LA Angels Thursday News Crash: Quarterfinals

THIS was the draft move I personally disliked the most of late. I really liked Painter in the draft.

BUT I understood that we wanted COLLEGE pitchers who would be up faster. Painter being very tall and 17 pointed to him likely taking a little while to get it all together. I am about 100 times smarter than the average Toot, but I still had no way of knowing he’d have so little trouble developing. So, while I was annoyed when we took Bachman while Painter was still on the board, I also understood that the team had a plan that they were sticking to and that meant NOT taking high risk teenagers to solve a present lack of pitching prospects.

Of course, now, I shake my head at the good luck the Phillies (who had to do very little to “develop” Painter thus far) had with this pick. But hindsight is intelligence for stupid people and the folks who think an FO is supposed to strategize to deal with luck are spoiled children. These same idiots would currently be trying to figure out who to blame for Painter’s arm snapping this past week.

The Pitcher Draft and how we see it, and how we complain about it (or don’t) is a solid example of why you’re kind of lame and I am not.

That, and I can actually compile and publish a IIWPM for people to pick apart. When is the IIWPM coming out? You seem really into studying draft mistakes. Are you going to include a list of the guys you want to draft this summer? I can’t wait to see it.

Let’s take a look at Dombrowski’s magnificent track record of MLB pipelines. Both the Red Sox and the Tigers were certainly stoked on the farms they had been left with after he was gone right?

Since taking over his system has produced magic in the form of household names like JoJo Romero, Cristopher Sanchez, Conner Seabold, Spencer Howard, Ramon Rosso… Johan Rojas is basically Jordyn Adams. Bryson Stott may be OK someday. Alec Bohm’s got some sweet ass 0.3 WAR for his career so far.

Enyel De Los Santos is a good pen arm. But we spit on those. Oh, and he’s an Indiguard. Cole Irvin’s been OK…. oh wait, he’s on the Orioles. Nick Maton’s showing OK promise…. oh wait, he’s a Tiger now…. Mickey Moniak? Logan O’Hoppe has progressed well…. oh.

Connor Brogdon is solid pen. Wait, Rafeal Marchan. His 60+ games of faint glory bloomed under Dave’s watchful eye.

So Painter, who is hurt now because somehow Arte, and….?

Why are we hung up on Dombrowski? Is it because Mick Abel might be as good as Chase Silseth at some point? Because 19 year old Justin Crawford looks pretty cool?

Where’s the beef?

Where is the IIWPM?