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    Drink More Yakult reacted to Warfarin in Angels outright David Fletcher off the 40 man roster, Chad Wallach with the team on taxi squad   
    Right.  I'm not saying that they moved Fletcher solely because there's someone they want to add in particular.  I agree that they likely removed him simply because they can - nobody was going to claim him, and they didn't really have a need to keep him on the roster.
    But likewise, I think they could potentially use that extra roster spot to add a useful player, too.  
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Taylor in Angels place Taylor Ward on 10-day IL   
    It’s fine. We have Lorenzen to play OF too.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from ten ocho recon scout in OC Register: Angels’ Mike Trout sits out against Dodgers with illness   
    If he’s anything like me, it’s the Shell across the street from Hooter’s to buy a pack of cigarettes before heading to Fritz’s, but that routine, sadly, will need to change
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from AngelsLakersFan in The Official 2022 Spring Training Hot Stove Thread   
    Those rules don’t apply to away teams.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Chuck in The Official 2022 Spring Training Hot Stove Thread   
    Those rules don’t apply to away teams.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from HanfordGuy in The Official 2022 Spring Training Hot Stove Thread   
    Those rules don’t apply to away teams.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from robblin17 in Gameday Thread: Angels @ Mariners (7/9/21): Cobb on the mound   
    Sounds like Mayer’s mentality when he was trying to nibble the corners against Shed Long…
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    Drink More Yakult reacted to AngelsLakersFan in Albert Pujols released...   
    This is like when we dumped Mo Vaughn before the start of the 2002 season all over again!!!
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from WicketMaiden in Perry's Off-Season Report Card   
    Hard to grade him now but I’m not really sure what he would have needed to do to get an A+ grade from some people. I think it’s disingenuous to give any grades if an A was impossible to achieve (and save an A+ for pulling a fast one on another GM like the Blue Jays trading Vernon Wells for Mike Napoli without eating money)
    He didn’t petition the commissioner to make the Angels exempt from the luxury tax and he didn’t convince Pujols to retire.
    Bauer signed for too much and the aces that ended up getting traded would have completely obliterated our farm system. Was he supposed to convince them to take less money and lesser packages?
    The Iglesias’ acquisitions look like bright spots that don’t hamper the future but the pitching, especially the bullpen, was still lacking. He really turned it around in the past week by adding 5 bullpen arms. We really just need 2 to be above average.
    I’d like a better RF than Fowler but with Adell, Marsh, and Adams knocking on the door, we can’t really do anything besides a stopgap for now. Ozuna, Brantley, or Pederson wouldn’t have been much better.
    The biggest negative I can see is potentially not extending Bundy or tying up Quintana beyond this year. 
    What I like the most is that there is decent depth between the 26 man roster and the alternate site. Bullpens usually rely on guys having a good year so the extra arms give a better chance at having a good bullpen this season. I know that’s the Eppler strategy that didn’t work but at least we aren’t using the strategy of reclamation projects with high spin and velocity dips that ended up being a sign their elbows were going to explode.
    Perry really needs the opportunity to go through a draft and international signing period to add to the farm. We had some good drafts in the last few years but a lot of talent is in the low minors. Without a season last year, we missed the chance for them to build their value which hurts the overall rating. It would be dumb to trade away those guys when they’re only going to get more valuable.
    I’m probably too optimistic but I’m not sure what he really could have done better without tying up too much money or trading away too many prospects. 
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from AngelsLakersFan in Perry's Off-Season Report Card   
    Hard to grade him now but I’m not really sure what he would have needed to do to get an A+ grade from some people. I think it’s disingenuous to give any grades if an A was impossible to achieve (and save an A+ for pulling a fast one on another GM like the Blue Jays trading Vernon Wells for Mike Napoli without eating money)
    He didn’t petition the commissioner to make the Angels exempt from the luxury tax and he didn’t convince Pujols to retire.
    Bauer signed for too much and the aces that ended up getting traded would have completely obliterated our farm system. Was he supposed to convince them to take less money and lesser packages?
    The Iglesias’ acquisitions look like bright spots that don’t hamper the future but the pitching, especially the bullpen, was still lacking. He really turned it around in the past week by adding 5 bullpen arms. We really just need 2 to be above average.
    I’d like a better RF than Fowler but with Adell, Marsh, and Adams knocking on the door, we can’t really do anything besides a stopgap for now. Ozuna, Brantley, or Pederson wouldn’t have been much better.
    The biggest negative I can see is potentially not extending Bundy or tying up Quintana beyond this year. 
    What I like the most is that there is decent depth between the 26 man roster and the alternate site. Bullpens usually rely on guys having a good year so the extra arms give a better chance at having a good bullpen this season. I know that’s the Eppler strategy that didn’t work but at least we aren’t using the strategy of reclamation projects with high spin and velocity dips that ended up being a sign their elbows were going to explode.
    Perry really needs the opportunity to go through a draft and international signing period to add to the farm. We had some good drafts in the last few years but a lot of talent is in the low minors. Without a season last year, we missed the chance for them to build their value which hurts the overall rating. It would be dumb to trade away those guys when they’re only going to get more valuable.
    I’m probably too optimistic but I’m not sure what he really could have done better without tying up too much money or trading away too many prospects. 
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    Drink More Yakult reacted to Warfarin in Perry's Off-Season Report Card   
    I think this is a very excellent take.
    As for the RF option, that better option might end up being Lagares if he continues to hit like he has, but we'll see.
    I agree on the depth.  I feel Perry has done a nice job of addressing a lot of areas of concern at once.  He just added 4 possible bullpen arms in the last few days, increasing the depth we have, which in turn has actually helped increase our SP depth too, as likely both Sandoval and Barria can stay stretched out as SPs in AAA/alternate site, which gives us SP7, SP8, and SP9 (Suarez) if/when injuries occur.
    The biggest thing he can do is that last point - the farm system.  He'll have his first opportunity to draft and develop players this year.  Also - let's look to see if our current prospect group can continue to improve.  A key thing a lot of the newer FOs do (that are good) is to help their current group of prospects continue to get better by providing them with a strong blend of analytics and scouting.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Taylor in Rotation against the White Sox   
    Ohtani going on Sunday Night Baseball
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from AngelsLakersFan in Rotation against the White Sox   
    Ohtani going on Sunday Night Baseball
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Fish Oil in Ryu: “Angels didn’t want two Asian players on the team”   
    Why would the Angels tell Ryu that? Especially when we had multiple meetings? There are reasons to not sign Ryu I don’t think him being Korean is the one you tell him.
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    Drink More Yakult reacted to Lou in Pitching   
    Our #1-4 starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.07 
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Taylor in Could Dylan Bundy be better than we think?   
    Doubt it.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from AngelsLakersFan in Down to the wire   
    The players have no incentive to agree to a deal unless they get paid more than the amount they'd get from a 48 game season and full-prorated salary. The 72 game @ 70% guaranteed pays them approximately 48-49 games worth so why would the players agree to play 24 more games for 1 game more salary? It would also come with expanded playoffs which would primarily benefit the owners.
    I was originally on the owners side because I just wanted baseball back but with the 48 game baseline, I support the players because the owners have not made any effort to improve the money the players would get in any of their proposals. They are negotiating in bad faith because they have not come off of their original position at all.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Cosmo_Kramer in Down to the wire   
    The players have no incentive to agree to a deal unless they get paid more than the amount they'd get from a 48 game season and full-prorated salary. The 72 game @ 70% guaranteed pays them approximately 48-49 games worth so why would the players agree to play 24 more games for 1 game more salary? It would also come with expanded playoffs which would primarily benefit the owners.
    I was originally on the owners side because I just wanted baseball back but with the 48 game baseline, I support the players because the owners have not made any effort to improve the money the players would get in any of their proposals. They are negotiating in bad faith because they have not come off of their original position at all.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Inside Pitch in Down to the wire   
    The players have no incentive to agree to a deal unless they get paid more than the amount they'd get from a 48 game season and full-prorated salary. The 72 game @ 70% guaranteed pays them approximately 48-49 games worth so why would the players agree to play 24 more games for 1 game more salary? It would also come with expanded playoffs which would primarily benefit the owners.
    I was originally on the owners side because I just wanted baseball back but with the 48 game baseline, I support the players because the owners have not made any effort to improve the money the players would get in any of their proposals. They are negotiating in bad faith because they have not come off of their original position at all.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Angel Oracle in OC Register: Angels’ Justin Upton looks for bounceback season   
    He played 159 games as a 23 year old and then played between 145-154 for the next 7 seasons before playing 63 last year. It would be unrealistic to think he’d play 162 in his age 32 season. It’s less than a day off every 2 weeks. For a guy with 2 PRP injections within the last 18 months, him playing 150-155 would be great. Letting a combination of Fletcher, La Stella, Goodwin, Rengifo, and Adell play 12 more games so Upton stays fresh and healthy (as a 32 year old) isn’t going to ruin the season.
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    Drink More Yakult got a reaction from Angel Oracle in 2020 Fearless Predictions   
    Thanks for providing the data I’d been looking for. I agree that we’ll be able to get more starts from our better pitchers this season but you still only have 162 games to amass those innings. We have a plethora of guys who will be able to contribute quality innings.
    There were 5 AL teams in the top 15 and 9 AL teams in the bottom 10. Bundy and Teheran averaged 5 1/3 IP per start last season so I’m not sure who we’re getting 7 inning starts from to boost the average.
    i think we have good pitching depth and we should be able to get a lot of starts from the top 8 guys we have but to boost the IP, starters have to go deeper in games, it’s not necessarily a bad thing but we don’t have guys that are going to throw 7 innings each start.
    Last season, we had issues getting starts out of the guys we had because there were constant injuries. This year, I think, we’ll have the starts covered but the biggest area to improve from the rotation will be having them pitch deeper into games.
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