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Phil Nevin is back in NY… as a fan, to watch his son play.
 
@Swordsman78

It’s higher 1st and 2nd no outs than 2nd and 3rd one out. Why call it in the first place then?

No actually, you and stradling haven’t provided a reason for why they didn’t continue the bunt after the Adell steal. Instead there’s deflection to trout and attacking of the poster himself rather than the question posed

That doesn’t explain why they left in the worst hitter to bat.

After the fact. 

Of course you do, from your couch. 

Correct.
I wanted Adrianza up for 2B defense when Drury isn’t playing because Rengifo made like 5 errors in the last week (not an exaggeration).
When you’re losing by 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th, the priority is offense and not defense. So you do whatever you can to tie the game and worry about the defense later.

So you wouldn’t have let Ehire bat?  The guy you wanted called up, while releasing Adell and benching Rengifo.  

So not every game?

I would.
Until he shows otherwise, I think Walsh is cooked due to thoracic outlet surgery.
It’s ruined careers for pitchers. And it’s not that common in hitters. Mike Zunino had it, and he retired less than two years after it.
His average exit velocity (84.5 mph) remains ~5 mph below his pre-injury levels.

You also would DFA Adell to bring up Ehire to sit Rengifo. 

You were pretty spot on with some important focus areas 

9-11
2 leads blown (and games subsequently lost) in the 7th or latter: 4/5 vs. BOS and 4/16 vs. TB.
6 games where two runs or less are scored.
Stephenson and Silseth hurt, but otherwise OK.
 
The amount of games where the offense no shows is a problem.

In which case, it’s Perry fault for building an inflexible pen that necessitates two long men and ends up costing them games when long relievers are forced into leverage roles.

I’m late to this thread, but this is what I put on Twitter Monday:
During yesterday’s game, Erica Weston said that Schanuel said the key to his success Wednesday was going back to who he is.
It seems like he was trying to be someone he wasn’t, and now he’s going back to the approach he took last year.
It’ll be interesting to see how the next two to three weeks look, assuming he sticks with his old approach.

First of all, Rendon is looking like that Silver Slugger 3B, again!  Staying healthy, he's a pure hitter!
 
I'm a strategist, seizing the moment's opportunity, and have pointed out in the past, the caveat with a team holding DEPTH.  A team holding a key piece to such a team's puzzle in pursuit of a World Championship, holds leverage to get more value in return with tapping into it.  
(Look at what the Brewers had already done with Corbin Burns, follow suit with Reid Detmers by the game's Lefty that he's looking now.  II's the Angels chance to bolster their base).  

Forget about Jackson Holliday (1) and Gunnar Henderson, but focus on others, it's STACKED!  For any team the Orioles could go after for that top notch SP, the following positions by their players pool they can currently leverage with to get it, and vice versa. Overall current MLB prospect ranking in parenthesis before the season began:

3B: Jordan Westburg, Coby Mayo (28)
OF: Cedric Mullins, Colton Cowser (19), Heston Kjerstad (30), Anthony Santander, Kyle Stowers, Connor Norby
2B: Connor Norby
1B: Santander, Ryan Mountcastle, Kjerstad, Mayo
C - Samuel Basallo (17)
P: Cole Irvin LHSP, Dean Kremer RHSP, Cade Povich LHSP, Chayce McDermott RHSP, Seth Johnson RHSP 

With Kyle Braddish returning for them, I'd be looking between Coby Mayo, Connor Norby, Heston Kjerstad, Cade Povich, Chayce McDermott, Seth Johnson, and Cole Irvin with Trumping Detmers as part of a deal.  Mayo, Kjerstad, and Norby, especially, by their present logjam.  Seize that moments opportunity!
 
 

And Fulmer has shown a willingness to take the ball even with limited rest.

And Fulmer has shown a willingness to take the ball even with limited rest.

I would keep Fulmer over Suarez. Suarez has shown himself to have no value. He has no roster flexability for the team or any other team at this point. Fulmer provides roster flexibility and has pitched much better. Should be an easy call.

well, Eppler could've kept Bailey and Ecker by offering them the promotions they were getting in other orgs, but he decided to stick with Callaway/Wise as pitching coach and Reed as hitting coach.
Though, yes, Arte's lack of investment in PD is a factor.

I’m not. If they want to save some money for a HS pitcher later, as you suggested, then do it with the 2nd round and comp picks.
IMO, there’s a clear cut off in talent after 8-10. So lock in one of those top talents, then you can start playing around with your bonus pool.

Placencia starting in Single-A is weird, and I still don’t know why he was demoted.
That can’t be a good sign for his standing in the org.

You say it’s fairly common, but then go on to cite a nearly 15 year old contract as the example.
I don’t think it’s that common, and the inclusion of the option is a pretty good indicator they knew his health wasn’t 100%.

I am looking forward to seeing Soriano's next start. He flat-out has great stuff. Will that translate to long-term success at this level? Time will tell, but I liked what I've seen for the most part. If he can control that great stuff that he has and develops the requisite stamina to go at least 7 innings, the future could be bright for this young man -- and in turn, for the Angels as well.

We don't actually know if that is a "strength" yet, though.  Have Detmers, Neto, and Schanuel (as well as Silseth and Mederos) gotten to the majors quickly?  Absolutely.  Do we know yet how strong any of them will be overall?  Not really.  Detmers is close to truly establishing himself, but I think the jury is still out on the others.  Of course, that's natural, since they're all recent draftees.  But I think it'll be another 2-3 years before we know for sure if the strategy is a good one.