I think originally, the idea was to platoon Moniak and Adell based on pitcher handedness. With Hicks and Sano making the roster, this takes away the ABs Adell would have gotten against lefties and clogs up the DH even more since Sano isn't great in the field. I agree that it feels like a waste letting him sit on the bench as much as he had to start the season.
I would bet against that. I thought for years that eventually we would see an end to the shift being prevalent because hitters would start to try to utilize that part of the field again.
Great bounce back series to get some mojo going into the home opener. Sandoval with a much better performance than the turd he had on Opening Day, Nolan keeps the streak alive, and Ward continues to mash.
Who had Anderson having the best start the first time through the rotation? Great start for him, hopefully he can build upon it and have a successful season.
If Adell and Rengifo had gotten the bulk of the starts to start the season I wouldn't mind throwing Sano and Hicks in for this one. Since they haven't, I'm kinda upset about it.
Adell should be in the starting lineup at least 2 out of 3 games either in the OF or DH. This is pretty much the year to decide whether Adell is worth keeping or cutting bait on. The fact he's hitting the ball hard should be even more of a reason to find ways to keep him in the lineup.
I don't remember hearing anything during the game. I also watched the replay and I don't think Trout looks lazy at all. If anything, he took his time to get his grip since the ball was probably wet due to the rain.
I liked the decision to give Canning a shot to get through the 6th. Too bad he seemed to just lose it. I hate that sequence to Mountcastle. Up 0-2 and then don't even challenge him afterwards.