always rooted for Fletcher, but with his current skillset he will never be more than a defensive replacement at best. And i think the organization thinks this way as well. At his current pace, he is locked in as our infield bench guy next season, with the risk of being cut during the season if he doesn't improve. 

I saw a thread on here suggested the Angels fully adopt Schanuel's batting cage routine and i think that would be career-altering for a guy like Fletcher.

If he could learn to take a BB or at least have a more solidified approach on which pitches he offers at, he would be a lock as a steady 2 WAR starter. 

4 pitchers and 1 hitter got claimed.

My best guess on who will replace the 5 claimed guys: Jose Marte, Ingram, Gerardo Reyes, Mederos, Adams

Extra 2 September spots: Herget and Soto/Stefanic

White flag has officially been raised.

Prepare yourself for bargain basement deals on Angels tickets.

Seems that the guys they waived are guys they no longer view as offseason targets

I think he is worth keeping. I can see him agreeing to a 2 year deal with the Angels while he rehabs. I imagine it would be much more comfortable to him to rehab with a team and fanbase he is already familiar with as opposed to the high pressure and expectations placed on him from rehabbing with another team.

But then again, maybe he is done with the Angels. Blowing his arm out on a failed team he has been carrying on his back could be the last straw

i didn't think O'Hoppe would beat Trout back. I cant help but think that Trout can't be far behind.

This team is going to be fun to watch again

2 hours ago, mr.angel said:

Anyone play MLB The Show 23? I've been raking with Drury. Hope he heals and stays healthy. We need him. 

 

What platform do you use lets play a game 

Losing JerJackson for Leone seems a huge overpay. There are some redeeming qualities that i’m sure Perry is banking on. Maybe Leone figured something out?

The longer we await news, the more I worry about the gravity of the injury. 

That could be anxiety speaking but you’d think if it was a simple broken nose or if he was okay they’d say as much sooner.

Really praying he’s going to be okay and nothing that happened will be career or life altering for him