Chuck

59 minutes ago, ettin said:

I should clarify that I should have used the word "statistically" instead of "traditionally". It has statistically been proven to be a poor run-producing spot in the order. You normally want to place a good power hitting, higher-strikeout player in that spot with the ability to take a walk when able, ideally.

16 hours ago, ettin said:

The 3-spot is not traditionally a great run producing spot in the order. Surprised they don't have Trout hitting in the 2-hole or at cleanup. I think they'd be better off putting Ward in the 3-hole and Trout in cleanup.

Trout got moved up to the #2 spot for the first time this season in today's lineup.  

This is good stuff, @ryanmfalla!!

Jose Suarez is straight GARBAGE.

DFA his sorry ass already. 

@Angelsjunky you're off the hook for the entire season on jinxing Trout. So many are well ahead of you. 

Good article on Trout. 

Entering play today, Mike Trout leads the American League with a .735 slugging percentage and is tied for the league lead with six home runs. He also ranks second with a 1.117 OPS.

With 969 career walks, Mike Trout is one walk shy of tying Tim Salmon (970) for the most in Angels history.

Trout is also the franchise leader in career home runs and runs scored.

Mike's 6 HR are tied with Troy Glaus (2001), J.T. Snow (1993) and Rick Reichardt (1966) for the most by any Angels player through 13 team games. No Angels players have reached seven HR through 14 team games.

Taylor Ward is second in the A.L. with 14 RBI.

Logan O’Hoppe ranks sixth in the A.L. in batting average (.342) and is seventh in OBP (.419).

Luis Rengifo has hit safely in each of his last 22 starts (with a plate appearance), dating back to Aug. 19, 2023 (Game 2).

39 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

The more things change the more they stay the same. 

Beyond the gambling drama, it's nice to see someone else having the TEAM's outcome be a footnote to Ohtani's personal achievements.

That shit got dull very quickly.

10 hours ago, Second Base said:

Hey guys, as far as the FV goes, there were two main factors that went into the discrepancies. 

1. FV can be affected by likelihood of reaching the majors and even proximity. For example, I really don’t think you can put a 45 FV on Ben Joyce. Because I don’t see any middle ground with him. Either he figures it out and you have a 60+ FV reliever out he doesn’t and he’s a 40. 
 

2. Regardless of FV, it isn’t my own personal list. A lot of guys put in their time and offered their valuable input toward this, so my own assessment of FV doesn’t necessarily reflect everyone’s opinion. I think just an example, @Angelsjunky had some disagreement on Kyren Paris if I’m not mistaken, so that FV probably doesn’t reflect his view on Paris, which is ok.

3. The FV can be a reflection of my own prospect optimism, which I’ve got a rep for. Truth be told, I think of the whole bunch, we’ve probably got 4 solid big leaguers and a collection of other guys that might get a cup of coffee, that’s about it.
 

Sorry if that throws you guys off. 

Thank you for the explanation, @Second Base!!

On 4/13/2024 at 7:55 AM, Lhalo said:

@SlappyUtilityMIF

You're a man of the people, @SlappyUtilityMIF. 

10 hours ago, Lhalo said:

E-Pay is probably the best nickname I’ve heard on this forum in a while. 

Hahaha  

Who here called him E-Pay?

9 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Also great to see only 27000 people attend that game.  Boston fans do a better job of hating their owner than we do. 

The weather in Boston yesterday was terrible. I’m guessing that’s why the attendance was lower.

Destroyed this ball. 

Ward looks like the same guy two years ago before he got injured. Love to see it. 

25 minutes ago, BTH said:

I'm gonna read through everything later, but a quick question based upon first glance: why is 45+ FV behind 45 FV and 40+ FV behind 40 FV?

@Second Base

16 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Isn't Rada 5'8?

Yep. I fixed that. 

Great job on this, @Second Base. 

Shoutout to the following who were involved in the rankings. @Inside Pitch, @Docwaukee, @Dave Saltzer, @rafibomb, @totdprods and @Angelsjunky!!