Chuck

Better. We have a good platoon DH situation. We have a deeper starting pitching staff and our bullpen is locked and loaded going into the start of the regular season.

What don't you get? Grant Green has a .309/.357/.473 slash line in the minors, has Howie Kendrick type pop, will club a lot of doubles. Hit over .270 in both of his cups of coffeew with the Angels in 2013 & 2014. He's athletic and while he's not Kendrick defensively, he's not that bad. Looked good on a few double plays I've seen and going to his right to snatch a ball up the middle, planted and threw a bullet to first base ala HK. Seen him make a few diving plays in the infield as well. Seriously, I don't understand what's not to like. He's going to get his first real chance to be a fulltiime starter. Let's see how he does, but he's definitely earned the job.

Lineup vs. Righties: RF Calhoun DH Joyce CF Trout 1B Pujols LF Hamilton 3B Freese SS Aybar C Iannetta 2B Green/Rutledge Lineup vs. Lefties: RF Calhoun C Iannetta CF Trout 1B Pujols DH Cron 3B Freese LF Hamilton SS Aybar 2B Green/Rutledge

LOL.Wow, I sucked today. Android Keyboard FTW.

Yeah but the Dodgers or a division rival didn't land Jepaen.

Rosenthal sucks. Haamikton is not going anywhere unless he perorms in 2015.

Boesch and Campana are already on other teams, so yeah.

Damn, if that happened I'd have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours, right about until after the first pitch on opening day.

Wil Myers is overhyped. I could see a Jess Hahn for Wil Myers trade though.

I agree with Adam. Cron doubles his at bats from 2014 in '15, becomes the primary designated hitter in 2016, part time 1B. In my talks with Dipoto, they really like Cron's bat and his ability to drive in runs.

Ike Davis couldn't hold Joyce's jockstrap.

This!

Unless of course Cron is traded for something else. Preferably for a young prospect on offense.

In a straight platoon, Jeff is correct. Joyce will not face many if any lefties in 2015. His lifetime slash line against lefties is Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggly.

Cron will play against some righties too, with the ability to give Hamilton or Calhoun a day off and throw Joyce in at LF or RF.

Cron and Joyce will platoon at DH.

The production from our DH position may provide well over 30 HR's this year between Cron and Joyce. I'm digging this!

Loving our bullpen even more after this move. Jepsen drove me nuts. Street, Smith, Pestano, Morin, Rasmus, (LHP) Ramos, Bedrosian, Gott, Salas, McBryde & Reynolds/Snodgress.

Yeah, I see a platoon in order and I like it.

Krauss is AAA depth.

Rutledge is not a 3B, Green could play there in a pinch I'm sure.

We have no backup as it is to Freese, Lucho was let go. We have no depth at 3B. I seriously doubt we will even pick up the phone for calls about Freese now.

Spot on, Doc.

I do not believe he'll be in the rotation the next two seasons. He's a prime candidate to be traded IMO.

Garrett Richards, Jered Weaver, Matt Shoemaker, Andrew Heaney, Tyler Skaggs with Sean Newcomb, Hector Santiago & Sum Yung Gui also vying for a spot out of ST. With Weaver possibly gone after 2016, Matt Shoemaker would be the oldest on our staff. Excited to see Newcomb, Heaney and Skaggs all in the rotation at the same time in '17.