I was concerned about that as well. He was a nice addition on paper and I would have welcomed him and hoped for the best but there are some red flags with him for sure. Like his age, velo drop last year, and lack of innings under his belt. Would I have taken him for the proposed deal? Absolutely, but he was used in a different way for the dogs than he'd be used for the Angels and I wouldn't expect his enhanced role to result in as good of numbers.
Even with Joc there were concerns.
Let's be honest, the Dogs have more depth as a team which creates more opportunity to put players in a position to optimize their performance.
It was still a favorable trade for the Angels though and I'm more bummed than happy it didn't happen.
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JocStrapling reacted to Stradling in Clevinger to have knee surgery
