Angel

Did anyone see Trout in the dugout last night?  He had a look on his face that I've never seen before.  It was anger or sadness I believe, his face was red I believe. 

Everyone has their opinions storm, there are no easy answers to that question really, Walsh and Ward HAVE hit MLB pitching and it didn't take them that long, and they didn't look nearly as lost as Adell in the process.   He has a .296 K/PA, 38K/128PA that's a strikeout 30% of the time... that would come out to almost 200 strikeouts in a full season, unacceptable.

Stradling is off ignore!

Angel is now asleep.

I take that as I would be the best GM, Arte hire me.

I have predicted literally everything that has happened this season, I am an oracle.  I have 10 lifetimes of baseball knowledge.

8 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Have compared the system to pre-Eppler days? our system now is days better than what it was under Dipoto.

It's not top 5, but neither is it in the bottom 10. 

A bunch of mediocre losing seasons automatically pumped our farm system, even I could have improved the team.  Not much had panned out until this past month basically.  Who knows if all of these guys are sustainable, likely not.

This sounds to me like Maddon voiced his concerns directly to the big man himself and the rights are being righted.  Conflict of interest? Trout and Eppler were apparently close, who knows if there was a falling out?

Maybe Arte read my thread and he's cleaning house.

Yes it did

So who's our 2b next season?  Rengifo apparently made of chalk so I'm not high on him no more.

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant hasn’t performed like his usual self in 2020. Bryant has hit just .205/.289/.331 this season, a far cry from his normally excellent numbers.

He's basically hated by the Cubs for his miserable season, he probably needs Maddon around.  He's more than capable of manning 2B.

I honestly don't think Adell was going to hit AAA pitcher very well this year anyways.  The difference between majors and AAA is pretty small.  However, at least he wouldn't be undermining his potential long term career stats.  He's now about waist deep underground and has to climb out of the hole next year.

$400MM and I'll happily lose 162 games a season

Adell would have been a good football player, but definitely not a receiver , oh well.

4 hours ago, Second Base said:

The thing you have to realize about elite athletes like Adell is they have no developmental time because they never struggle, they never needed to adjust.

They're too athletic to fail in rookie ball. The environment is harder in A Ball but the talent is about the same. Guys like Adell are men amongst boys. The Cal League won't challenge them. AA might show the down for a season but that's about it. Salt Lake, the ball flies too far and won't prepare them for the big leagues.

This year was necessary for Adell. He needed to see a level of competition where he couldn't get by on athleticism. He HAD to fail, otherwise you delay his development another year. 

Contrast Adell with David Fletcher, who has had to work his tail off for everything. Nothing was handed to him. He didn't hit the genetic jackpot like Trout or Adell, who could've played basketball or football as well. By the time Fletch made his debut, he'd been fighting and adjusting since he was a college freshman. 

I know it might bum some of you out, but in truth, Brandon Marsh would've had an easier time in the majors than Jo because of his plate discipline and defensive abilities.

Jo may not be ready to breakout until 2022. 

We need to trade Adell as soon as he hits MLB pitching consistently, he's as streaky as they come and a complete mental case.  He's a rich man's Goodwin but a RHH which makes him less valuable.  Marsh is the future RFer of the Angels.  We need no idiots in the outfield.

I feel burnt out knowing we have to watch a million teams play in the postseason (mind you, in a new format custom built for a team just like us)  and a long COVID off-season.  Extra grueling wait for next season.  I think that's the anxiety you might be feeling.

However compared to how I was feeling a month ago about this team, things are a lot better and should be WAY better in 2021.

22 minutes ago, RendZone said:

That’s not true. Shohei has the yips at the plate. He needs to fix that.

He should have walked, the ump called an unhittable ball 4 inside 2 inches

2 hours ago, Keener said:

I have similar feelings about all of sports right now. 

I was so ready for some good, after so much negative since covid shut down the world back in march.

So instead, my penguins get bounced by the worst team in the playoffs, who were a mercy throw-in.  Then the angels can't even make it in as a mercy throw-in.  And i dont even know where to start about being a lions fan.  

At this point, covid shutting down everything except korean baseball and cornhole (sponsored by johnsonville sausages) was preferable to the multi-levelled shitshow i put myself through instead.  So, I hear you, tdawg.

Oh Lions fan, I guess there is a hell after all.

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

I saw that while eating Skittles

Is this serendipity?

Umpire payed off, Ohtani does right but the league is rigged for him to fail

Man it's so sad, the expanded playoffs were literally an invitation by MLB to the playoffs for the Angels exclusively, and we miss it by a few games.  I hope expanded playoffs aren't the new normal.

Team needs a new look, something has been off for a while.  Many many years.

Wow that just happened twice in the same season by the same player.  Albeit this one wasn't as bad. A SHORT SEASON TOO LOL.

O H MY G O D

ADELL NEEDS PINE TAR IN HIS GLOVE

Did Adell really just do it again?

Yeah