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Just now, Chuckster70 said:

Announcement forthcoming..... (I'm actually serious)

F-to-the-YEAH Chuck...!!!

April Fools is over bro...!!!  Don't play with my emotions...

Can we just bring back Victor Rojas and make this all go away...?

LOL! @ "An upcoming 49 game stretch will tell us what we need to know about the team".... why stop at a third of the season - why not go all the way: "the next 159 game stretch will tell us what we need to know..."

Respectfully, I'll have to disagree...

The worst part is the "L"...

6 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Tied for 10th, dumbass.

Yeah... I wasn't gonna say anything... I figured it was that new public school math... close enough...

Team Wins and Losses: 90-72

Team Runs Scored: 844

Playoff Berth (Yes or No): Yup

Team MVP: Ohtani

Most HR: Trout

Most RBI: Trout

Most SB: Rengifo

Highest Batting Average: Rengifo

Lowest ERA (starting pitcher): Ohtani

Most W's (starting pitcher): Anderson

Most Saves: Estevez

Most Impressive Rookie: Ohoppe

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

They went 46-60 with Nevin as manager.

Edge: Lowell

Yeah… Nevin is out of his depth (IMHO)…

Bobby Valentine is painful to listen to.... I want to like him - I just don't want to hear him...

Ditto for Roger "honk" on the radio...

What scrap heap do we get these guys from...?!?!?!

Super cool graphic… 

Fun to watch how Trout compresses the scale -LOL!

And lots of names from the 2002 WS team on that list… just sayin….

17 hours ago, Pancake Bear said:

On the other hand, is he willing to do whatever it takes to bring in Ohtani? 100% yes. That is by far the most important question that needs answering from open Angels perspective, imo. 

 

We hope he's "willing to do whatever it takes to bring in Ohtani"... but it's far from a "100% yes" (and we won't know until Ohtani actually signs his next contract)...

He's saying the right things, but I can't be the only person that got a chill down his spine by the thought that this could just end up being public posturing and propaganda...

I hope I'm wrong...

I miss the days of the burners: Henderson, Willie Wilson, Vince Coleman, Tim Raines, Ozzie, et al... those dudes were fun to watch... way more so than the station-to-station brand of today...

19 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

Entirely absent from the conversation is any interest in looking at the Spanish broadcast from a business perspective?

Does anyone listen?  Is the market shrinking?  Does it make any financial sense  at all to increase the expenses attached to doing it?

What is gained by pumping more resources into it (other than the broadcaster making more money?

And what would be lost if they shut it down completely?

Until I have a whole lot more information, no I am not jumping on board with concluding the team is mismanaging it or not putting the right amount of resources into it.

Maybe they are screwing up.  Maybe. But if they are, then the presentation of showing they are screwing up should be more data driven, and not just trying to rely on making me feel sorry for someone because they are expected to broadcast “from their laundry room at home.”

But foolish me, this is par for the course in today’s media.

Whoa...

Don't bring those critical thinking skills up in here!  This is the AW forum in the information age bro - we only tail spin on headlines and half-truths that conveniently align with our narrative...

Get in line and get on board....!

• Swapped Andrew Velazquez, Matt Duffy, Tyler Wade, Jack Mayfield, Michael Stefanic, Jose Rojas, Jonathan Villar, Phil Gosselin and David MacKinnon (1099 PA, -3.3 WAR) for Gio Urshela and Brandon Drury (1119 PA, 5.4 WAR)

That's a huge and impactful swing...

4. Joswa Lugo, Shortstop
Lugo is a high-waisted shortstop prospect with some of the better power upside observed. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound frame can hold a ton of strength and when the physical maturity really begins to happen he should be a true middle of the order threat with run saving ability on the left side for years to come. ly begins to happen he should be a true middle of the order threat with run saving ability on the left side for years to come. 

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Angels sign Felix Morrobel (SS) from the Domincan for $900K...

In before "who"...

In before "the piece"...

I think Kluber sets up to be a better fit....

And the Eovaldi terms just might help...

10 hours ago, Pancake Bear said:

You really have zero idea what WPA is, don't you? 

Stands for Win Probability Added. It's called the clutch stat because it measures when hits happen. 

Want to know which of those two guys was better in clutch moments? I'll save you the two seconds it would take you to look back: It's Ward. WPA: 1.03 (Ward) to -1.82 (Rengifo). In other words, Rengifo was bad in clutch situations. Judge led the league with a 7.74 WPA. Ohtani was 30th with a 2.11 WPA at the plate. Ward ranked #63, Rengifo was #122 among qualified hitters.

But sure, your eye test is cool, too. 

Peace PB...

I should know better than to throw out a half-cooked thought in this forum - my phone was at 2% and I was trying to squeeze the post in - my bad...

The point that I was trying to make wrt Rengifo was - yeah, I see his numbers... but for some reason, with him in particular - they just don't jive with what I saw last year (particularly in the 2nd half)... he was constantly in the thick of it on the basepaths, at the plate, and in the field: at meaningful times (albeit on a team WELL out of contention, so what is "meaningful" really?)...

As the season wore on, he got better... and he's only 25... and he's a capable MI...

Oddly, there appears to be at least a few clubs interested in him and what he brings to the field every day, so maybe others are seeing what I'm seeing...?

I'll admit - I had to look up RE24... and I had lasik... Maybe it's time for a touch-up...???

Merry Christmas :)...

16 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Lol, wut?

 

I'm not leading the trade-Rengifo train, but where in the world are you getting the notion that he's more valuable or carried the lineup more than Ward? That's ludicrous. 

Holy cow Maddon…!!! I guess the game is played on a stat sheet - you win…. 
 

I like Ward… but his season last year reminded me of GA…. ie: who cares if you hit a 2-run bomb when your team is up or down 6 runs…???

What I saw with my eyes with Rengifo was how often he was in the middle of everything - moving runners, advancing 1st to 3rd, clutch hits in meaningful games/situations…

I get it - mine is an impression vs your “RE24” (???)

I appreciate stats as a tool… but not as a crutch that ignores context…

DO NOT TRADE Rengifo!!!! Come on people - just because you can, doesn’t mean you should…..!!!!

Rengifo carried this lineup far more than Ward did last season (and I’m not hating on Ward)… I think Rengifo is proving to be special…. Not spectacular, but an exceptional “glue guy”…!

 I love how Minasian is tightening the screws on Rendon!!!  Prove to the club we can count on you, or we’ll move on…. 
 

We get it… you’re too blessed to be stressed… and you and the Vernon Wells of the world can enjoy your umbrella drinks on some island while clowning about how your mediocrity got over on some MLB club… or you can demonstrate some personal pride and teach your kids what it means to earn a paycheck….

It's fine if Randazzo is "in the mix"...

Rojas will need someone to fetch him some coffee....

The only thing that could piss me off for the remainder of this off season, is us bungling finding a way to get Rojas back where he belongs!

Rojas or bust....

10 hours ago, Trendon said:

There's also Davidson.

Despite his awful end-of-season run with the Angels, there are some things to like about him.

He's put up good minor-league numbers, leading to good statistical projections for him.

If he can find a workable changeup and hit the zone more accurately, he'd be a perfectly cromulent back-end starter.

cromulent = nice pull...

I continue to think that a return for Thor makes a lot of sense - for both sides... Another short-term deal would give the Angels long term flexibility and provides Noah another chance to prove his return to health - while pitching in a six-man rotation...

Thought first occurred to me the other day:  I'd love to see the new ownership group shed this "LAA" nonsense... 

Bring back that classic "CA"...!