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Flint kinda reminds me of Kole Calhoun. Even their names feel like they were spun out of the same random name generator. Didn’t really raise any eyebrows when drafted but produced in the minors. 

The starting pitchers lack of being able to regularly average 6 innings pretty much mandates the need for 2 long guys. Otherwise the pen guys will be pitching every other day. 

I like what he does with the first few picks and usually the 11th round pick since that is a lot where they can spend after going under slot, but it just seems the guys he drafts really drop off a cliff after the first few rounds - and it’s not that I’m expecting there to be a bunch of dark-horse sleeper prospects. Just seems most of those guys struggle to even be warm bodies to fill out the minor league depth chart. Compared to years past, those guys at least would put up average-ish numbers for their leagues, whereas Minasian’s guys after the 4th round or so (again, 11th round not included) seem to have a lot of hitters struggling to put up OPS above .600 or pitchers staying healthy enough to put up sub 5.00 ERAs. 
In the grand scheme, doesn’t really matter - those rounds rarely produce regular MLB product, it’s not to be expected. Just seems that Minasian’s later round picks struggle way more than prior later round picks.
Zero issue with what he does hit on though. 

Flint kinda reminds me of Kole Calhoun. Even their names feel like they were spun out of the same random name generator. Didn’t really raise any eyebrows when drafted but produced in the minors. 

I like what he does with the first few picks and usually the 11th round pick since that is a lot where they can spend after going under slot, but it just seems the guys he drafts really drop off a cliff after the first few rounds - and it’s not that I’m expecting there to be a bunch of dark-horse sleeper prospects. Just seems most of those guys struggle to even be warm bodies to fill out the minor league depth chart. Compared to years past, those guys at least would put up average-ish numbers for their leagues, whereas Minasian’s guys after the 4th round or so (again, 11th round not included) seem to have a lot of hitters struggling to put up OPS above .600 or pitchers staying healthy enough to put up sub 5.00 ERAs. 
In the grand scheme, doesn’t really matter - those rounds rarely produce regular MLB product, it’s not to be expected. Just seems that Minasian’s later round picks struggle way more than prior later round picks.
Zero issue with what he does hit on though. 

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We might be saying the same about Soriano before long.

I wouldn’t give up on Placencia yet, nor Denzer Guzman, but Vera hasn’t shown anything to give me much hope. Bad average, lots of strikeouts, no pop, no speed. 
Placencia though still drew a ton of walks, almost 90, against much older competition and a little bit of pop and speed. 
Worth keeping in mind Tri-City is a horrible field for offense too, and that’s where both played a bulk of last year. 
Hopefully one of these guys at least makes it to a decent UT IF guy, even if just depth.

I don’t think Neto and Schanuel wash out given what we’ve seen from them in their brief careers. Neto’s defense alone should make him at least a glove-first starting SP a la Nick Ahmed or something. Not earth-shattering, but dude’s probably a starting SS for most of his 20s. 
And to start a MLB career with a 30 game on-base streak a couple months removed from college - walking as much as striking out - is promising. I don’t think either will bust.

Detmers was a Billy pick.
I’ve made this same point in the minors thread before, about how I’m not totally crazy about Perry’s farm system yet. He’s done a very good job of drafting guys who can get to the bigs quickly and not look totally lost (compared to Thaiss, Ward, Adell initially) but yeah, we don’t know if these quick to bigs guys will be legit yet or not. I think the bigger issue with these guys isn’t necessarily their production, but their health, especially the arms. Not confident Joyce, Silseth or Bachman will remain healthy enough. I have some faith in Neto and Schanuel being at least solid MLB players though.
And it’s a strength IMO when compared to other parts of Perry’s portfolio. Not wild about his FA deals. His trades have been okay. Waiver claims non-existent. Top picks, good, rest of farm meh.

Lol at Fulmer being listed as yellow.  If he really is under consideration for use today, that's basically the Angels saying, "We literally don't care if we burn you out or injure you.  You are disposable to us."
 

Non baseball note but having Wayne in the booth is a massive W. He’s just a really good game caller, especially after the shit show rotation we’ve had in previous years.

I wouldn’t give up on Placencia yet, nor Denzer Guzman, but Vera hasn’t shown anything to give me much hope. Bad average, lots of strikeouts, no pop, no speed. 
Placencia though still drew a ton of walks, almost 90, against much older competition and a little bit of pop and speed. 
Worth keeping in mind Tri-City is a horrible field for offense too, and that’s where both played a bulk of last year. 
Hopefully one of these guys at least makes it to a decent UT IF guy, even if just depth.

Detmers was a Billy pick.
I’ve made this same point in the minors thread before, about how I’m not totally crazy about Perry’s farm system yet. He’s done a very good job of drafting guys who can get to the bigs quickly and not look totally lost (compared to Thaiss, Ward, Adell initially) but yeah, we don’t know if these quick to bigs guys will be legit yet or not. I think the bigger issue with these guys isn’t necessarily their production, but their health, especially the arms. Not confident Joyce, Silseth or Bachman will remain healthy enough. I have some faith in Neto and Schanuel being at least solid MLB players though.
And it’s a strength IMO when compared to other parts of Perry’s portfolio. Not wild about his FA deals. His trades have been okay. Waiver claims non-existent. Top picks, good, rest of farm meh.

I like Braden Montgomery too, but sticking with Hagen Smith still. I know it’s an old bit at this point, but I’d deal Sandoval by no later than next deadline (get either a legit young bat in an one-for-one, a couple decent hitting prospects, or if he’s really rocking, a couple good hitting prospects and a young high-risk/reward pitching prospect) and aim for Hagen replacing him. Pitching is just such a premium. 
Maybe a rotation including Detmers, Dana, Smith, Kent by 2026? Paired with a Rada, Trout, Schanuel, Neto, O’Hoppe offense? Maybe one of DeJesus or Scull in outfield, Placencia or Guzman in infield?

Well he was stretched out beyond that, so he didn’t completely empty the tank, and I doubt he’ll be with the team cross-country tomorrow….perhaps they’re looking ahead to Cincy and having him meet there, with Strickland, Fulmer, or Suarez cut around then. By that point he should be refreshed to replace them on the roster and provide 50+ pitches in a game if need be.

Probably more that they need a guy who can go multiple innings with Fulmer probably taxed now, and Suarez not really showing signs of life. 

I like Braden Montgomery too, but sticking with Hagen Smith still. I know it’s an old bit at this point, but I’d deal Sandoval by no later than next deadline (get either a legit young bat in an one-for-one, a couple decent hitting prospects, or if he’s really rocking, a couple good hitting prospects and a young high-risk/reward pitching prospect) and aim for Hagen replacing him. Pitching is just such a premium. 
Maybe a rotation including Detmers, Dana, Smith, Kent by 2026? Paired with a Rada, Trout, Schanuel, Neto, O’Hoppe offense? Maybe one of DeJesus or Scull in outfield, Placencia or Guzman in infield?

Astros down to 6-13 with the worst ERA in the AL. I know it’s real early still and they have guys retuning but…oof.
I was advocating for the Angels to take the winter off and just develop the kids in 2024, thinking the division would be just way too tough between Texas, Seattle and Houston, but starting to look like the Angels could legitimately re-position themselves to be a true AL West threat for the next few years already within the next year if they have a strong draft, internal development and the other teams keep looking this vulnerable.

Eh sucks that we lost but we’re still around first and .500 in a year we shouldn’t be, in the midst of a really rough schedule month. And there were a lot of positives today with Soriano, O’Hoppe and Moniak homering, and the guys at least hanging in there. Should have won the game, but they still had some wins in there. Fulmer got the loss, yeah, but between last outing and the start of this one, he looks like he could be handy to have if they don’t DFA him tomorrow for a fresh arm.
Seeing Soriano potentially become a starter and O’Hoppe continuing to prove he could be a legit star on both sides of the plate matters a lot more than one win to me this year.

Absolutely, but only two of those guys were taken outside of the top 5 picks in the draft, and they had an amazing 27 picks taken among the top 100 picks in their drafts from 2011-2018.  The Angels had 14 and none higher than 10th overall by comparison, so it' s hard to give them too much credit considering Houston was picking in the Goldilocks zone (top 5), and still missed a ton.  Where Houston has been really amazing is finding pitching talent in Latin America.  We likely never see the sort of turnarounds Houston and B-more enjoyed now that they made tanking to "win" harder.
Looking forward to seeing what the Angels do with their top 4 picks this year.  Wish it was a deeper draft.
 

Eh sucks that we lost but we’re still around first and .500 in a year we shouldn’t be, in the midst of a really rough schedule month. And there were a lot of positives today with Soriano, O’Hoppe and Moniak homering, and the guys at least hanging in there. Should have won the game, but they still had some wins in there. Fulmer got the loss, yeah, but between last outing and the start of this one, he looks like he could be handy to have if they don’t DFA him tomorrow for a fresh arm.
Seeing Soriano potentially become a starter and O’Hoppe continuing to prove he could be a legit star on both sides of the plate matters a lot more than one win to me this year.

Eh sucks that we lost but we’re still around first and .500 in a year we shouldn’t be, in the midst of a really rough schedule month. And there were a lot of positives today with Soriano, O’Hoppe and Moniak homering, and the guys at least hanging in there. Should have won the game, but they still had some wins in there. Fulmer got the loss, yeah, but between last outing and the start of this one, he looks like he could be handy to have if they don’t DFA him tomorrow for a fresh arm.
Seeing Soriano potentially become a starter and O’Hoppe continuing to prove he could be a legit star on both sides of the plate matters a lot more than one win to me this year.