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Sandoval Sucks. Too many pitches. Too many walks. No composure.
 

Schanuel puts up better AB's than 90% of this roster, he may have a contact/barrel problem but it's not his lack of vision or patience. Give him time, he'll never be a 20-30 HR a year type of hitter nor does he need to be so lets see what he actually becomes with a healthy dose of AB's this year. 

3 failed efforts to add frontline SP in Syndergaard, Anderson, Giolito Long list of awful relief pitching signings Bad extensions for Stassi and Fletcher, who weren't even free agents at the time Consistently acquiring players who predictably regressed after previously outperforming their peripheral and advanced stats or coming off career outlier seasons -- like Tyler Anderson, Ryan Tepera, Aaron Loup, Lucas Giolito Usage of most players in the league multiple times due to having to shuffle through wildly incompetent depth signings like Kurt Suzuki, Juan Lagares, Tyler Wade, etc. Failed to adequately apply platoons to mitigate production drop off when players sustained injuries Lost Ohtani Coaching staff was a shitshow during Ohtani competitive window Rushed Silseth, Bachman, O'Hoppe, and Neto's development and all suffered significant injuries Had public falling out with one of the most successful and well respected managers of the recent era Flip-flopping organizational values year-in and year-out One year he hires driveline guys and emphasizes stuff+, the next he gets rid of them and emphasizes fastballs and throwing strikes One year he gives Raisel Iglesias one of the richest RP contracts of all time, the next he trades him for nothing in a contract dump  One year he hires Phil Nevin with no managerial experience to be Ray Montgomery's analytics puppet, the next he hires the oldest manager in the league At this point Minasian's only redeeming quality has been moderate success in the draft -- by drafting the consensus most "pro-ready" collegiate players and rushing through the system. Is this really some sort of rocket science strategy that another GM couldn't replicate?
 
At this point I am at a total loss for why this guy is still here. Drafting Zach Neto and trading Marsh (a top 10 CF in the league) for Logan O'Hoppe do not compensate for the overwhelming incompetence this guy has demonstrated the past 3 years. I'll be surprised if he makes it through July.
 
 
 

Sorry but Adell is getting F*****

That's why they brought up Fulmer.

Maybe this means the team is in escrow.

It’s the day of the Angels 2024 Home Opener and the Halos are off to a great start!  In Episode 33 of the AngelsWin Podcast the boys discuss …  
·      4-2 record and tied for 1st!  Get excited or pump the breaks? 
·      A look at individual player performances. What we like and what’s concerning.
·      How much of this is early success is the Ron Washington effect? 
·      Is Shohei going to blame everything bad in his life on his interpreters? 
·      And much, much more.   
Sit back, relax and enjoy … Episode 33! 

You know where to find me.
Knock first.

Baltimore is arguably the best team in the AL. That series was always going to be tough.
This is still a transition year. Doesn’t mean they can’t compete but I won’t build any expectations. Just want them to stay healthy, develop the kids right, and make a savvy trade or two to compliment a good draft.

I think with Neto it is two-fold.
One is he is playing in front of the largest crowd at Marlins stadium because everyone he knows is there. Tomorrow should be better, less nerves.
Second is Washington is working him pretty hard on his defense and he may be struggling with adapting in game what he does on the practice field. That should settle down as it becomes more of his DNA. 
Neto, Schanuel, O'Hoppe, Moniak and Adell are all going to make big leaps this year in both sides of the game. But there are going to be errors in between. It's how they bounce back is the important part.
By next year they are going to be machines. 

Cimber was filthy

I've been saying it for a few years now, but I really want to see the Angels embrace some 3 inning relievers.

Gonna be a loooonnnnggg year.

Ward is the best player on the Angels. Really. 

I would be fine with just Gubi and an empty chair, tbh.

I don't understand why everyone thinks it's a pretty bad game.  When your expectations are THAT low, the very fact that Trout homered and the Angels scored a couple runs is a victory in and of itself.  It's like Joe Biden's State of the Union speech.  When you set the bar so low that if he isn't a drooling mess or lies about his children or forgets where he is, that it's a victory then you're going to come away totally impressed. 
The key is low expectations, folks. 

Chuck be like
 

Time to go all in.

Time to go all in.

The hate started in 1962- 1965.

The hate started in 1962- 1965.

Could be, if for no other reason than he can still be optioned. 

I think the Orioles are the best team in the AL. The Yankees pitchers will deal with more injuries, and NOT make the playoffs, AGAIN.  In the NL, toss up between the Braves & Dogs. hopefully the Braves.

Because he's employed by ESPN. 
One of the things I pride myself the most of in terms of AngelsWin.com is turning down ESPN, Fox Sports and other large Blog networks who were trying to either purchase us or have us move our content and members under their banner and on their networks. 
Independent all the way baby!