Second Base

I really don’t mind that the Angels traded Quero. Do I wish they got more than a couple starts from Giolito? Absolutely. I think they could’ve gotten themselves a decent youngster in return, similar to the Marsh-O’Hoppe swap. But as far as Quero’s potential, I don’t think the Angels will miss much. I think he ends up being pretty average on both sides of the ball at the major league level. Maybe slightly above offensively and slightly below defensively. And we always have one of those in Matt Thaiss, whom pitchers don’t mind nearly as much as Quero.

It’s an identity crisis, and it’s an Angel flaw. Same thing Matt Thais went through after being drafted. They draft a pure hitter and on base machine, and rather than understanding and fostering what they have, they plant the ideas in their head about being a power hitting 1B. It just isn’t who he is, and what you end up with is a broken hitter with no power rather than what you drafted in the first place. Sane thing happened with Cron, Thaiss and Ward. As soon as they took their careers into their own hands and stopped trying to change, their careers improved. Schanuel needs to go back to basics like last year and forget this concept of turning on the ball with authority. Just keep slapping it to all fields and milking your way on base. Don’t be who the Angels wish you were and be yourself. If they don’t like it, then it’s their fault, they shouldn’t have drafted you.

So he’s already outperformed 99% of minor leaguers. Good for him on landing Hudgens.

I felt Homer-ish comping Rada to Figgins even. I think forgot just how good Chone was in his prime with the Angels. With FV, I tend to align a lot with the guys at Just Baseball, and generally speaking, the guys right around 100 are 50-55 FV for them.

Hey guys, as far as the FV goes, there were two main factors that went into the discrepancies. 1. FV can be affected by likelihood of reaching the majors and even proximity. For example, I really don’t think you can put a 45 FV on Ben Joyce. Because I don’t see any middle ground with him. Either he figures it out and you have a 60+ FV reliever out he doesn’t and he’s a 40. 2. Regardless of FV, it isn’t my own personal list. A lot of guys put in their time and offered their valuable input toward this, so my own assessment of FV doesn’t necessarily reflect everyone’s opinion. I think just an example, @Angelsjunky had some disagreement on Kyren Paris if I’m not mistaken, so that FV probably doesn’t reflect his view on Paris, which is ok. 3. The FV can be a reflection of my own prospect optimism, which I’ve got a rep for. Truth be told, I think of the whole bunch, we’ve probably got 4 solid big leaguers and a collection of other guys that might get a cup of coffee, that’s about it. Sorry if that throws you guys off.

Thanks to everyone on this one.

I wonder if it will affect his sprint speed.

Maybe Figgins.

Too old for you and DiCaprio?

We see the same things and have reached similar conclusions regarding Dana.

The only thing I can think of is that Washington is on orders from the front office to play Hicks and Sano on the regular in hopes that they're productive and can be flipped at the deadline, at which point they'll have Adell and Moniak in the lineup everyday. I'm not saying it's the best idea, but it could at least be justified if the Angels are entering a rebuild and just inflating value so they could be traded alongside Drury and maybe even Ward.

Sure, Taylor. Or something.

Rebuilding takes specific intention and direction. The Angels have neither. They aren’t selling off their valuable assets, nor do they appear intent on investing anymore than what is necessary. My guess is they’ll be out of contention at the deadline, and instead of selling off big ticket items, like Trout, Rendon, Ward, Rengifo, Drury, Sandoval or Anderson (obviously some of those are immovable), the Angels will instead sell off a couple of their mediocre relievers for lottery tickets.

What does Washington have against Adell? .260 Look it up.

Trout and sunflower seeds were nowhere to be found.