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3 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Yeah....but fkn single would have

One of the biggest issues with this offense. 

5 minutes ago, Revad said:

Is this a clue? Some trade that involves a bullpen piece?

Silseth

That 1-1 pitch on Rengifo ridiculously outside called a strike.

Yesterday’s game

Let’s see how badly today’s ump scorecard is.

This was yesterday’s.

Texas RHP Tanner Witt could also be an interesting pick from what I’ve read.

2 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

Dunno, but I do like Travis Sykora as a pitcher, Cooper Pratt at SS, and George Wolkow as an interesting lottery pick type (he's 6'7" as a high school kid with big power potential). This is in addition to Hurley. Let's see who is available when we pick tomorrow!

I’ve had my fingers crossed for Sykora.

9 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

I nailed it! Very happy with this pick. We should be able to get several other players with over slot deals later on. 

Nice. Appreciate the great work you do.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2023-mock-draft-june-22

1 minute ago, gurn67 said:

Hopefully, Fletcher can hit well enough to end this failed experiment of Ward as a lead off hitter. He doesn't get on base .308 OBP, and he doesn't hit for power either from that spot. OPS .674. 

Moniak has a .329 OBP and .941 OPS when batting in the leadoff spot.

A return to normal Fletcher, and an improved Moniak are much better table setters than Ward. 

Ward last 15 games .323OBP .819OPS
Moniak last 15 games .255OBP .689OPS

Last 30 games Escobar: .289/.349/.487

Last 30 games Urshela: .295/.333/.411

Per Fangraphs: “Neto had an incredible statistical 2021, then reinforced that performance by hitting on Cape Cod, and again by hitting (checks notes) .407/.514/.769 (!) as a junior. He's a compact-framed, contact-oriented middle infielder from a smaller conference, but Neto gets the most out of his body by taking one of the more athletic, high-octane swings in the entire draft. He has a cartoonish leg kick and his hands load similarly to Javier Báez, and while Neto doesn't have quite the same all-world whip as Báez, he is a plus rotational athlete who hits some epic pull-side homers. The huge swing doesn't detract from Neto's feel for contact, though he does dial down his footwork with two strikes and becomes even tougher to make swing and miss. He swung and missed just 10 times all year with two strikes on him. A plus athlete, Neto does some acrobatic things at shortstop and when he puts his whole body into a throw, he appears to have plenty of arm for the left side. He goes out of his way to try to throw while he's on the run, and while Neto's effort level is admirable, he rarely makes anything look easy the way big league shortstops tend to. He has a non-zero shot to stay at short, but I feel more comfortable projecting him to second base. There's enough hit/power combination for Neto to be a first-division regular at second base.”

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2022-mlb-draft/summary?sort=-1,1&type=0&pg=0&pageitems=10000000000000

Fangraphs has Neto ranked #5.

55 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Would really love for the Angels to make a deal with the Reds to get both Mahle and Drury so that they can make a run! 

It would likely cost Detmers+ but would be a huge boost for this year.

Iglesias: 3/$48m  15 | 15 | 15 | 15/3*

McHugh: 2/$14m  7 | 7

Hudson: 2/$10m  5 | 5

*Team Option/Buyout

18 hours ago, mmc said:

Semien won't take that, this is his last and perfect opportunity to get a long term deal.

I couldn’t find any shortstops to compare him to. 3 largest contracts given to a shortstop over the age of 30:

Alex Rodriguez (32) - 10 years, $275 mil

Derek Jeter (36) - 3 years, $51 mil

JJ Hardy (32) - 3 years, $40 mil

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/contracts/sort-value/shortstop/all-time/limit-100/

It will be interesting to see what he signs for given his age (relative) and the number of star shortstops on the market.

Marcus Semien: 3 years / $60 million. 18/21/21

Raisel Iglesias: 3 years / $40 million. 12/14/14

Alex Cobb: 2 years / $18 million. 9/9

Collin McHugh: 2 year / $13 million. 6/7

26 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Oddly enough, the only position Adell is seni-competent at is CF. He's an embarrassment in the corners. 

And yeah, I'm guessing Miami would love to get Adell. But for me, I'm not interested in their prospects outside of Max Meyer. If I'm spending Adell (and then some), I'm expecting Alcantara. 

Ryan was one of the pieces I posted on the BTV board for the Angels to trade Cobb and Iglesias to the Rays for. Type of player I hope the team targets this summer.

Justin Upton has hit the best of all the starting position players this spring.

4 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Hector Rondon. Carl Edwards Jr and Tommy Hunter are now free agents.

Worth noting, Carl Edwards Jr pitched for Maddon 2015-2019.

Justin Anderson: n/a

Matt Andriese: 10 IP, 5 H, 6 K, 3 BB. 2.70 ERA, 0.80 WHIP

Keynan Middleton: 7 IP, 11 H, 11 K, 2 BB. 11.57 ERA, 1.86 WHIP

Holby Milner: 6 IP, 3 H, 8 K, 2 BB. 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP

Hansel Robles: 8 IP, 12 H, 8K, 2 BB. 4.50 ERA, 1.75 WHIP

1 hour ago, TaylorBot said:

It seems like prices for the Friday game (Trout bobblehead) are identical to opening day. But yeah, nothing sucks more than shelling out hundreds of dollars and then the Angels sucking and getting shelled.

Thanks for posting the link yesterday. I spent quite some time looking for decent tickets to games I could go to, but I can’t justify the cost.

9 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

Kluber’s numbers this spring look good.

9.2 IP, 1.86 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB, 1.03 WHIP

I’m pretty tired of Adell. His play has not matched the “swagger” he tries to portray. 

It makes me appreciate Mike Trout even more and how humble he is. He doesn’t need to make promo videos talking about how he wants to be “The Greatest”.