Chuck

Pujols > A'Hole

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If he stays healthy, I'm guessing he'll be a top 10 player when he turns 30. Now THAT is crazy!

He might... But we already know what we're getting with Tossed Salas.

In 5.1 innings since he's been sent down, Morin has posted a 0.00 ERA, 1 BB, 3 H, 8 K's. Yeah I know, sample size, but I can't tell you how much I'd rather have him in our bullpen than Fernando Salas.

I wanted him and Cespedes the most in the offseason.

Agreed!

He's scheduled to start next Monday or Tuesday, unless he has TJ surgery before then.

He's always killed southpaws, so I like this platoon of Choi/Marte until Cron gets back.

You have to wonder if Carlos Perez will be promoted at the same time as Skaggs' major league debut next week. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160720&content_id=190814366&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb Tyler Skaggs dominated an opposing lineup in the type of start that comes a handful of times a season, if a pitcher is lucky. Still, the Angels left-hander felt like his latest outing didn't quite measure up to his previous one. That's how good things are for Skaggs right now. Skaggs struck out 12 and allowed one hit and three walks over 5 2/3 innings, taking another step toward returning to the Major Leagues, as Triple-A Salt Lake blanked Iowa, 5-0, in Wednesday's doubleheader opener at Principal Park. "Today felt good. It wasn't as good as my last start," he said after improving to 3-2 in his seventh Triple-A appearance this year. "I actually labored through a few innings, but other than that, it was good. Everything felt pretty solid out there. I was throwing my fastball for strikes, so I just kind of played off that." Skaggs hasn't pitched from a big league mound since the last day of July 2014 due to Tommy John surgery that year and subsequent rehab that took away his 2015 season. After making three April starts for the Bees to begin his return, Skaggs was sidelined with biceps tendinitis. Now he's back and throwing the ball as well as he has in some time. Skaggs struck out one batter in the first inning, two in the second and three in the third to set the tone on a dominant night. The southpaw yielded his only hit in the fourth when Juan Perez singled with two outs. Six days ago, the 2009 first-round pick fanned a Salt Lake franchise-record 14 without a walk over seven one-hit innings, earning him Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors. Through 22 2/3 innings since returning to the Bees rotation on July 2, Skaggs has struck out 35 batters while walking three. He finished his day by fanning Jorge Soler and Mark Zagunis in the sixth before giving way to reliever Jose Valdez. Skaggs became the third pitcher in Bees history to notch 10 or more strikeouts in consecutive starts, following Matt Hensley in 2002 and Jered Weaver four years later. "I thought everything was playing well," the 25-year-old said. "I'm not out here for the strikeouts. I would like a lot more quicker outs to go deeper into the game, but at the same time, the strikeouts are there. I just think I'm attacking hitters right now and making them hit my pitch." Skaggs also was comfortable with the other half of his battery. Catcher Carlos Perez has been on the receiving end of his last two starts. "Me and Carlos have a great rapport," he said. "I've thrown to him a lot, since Spring Training. I just fall in. He's a great catcher. He makes my pitches look better than they really are, plus it's easy to be on the same page with him. He's a hard worker, and he's had the magic fingers the past few times." As his eye-popping strikeout numbers would suggest, Skaggs has been tough for opposing hitters to touch at all. The California native has allowed 12 hits in July and only three runs for a 1.19 ERA. With an injury to Nick Tropeano in Anaheim, Skaggs could be looking at a return to the Major Leagues on the strength of his run through the circuit. "The mental process is definitely to take it day by day," he said. "I've had a lot of setbacks, a lot of trials and tribulations the last year and a half, but I feel like things are starting to click. Things are starting to feel good. Elbow feels good, shoulder feels good. I just keep building off of every outing, and I'm trying to trust the process." The I-Cubs bounced back in the nightcap. Zagunis doubled and drove in three runs to lead his team to a 6-3 victory.

I was wondering the same thing.

Yep, then when he was promoted in the same season he went 11-2 with a 2.56 ERA against big leaguers.

Yeah, Weaver had sick numbers in AAA through 11 starts. Low 2 ERA, more than a strikeout an inning.

Yeah... Heaney, Richards & Shoemaker have all struggled in AAA (Salt Lake) before they were promoted.

Against two big leaguers in the lineup too in Soler and Fowler. He K'd both of them 5 times in total.

Awesome. Good news!

It's time to replace Lincecum with Skaggs and Tropeano with Nate Smith. Shoemaker, Skaggs, Santiago, Weaver and Smith. Also, Kyle McGowin is someone to watch. He has a high ERA in AAA Salt Lake, but as we know that's a tough place to pitch. Perhaps McGowin can replace one of our injured guys next season and get a cup of coffee in Sept.

I agree, @mulwin444

Where's @CALZONE & @yk9001?

Postponed tonight.

@Glen in the future just send me the link to an animated .gif and I'll post it. When you copy an animated .gif to a Word document it doesn't transfer over. As always, good stuff pal.

OK expert. I guess we can close the discussion because you chimed in with your opinion. To me, Gallo is another Russell Branyan. Tons of HR, lots of strikeouts, not the best defender.

Why would ANYONE dislike Mike Trout?