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We only have about 18 hours left, has anyone heard of any rumors of us chasing any particular relief pitcher.

We won that trade too!

Yeah, we win the trade!

Great inning for Chase.

I don't know, but I hope his eyesight is screwed up, he's wearing glasses too.

Don't forget that we still have Adel, probably in September some time.

What am I missing here? We had the 29th ranked farm system in the majors before these deadline trades were made. So those of you worrying about decimating it, well was already a mess. There is no way the farm can help in light of the significant injury to Ward, or to bridge the gap in any other way this year. Perry and Arte are going for the best they can squeeze out of major league talent this year. You have to make a move like the Grichuk/Cron deal because there is no way to get help internally, the near term ugly schedule will destroy you for sure otherwise. I hope they get another reliever before this is done.

How do you know who will extend or not extend? No one is talking contracts and 2024 this time of the year who are on contending teams. If all these players focused on 2024 and beyond now then the performance will tank entirely. If they can't contend they should be performing at their personal best so they can be considered for spots in 2024. As long as Arte owns this team, he will never tear down a team and rebuild over a number of years. With his actions and words he has always said he will try to improve the team every year, and get into contention every year. Large market teams have the ability of taking that approach, but that doesn't mean they will contend every year. It's probably been a poor strategy for the Angels because the money was mis-spent on too many busted players, and too little was spent on organizational development including drafting, scouting and young player development.

I agree. These were two pretty unusual games. First you pull in a starting pitcher who has hardly had a chance to meet his teammates, the offense gets stung by losing Neto (both games), and the bats threaten but try do do too much with players in scoring position. The second day you are leading the game, and one of your best offensive performers in July gets ripped with a wild pitch which deflates the team, and we could lose him for the rest of the season. No suitable outfield replacements are on hand. You are also without your regular manager on the field the second day. Plus this might be the worst home plate umpiring job of the season, which impacted both teams. Please Manfred, can we have an automated strike zone machine next year, the cursing over balls and strikes is ridiculous, but justified by the poor performance of the umpires!

That's the top tier, but there are 11 more who are in the supporting cast who are out, plus some active players are nursing injuries like Neto, now Ward (could be out for the rest of the year, don't know yet), Renfroe was nursing some playable injuries, Ohtani's cramping, etc..

I'm sorry, but I don't look at the season this way. It's two games, there are four more on this roadtrip, and there are two more months to this season. Nothing is decided yet, I think they will win some and they will certainly lose more, just how many is completely unknown at this point. Evaluating the first two thirds of the season they have been pretty inconsistent. In some ways they are stronger now, but the injuries are eating them alive. The margin for error is getting smaller mostly due to that point, and the schedule is brutal in August especially.

If you think that Arte Moreno wouldn't get involved then you dead wrong. They were just talking about the trades being made near the deadline on the MLB channel in general. They said if you think a GM can make these trades just sitting in his office and deciding you are wrong. In today's game trades have to be discussed throughout the organization, and sold to upper management before they can be done. It used to be a GM could do it alone, not anymore.

Exactly, I also remember that injury. Eye injuries can be career changing.

Yep, five more games to go on this tough road trip, still plenty of opportunities ahead. No way these three series were going to be a 9-0 roadtrip. Progress would be 6-3.

Answering my own question, my software was not updated even though I had Auto Update on. So, if anyone has a problem, check to be sure your Apple TV software is up to date. Works fine now.

What the hell is going on with Apple TV, looks like they are playing the Braves vs. Brewers at 4:20. I can't find the Toronto/Angels game???

I think you are right, when we have to replace Neto in the lineup with Velasquez, the offense and defense gets hurt.

The White Sox are stockpiling catchers. They just sent Kendall Graven to Houston for catcher Korey Lee. And they sent Lance Lynn and Joe Kelley to the Dodgers for three prospects (no catcher though). They are becoming a lot like Oakland.

That's really gotta hurt Texas. Houston is on the verge of overtaking them. If they implode, we might be able to catch them as well.

Neto being out hurts, I get very concerned about the injuries. This team can't absorb many more. Candelario may be a necessary move to keep the infield from imploding, more from an offensive standpoint than a defensive one. At least Velazquez is a good fielding shortstop, but his bat sputters too much, and there is so little power there.

I don't think this weekend will tell us that much about the rest of the season. The rest of the season is two months long. It won't tell us exactly when and for how long until our injured players will be ready to contribute, and what shape they will be in. It also won't tell us who will get injured in August and September. It won't tell us who will go cold and who gets hot. Two months is a long time in baseball, a full third of a season, and probably the most stressful third if you are a contender for the postseason. The players have a better focus than the fans, take one day at a time. Also, what are the teams we are chasing for the wild card spot going to do, and how will they perform?

I watch most games on cable TV locally, but if traveling stream them on MLB TV. Overall I watch about 80% of all the games.

I would like Lorenzen and Kelly. Can we get Lorenzen before he pitches against us, don't think so, he is probably a last minute trade candidate.

Column: Shohei Ohtani says he wants to go to the playoffs with the Angels. Don't trade himShohei Ohtani said Friday he will do anything to help the Angels reach the playoffs. The Angels should help him instead of trading him. Read in Los Angeles Times: https://apple.news/A35wX8CSSR1mnZ7AGDyqXdg Shared from Apple News

Yeah, I noticed that as well, first thing I thought of was the oblique might be the cause. He brings a lot of fight to this team, hope he gets over this okay. Getting a win tonight just got a little tougher.