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    BTH got a reaction from Inside Pitch in Gameday Thread: Angels @ Orioles (Season Opener - March 28th, 2024 3pm EST)   
    as soon as I saw that quote from Trout, that's what I immediately thought of
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    BTH got a reaction from Tank in Gameday Thread: Angels @ Orioles (Season Opener - March 28th, 2024 3pm EST)   
    against the best pitcher in the league tho.
    I'm not gonna fret too much about the offense's performance against a great pitcher when their own starter choked
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    BTH got a reaction from jsnpritchett in Gameday Thread: Angels @ Orioles (Season Opener - March 28th, 2024 3pm EST)   
    as soon as I saw that quote from Trout, that's what I immediately thought of
  4. LET'S GO!!!
    BTH got a reaction from Taylor in Angels trade Trey Cabbage to the Astros for Carlos Espinosa   
    Raider Uceta played two games in the Astros org.
    Rainier Rivas hit .152/.199/.261 in A ball in 2022 and hasn’t played since.
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    BTH reacted to Docwaukee in Tired of the negativity   
    I just realized that in years past I was only really interested in wins and losses. 
    This year, I'm legitimately interested in watching a bunch of guys on the team play.  I also like Ron and haven't liked either of our last two managers.  
    And I'm sorta over the whole Ohtani thing.  
    I'm ready to see a team that's decent to good at pretty much all positions.  
    Going back ten years, I would say that I enjoyed watching Trout and Ohtani of course, but outside of that there were very few.  Howie, Richards, Shoemaker, Simmons and that's about it.  
    This year I will want to see Neto, O'Hoppe, Schanuel, Rengifo, Trout, Ward, Sandoval, Detmers, Soriano, Drury, Canning, and a few others.  
    They might not win enough to make the playoffs, but I like this team.  
  6. Woah
    BTH reacted to AngelsLifer in Dude in the dugout behind home.   
    Wow, this has gone unsolved this long?!? 
    His name is Keith Guenther. He is the CEO / Founder of Res.Net, a real estate software company.
    https://www.res.net/executive-management
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    BTH got a reaction from Second Base in Bold Predictions for the 2024 Los Angeles Angels   
    Kelvin Caceres is the Angels best reliever at season’s end.
    Nelson Rada makes his MLB debut towards the end of the season.
    Jo Adell outperforms Mickey Moniak (is that bold?)
    Angels attendance dips below 2.25 million.
    Arte signs a big name free agent to a $250M+ deal.
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    BTH reacted to Second Base in Bold Predictions for the 2024 Los Angeles Angels   
    The bolder, the better.  Put it on the line and see what comes of it. 
    1. Logan O'Hoppe is an all-star - Fan voting produces ridiculous results, but I think O'Hoppe's numbers will be strong enough that any bias can be overcome. 
    2. Nolan Schanuel wins Rookie of the Year - Wyatt Langford is going to be an elite outfielder and Future Hall of Famer in 20 years.  There, I said it.  But even the best (Mike Trout), have a steep learning curve.  So Langford will eventually be sent down before returning later in the year and will be productive.  The Orioles are going to manipulate Holliday's service time.  Evan Carter is legit and will be a fantasy darling for years to come, but he's young and he's going to be platooned.  Yet Schanuel, is going to be with the Angels the full season, will be in the lineup regardless of pitcher and will also be hitting in a prime spot in the lineup.  That's something most rookies don't get the benefit of the doubt on.  Schanuel hits .290/.400 with 90 runs and 20 HR.
    3. Mike Trout is healthy for 150 games, and isn't GREAT, but still really good - Just learning how to handle yourself as you age, plus the benefit of DH whenever he needs it, will keep Trout in the lineup.  No, he won't be the 10-win player he was.  But he'll still be a 6-7 win player and all-star. 
    4. Chase Silseth is their best starting pitcher, and that's a good thing and a bad thing - I just don't think the Angels pitching staff is going to be that great.  They'll be consistent, but consistently mediocre.  In the simplest of terms, they allow too many base runners and too many timely hits.  But Silseth will continue to learn to move the ball around and generate weak contact. 
    5. The Angels have a top 5 bullpen - This comes down to sheer numbers.  Yeah Estevez and Stephenson can be great.  Soriano too, if he's not starting.  But beyond that, having guys like Garcia, Moore, Soriano, Joyce and more on the way working in lower leverage relief, puts the Angels in a position that they'll always have someone capable of stepping into a role. 
    6. The Angels finally begin to sell pieces off - Despite having a healthy season from Trout the progression from their youngsters, the Angels still won't be int he playoff hunt, come the trade deadline.  Rengifo, Hicks, Ward, Drury, Sandoval and Estevez all finish the season on other teams, and the Angels begin to stock their farm. 
    7. Trout asks for a trade in November, but nothing will come of it - The Angels entering their rebuild, and Trout entering his age 33 season with no team success to speak of, will finally yield its logical conclusion.  He'll want out.  Yet the fact remains, any team acquiring him is going to be paying him 37 million per year for his mid-30's.  That's the part of the contract teams are willing to tolerate when they get that same player for 20 million a year in his late 20's.  Trout obviously isn't in his late 20's.  Some teams will kick the tires, like the Phillies, but no team is going to take over that contract AND send prospects the Angels direction, which is what they'd want.  So Trout will stay put. 
    8. Rendon isn't very good, but he also won't be released - Partly because he has a NTC, partly because no team wants him, and partly because he fills a position that the Angels otherwise wouldn't have anyone to fill, beyond the trade deadline. 
    9. Jo Adell is spends most of the season on the bench - The Angels don't want to lose him for nothing, so he'll just sit there and play maybe once a week, not doing much, at least until the trade deadline.  Ward and Hicks will be dealt and Adell will take over.  And ultimately, the end result is the same, low OBP, lots of power and speed. 
    10. Arte Moreno puts the team back on the market next winter. 
  9. Funny
    BTH got a reaction from AngelsLakersFan in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    Sounds like Blum is ready to come in firing whenever Perry speaks to the media.
    He talked about on his podcast that he’s gonna ask Perry which statement he previously said wasn’t true: that he was gonna be aggressive or that players wanted to play for Wash.
  10. That's RACIST
    BTH reacted to Kevin in Ippei fired by Dodgers after being accused of theft by Ohtani’s attorney’s   
    Maybe the guy doing the wire transfers just assumed it was Ohtani since Asian people all look...
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    BTH got a reaction from Angel Oracle in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    The Pirates would though.
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    BTH got a reaction from Kendo36 in SI: "After more breakdowns by Trout and Rendon, Moreno told Balelo early in free agency he was out on Ohtani"   
    I think the most informative thing from that article is that the Rendon and Trout injuries have seemingly scared him away from spending.
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    BTH got a reaction from Vegas Halo Fan in SI: "After more breakdowns by Trout and Rendon, Moreno told Balelo early in free agency he was out on Ohtani"   
    If he was smart, maybe he’d realize he should stop suggesting which players to sign and leave it up to his baseball people.
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    BTH got a reaction from Vegas Halo Fan in SI: "After more breakdowns by Trout and Rendon, Moreno told Balelo early in free agency he was out on Ohtani"   
    I think he just goes through these cycles where he spends big then gets gun shy.
    Signed Matthews Jr in 2007 & Hunter in 2008.
    Nothing from 2009-2010.
    Then Wells in 2011, Pujols/Wilson in 2012, Hamilton in 2013.
    Nothing from 2014-2017.
    Upton in 2018, Trout in 2019, Rendon in 2020.
    Nothing from 2021-now.
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    BTH got a reaction from jsnpritchett in Gameday Thread (3/24/24 4pm): Angels @ Dodgers: Canning starting, Rengifo is back   
    Did Bally Sports run out of money to pay the camera guy?
    Unreal how bad the camera guy has been so far.
  16. It's True!
    BTH reacted to AngelsLakersFan in Gameday Thread (3/24/24 4pm): Angels @ Dodgers: Canning starting, Rengifo is back   
    Interns are still in spring training too.
  17. Funny
    BTH got a reaction from jsnpritchett in OC Register: Shohei Ohtani to address the media on Monday amid allegations, investigations   
    So he didn’t opt out, and the team released him anyway?
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    BTH got a reaction from Angels_Make_Me_Drink in SI: "After more breakdowns by Trout and Rendon, Moreno told Balelo early in free agency he was out on Ohtani"   
    I think the most informative thing from that article is that the Rendon and Trout injuries have seemingly scared him away from spending.
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    BTH got a reaction from Slegnaac in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    I’m not one of those people who has that fan infatuation.
    @Docwaukee illustrated it best, and I’d argue that he’s not “easily replaceable” as shown by the Angels complete inability to replace him when he got injured last year.
  20. Dumb
    BTH reacted to SlappyUtilityMIF in It’s time we consider signing Trevor Bauer   
    Well, you're a Halos fan like the rest of us... So, we're not far off from that!... A Minor League team...
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    BTH got a reaction from ArkyAngelsFan in OC Register: José Soriano dominates in Angels’ shutout of White Sox   
    Late 2021.
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    BTH got a reaction from jsnpritchett in Angels release Pomeranz   
    There was a 9 am deadline
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    BTH reacted to tdawg87 in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    I think you're misunderstanding. 
    No one is saying Urshela is good. The point is improving the depth over last year. Doc explained it pretty well, I think. Urshela is better than what we had and what we currently have. If the depth we have puts up negative WAR, but Urshela puts up positive WAR....?????
  24. THIS!
    BTH reacted to tdawg87 in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    What do you mean he wasn't supposed to have as much playing time as he did? He was the starting SS. 
    Urshela is just an example of the type of player the Angels need. They should have brought him back. Should have got JD Davis. Should get Brandon Belt. 
    We have no infield depth. We're an injury away from Soto getting 500 at bats. We need guys who are better than Soto as depth. Urshela was one of them. 
  25. THIS!
    BTH reacted to Docwaukee in The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread   
    Depth, Depth, Depth and more Depth.  
    Not that it's a ton of stress, but there's also about 600 DH plate appearances being added to the current crew.  
    Last year, Trout, Moniak, Ward, Renfroe and Grichuk handled the lion's share of OF AB.  This year it's Trout, Moniak, Ward, Hicks and Adell.  I can live with that.  
    The IF was Drury, Rengifo, Neto, Moustakas, Urshela, Escobar, Rendon, Schaneul, Walsh getting the lion's share of PA. 
    Moose, Urshela, Escobar, Rendon and Walsh took about 1000 of those at bats.  If Schaneul eats up a couple hundred of those then you're left with 800 PA.  But, there is another 400 that was given to 8 other guys.  
    plus the DH PA.  
    All total, there are about 1500 plate appearances that are for who?  
    Rendon, Adrianza, Thaiss (outside of the C position), Sano?, Evan White?, Hunter Dozier?, Kyren Paris?, Livan Soto?  Mike Stefanic?
    That's about a quarter of your plate appearances btw.  
    To me, that's a big deal and shouldn't have been left to that above group.  
     
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