BTH

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Is it even possible that Minasian has had a lot of restraints placed in him by Arte? 

Of course he’s had restraints, but Perry has made poor decisions when he has been given the freedom to make his own decisions.

It’s only fair to judge Perry on the things he is controlling, which is why I‘m not gonna blame him for things like the team only spending $30M this offseason or not trading Ohtani.

Perry’s drafts, player development, and free agent signings have been poor overall.

You think Arte told Perry to go spend $5M on Cisnero, Suarez, Plesac, and Kolarek? No, Perry chose to use $5M of his budget on those guys.

You think Arte told Perry to draft Sam Bachman? No. We saw the picture of Perry scouting Bachman in-person. Perry and his staff made the pick.

You think Arte told Perry to hire Joey Prebynski and all the people under the player development umbrella? No, it was Perry.

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Or it’s one.  

It’s both.

1 hour ago, Jason said:

That alone doesn’t mean he’s awful. It is awful Suarez is still here though. 

Continuing to roster Suarez, in addition to the all the bad moves/decisions he's made mean he's awful. Yes, it's not just the Suarez thing. But the Suarez thing is another in the pile of bad decisions Perry has made.

Sonny DiChiara with 2 Ks and an error in his first game with IE.

Yikes.

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

I actually like what Minasian has been trying to do. He has improved the analytics,

How, exactly, has Minasian improved the analytics?

The guy he hired (Tamin) had conflict with Maddon and others in the org, then got shown the door at the end of last season.

4 hours ago, Chuck said:

Sorry but while Arte takes most of the blame, there needs to be push back from the GM on the team's future success. So he gets part of the blame. 

I you want to blame Perry, there’s plenty of things to blame him for.

Blaming him for not trading a generational player when ownership prevented it is not one of those things.

I think most everyone is ready to DFA Suarez.

We’ll see if the guy who makes that decision agrees.

45 minutes ago, Tank said:

not sure how many more chances he deserves

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3 minutes ago, EDinTUSTIN said:

That is two games in a row that Sano made a great play at third. If he can keep that up and get that bat going, Rendon can take all the time he needs. Eternity comes to mind.

How is that trolling?

It’s true.

9 hours ago, Chuck said:

I 100% agree with this and it still bums me out that we didn't trade him ahead of last season or at the very least the trade deadline. 

Heard that the Dodgers were offering Michael Busch and Pepiot at the deadline. Huge swing and miss by Perry and Arte. 

That’s on Arte, not Perry.

Just now, Vlad27Trout27 said:

I thought he should have gone with Fulmer hoping he could pitch the rest of the game or at least 2 innings.

 

But here's the question: Is Hicks worth a roster spot, or would you prefer using his spot for another bullpen arm, especially since we already have 4 outfielders?

 

Both Suarez and Hicks are just wasting roster spots. 

You can’t carry more than 13 pitchers.

We can add “continuing to roster Jose Suarez” to the laundry list of things that prove Perry is an awful GM.

8 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

It’s possibly because no proven FO people want to work for Moreno. 

And because he doesn’t want to pay those people commensurate with the position/their experience.

Gonna be fascinating to see Wash’s post-game presser, if Bally shows it.

Interested to hear how he answers the Suarez question.

Arte feeds off delusion like yours.

4 minutes ago, Ariamus said:

I was really hoping that Wash took one of those "guns" they use to euthanize cattle out to the mound with him when he went to hook Suarez.

“Go to the clubhouse, pack your bag, and leave the stadium”

If Jose Suarez isn’t DFAd after the game, Arte should fire Perry.

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Well, if he grew up an Angels fan then he knows the organization and that means he will pitch for the Yankees or Boston, maybe even the Braves but he will steer clear of Anaheim. 

Perhaps.

But the team was good when he grew up watching them.

He was 8 in 2002.

Players who watched the Angels as a kid within the last decade are the ones who’ll be more likely to steer clear.

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

He's hitting .115/.217/.154 with 27 K in 61 PA.  He's been flat-out terrible every year since they drafted him.  He didn't really deserve to be in AAA based on his performance.  I'm guessing they just sent him there to see what would happen.  If he doesn't turn it around at Inland Empire, I imagine he'll be out of the system before the end of the year.

He probably got sent there because Evan White (plus others) were hurt and they needed a body.

I agree; the IE stint seems like a last chance to get things together or you’re gone.

Never seen a demotion this bad before:

And there’s the answer for why Drury or Thaiss didn’t hit for Adrianza, as they wouldn’t have anyone to play 2B if they went to extras (since Rengifo pinch hit for Neto)

Thank you, Jeff.

Mods can close this thread now if they wish.

12 hours ago, Ochocinco! said:

Why tf do people here think Burnes would sign with the Angels?

Because he grew up an Angels fan and the Angels have the ability to offer him the most money.

3 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

He could, but then you're really going to tell Adell to stand still on top of the bag and wait? I'm not saying he shouldn't have, only that I suspect Wash isnt the type who's going to tell a young player to take a play off. This added consideration also decreases the perceived value of the bunt, imo.

Reasonable and well-thought analysis.

Thank you.

Just now, samwum said:

Well obviously. Is that up for debate? I think the only question is if you want to pinch hit during an 0-1 count. 

That part seems to be up for debate.

I say yes, but some others on here said no.