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Angels News
Angels won their second in a row! 4 shutout innings by the bullpen and clutch hitting up and down the lineup means the Angels are 32-30 on June 7th.
It was Charlie Sheen’s 15th save, the most without a blown save to start a season since Percy in 2001. It is nice having a solid closer again.
He is not the only bullpen arm with a strong 2023, Devenski has not allowed a walk in his 15 games this season. Only the 2nd time an Angels pitcher has done that.
Anthony Rendon is back! Soto is sent down. Actually, this is a big deal, as non Rendon players hit better when he is in the lineup the last 3 years. Baseball is mental.
Speaking of, Hunter Renfroe will go on the paternity list soon. June baby huh? Wonder who will be called up? Fletch? Oh, maybe not Fletcher, who is now injured.
Tonight is Pride Night at Angel Stadium. If you did not know, it is because it wasn’t advertised anywhere on the Angels website or any of their email alerts/Twitter/TV.
What is on TV and such are the other giveaways, like the Christmas in June this weekend. Want an Ugly Sweater, slippers, or a youth Trout jersey? Come this weekend at the Big A! Wait, how is a Trout jersey Christmas themed? It isn’t even Christmas Mike Trout themed.
Around Baseball
Jacob DeGrom is out for the season. Tommy John for a 2nd time. Which could also mean an internal brace. Yeesh. But the good news is that he is being paid. A lot. Which now can be even more since the Rangers have the option to have him for another year due to his injury.
Alek Manoah has been sent down to the minors to fix his everything. No, not AAA, Florida Complex League. That is the Rookie Ball level for the Blue Jays. Sure, it is because they have the most advanced technology to help fix the issues, but that has gotta sting.
Oh and Aaron Judge is going to the IL for injuring his toe after he broke the Dodgers’ wall. Said wall is now fixed and won’t break again (challenge).
A’s to Las Vegas has stalled as the Nevada legislature didn’t bother to even bring it up to a vote. This is their last session until 2025. Sure, there is a special session soon due to not getting a budget finished, but the A’s stadium funding bill will not be a part of that. That is because they get a special, SPECIAL session just for them. Oakland fans are in utter agony, so be nice to them for now.
Luis Arraez is being very Tony Gwyn, not striking out and getting 7 times as many hits. Oh and hitting .401 on the season in June.
Our thoughts on Philly may not be the most positive, but the owner is certainly someone to admire as he cares about winning much more than making money.
Anything I missed? Post below for upvotes!
I am double plus huzzah for Arraez. I want him to hit .400 and place like 8th in MVP voting behind what ever overhyped douche is the NL = of Vlad Jr.
Alek Manoah is in the Complex League because he is an asshole and his entire org only wants him around if he is winning 30 games with a .90 WHIP. He is, on the other hand, stuffed with grit and fire. He is also very transparent. So maybe we need him? On the other hand, he is not white so…. is it still transparent grits? I’ve never been able to figure this stuff out.
Hey a’s fans, all six of you. They’re going to Nevada. You have lost your team. It may be next year, it may be five years from now, but they are not staying in Oakland because your city sucks ass.
Aaron Judge. Oh no. Pride night not hyped at baseball gathering. Oh no. Angels bullpen. Oh no.
Rangers got their Strasburg. Way to show commitmunk.
What’s up stupid?
Thor gave up an HR to Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz tonight that officially left earths atmosphere.
Both MLB.com and MLBTR could not talk enough about Elly for the past week. With general weakness of NL Central, they are saying that all these young studs for Reds might make the contender for division title.
That would be fun. The Braves/Doyers will hand them their lunch, but fun. Actually a post season with the Orioles/Reds/D-Bags/Rays…. I’d really enjoy that fall.
You forgot a team….
We might see shufflebot tonight!
Don’t count your bots before they shuffle.
Notice the use of “may” versus “will”
Adell up for tonight’s game.
Is Courtney in labor?
https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1666554643265224707
PUSH COURTNEY PUSH!!!!
I hope it’s for good, for his sake. Trout, Renfroe, Ward, Moniak, Adell. But Renfroe is not under contract for 2024, right? So trading Adell would mean we’d need another outfielder then.
Interesting starting lineup tonight with Moniak RF and Rengifo LF. Ward, Urshela and Adell are sitting on the bench.
Trust Captain Phillips. He’s knows how to navigate this ship.
My winning pattern of Rengifo being replaced in 7th inning or sooner is in dire peril. The only permutation I can come up is to cancel DH rule and put Shohei in RF and move Moniak to LF unless there is a relief pitcher who can play mean OF.
Canning has experience in left.
I can see that. Grif is probably like Shohei, who would be able to play all positions if you let him. I would not be all that surprised if he could handle swinging a bat well, either.
Interesting choosing Rengifo in LF over Adell.
Adell miss his flight ?
Radio is saying that he has not shown up yet. There is also a rumor that he may be under the weather.
Is “Weather” the name of his significant other?
NO! NO SEX BEFORE GAME!
Unless it is for Slump Buster purpose.
The Bees played in SLC today and it is a 1.5 hour flight from SLC to Long Beach.
How long does it take from Long Beach airport to Big A with normal southern California traffic.
18 hours
😆
That 18 hours trip is with a police escort too
31 minutes in typically heavy traffic.
Wrong person was under the weather.
https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1666583133578485761
Nevin just confirmed that Adell will be in Big A tonight. And he is delayed because of flight from SLC.
If you have Phil on speed dial, will you relay some messages from us?
Interesting, there are thunderstorms in the SLC area and that might have delayed a flight.
It’s probably better than what is going in northeast areas of US with thick smoke coming from Canadian wildfire. Games @ MFYankees and Phillies are postponed because of the smoke.
Yeah, it looks like the IE in the early 1980s out her in the NorthEast
Or fight club happened…its a plane, that’s what they do now.
Yeah that’s odd, especially with a RHP.
Go Padres.
I feel so bad about how awful Seattle is this year. Even an all-time great like comedian George Kirby is having a tough time.
RETURN OF KING JO ?????
https://twitter.com/TaylorBlakeWard/status/1666510473418903552?t=yzCSREu7O3oz8ByLVqLYcg&s=19
Wish for relatively easy labor, Courtney! There is always epidural.
I suggest that Hunter wears his helmet in case he passes out. I did and I wish I had a helmet to protect me.
Wow. I didn’t pass out but I’m glad I only went through it once.
Thankfully my uncle owned a dairy so I’d helped pull a calf into this world when I was about 11. Another thing I’m glad ove only done once.
My wife pushed 3 hours to give birth to my first son. It’s been a funny joke between us that next time she marries someone. she needs to measure her prospective’s head circumference. My head is 90%+ circumference wise, and so was my first son’s head.
I am very much ready for any joke about my head size. Something along the line of “it’s not the size, but the motion of the ocean.” 😆
Have fun at Big A. It’s always funner when the home team wins.
Now we’re reliving our memories of child birth experiences? I think I’d rather go back to talking politics here instead.
LOL, should we move on to recollections of our Prom Night “experiences?”
It’s almost Father’s day, after all
We have 5 kids, the labor was completely pain-free and I was out playing hoops the following morning.
Got into a little trouble when I went out golfing the day after our second son was born. My explanation “We don’t get too many suitable days to play golf in Nebraska” did not fly well.
And really, what was the kid gonna do? Get up, walk outside and ride a bike, then speak to you?
Breath, milk, pee, poo, make little goat noises…. seen all his tricks on day one.
You mean he won’t provide a dissertation on the moral implications of sentient artificial intelligence? Damn, what a little tard’
I cleverly got around it by marrying a woman who had 2 kids from her 1st marriage.
Meanwhile I’m trying to remember where we spent our honeymoon. A hotel next to the water in Laguna Beach. Do all the hotels there have swimming pools?
I had a really huge pooh recently. Felt like it took forever. I saw stars. Someone validate my experience please….
So you left this….
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
And it’s going to happen again this Sunday (‘scopy prep)
Not sure how long the baby will be out of the oven before Renfroe’s return but I would love to see Jo get a chance again here.
With Smyly going tomorrow Jo should at least get the start in right field for the game .
But then again with Phillip, you never know.
The Foundation Building Materials’ keystone to the game tonight for the Angels against the Cubs is “La Vie En Rose” by the great Chet Atkins.
This beautiful happy chill of a song pairs nicely with the three-game winning streak our Halos will be sure to savor after winning tonight’s contest.
https://youtu.be/pS2i_NveWWs
could be a good matchup tonight. My Cubs fan friend is really disappointed in “that Yankee pitcher we got”
New article on The Athletic about Rendon, who finally opened up to Blum.
https://theathletic.com/4587983/2023/06/06/angels-anthony-rendon-activated-injured-list/
I bet Sam Blum agreed to interview Rendon only if Rendon promised that he would have both of his hands tied behind his back. And I am not saying either is a fan of S&M play. 😁
“finally”? lol – i’m ranting here but this is a Whiny Sam issue.
was he obligated to speak to him? Did he talk to Sarah, Jeff, and Rhett too?
What about the other 39 players on the 40-man? We should get a tally sheet that lists all 40 players and all the press and list out how many days each player goes without kneeling before Sam.
Its incredible how much whining Sam does – never have seen a beat writer make such a fuss about trivial matters unrelated to the game…Other writers don’t do this.
I thought similarly of Blum last season, he’s growing on me tho. Not my favorite Athletic reporter by any means, but the Angels’ organization deserve to be called out on their shit more times than not.
No issues with him pushing for this story because it came out great. Some of those quotes actually made Rendon seem … likeable ?
see- that’s just it – who or what makes you think Anthony isn’t a likable person besides a loud-mouth A’s fan and Sam Blum?
yeah i love the Athletic but i’m out because i’m just not down paying for a writer ragging on the team 50% of the time and stirring shit up just because.
AND i want to read about baseball – Sammy breaks the first rule of a journalist – he puts himself in the story and makes it about him.
There’s quite a few reasons why Rendon would seem unlikable to the everyday fan lol.
Blum wrote a nice article that was fair, allowed Rendon to shine thru, and gave reader’s discretion.
As a former journalist I don’t dislike Blum much nowadays, other than he is objectively annoying. He is solid on the beat. Wish he would crank out more stories.
My main issue was how he covered Trout’s back injury. That story felt like propaganda.
It’s funny. I have family and friends that are life long Nationals fans. Every one of them would have him on the list of all-time fan favorites. Few younger fans became fans of the Angels when he signed here. For many reasons, he was clutch, played great defense, team leader, the ladies loved him, soild in the community, great the press and loved by his teammates. Almost superhero status. Comes here and he’s the devil.
Let’s be honest, it’s his contract #1, #2 his worst ability with us, availability, and he’s playing on a spectacularly underachieving team with a horrible owner.
Still think someday he’ll be
lovedliked here…..kinda, sorta.Makes sense why Nat fans would love him.
That goodwill never made its way to me. I like him more after reading Blum’s story, which brings my point about Blum full circle 😆😆
see- that’s just it – who or what makes you think Anthony isn’t a likable person besides a loud-mouth A’s fan and Sam Blum?
This guy. Pretty much from the moment Arte refused to just pay Cole five more dollars and beat out the Yankees….. and or kill Zack wheelers wife…. and went out and got a third baseguy.
I want him to whine more, to be honest.
Not without the Cheese and Charcuterie tray
Hard to take seriously.
He obviously hates Arte for obvious reasons, so do I. Maybe he could try to be more of a professional journalist and not bleed his emotions and feelings into his work. Less bitching and moaning. Tell us the facts, tell us what you know Sammy.
Sam is a card carrying member of the cartel. It’s their month and I’d watch what you say about him.
My comment was about Rendon, not Blum. My understanding is that he hadn’t said a word to the press the entire time he was on IL. It was nice that he finally agreed to an interview, and it just happened to be Blum.
I agree with the other responses though – I like that he doesn’t put up with the Angels front office BS and doesn’t sugar coat his stories. He does come across as a little whiny at times, but honestly the Angels have a lot to whine about between lack of success on the field and lack of accountability/morals/anything positive in Arte’s organization.
yeah i know and the rant as i said was directed towards Sammy.
its absolutely true there’s been a failure on and off the field for over a decade. i see it and it drives me crazy – but i just dont need reminding me of it every article –
Sammy can do Sammy but it’s certainly not worth paying for.
There’s more than enough bitching about the Angels here for me, and its free!
I thought the Trojan Boliers comments were about both. Who Knew?
But Dat Arte is Da Debil
https://youtu.be/pwTADnsFrPA
Ahhhh now I think I am following your point. My use of the word “finally” is reflective of Blum’s point of view that Rendon is finally talking to him. Comments section not an ideal communication medium.
Agreed that there is plenty of bitching on here for all of us hahaha, good lord. I am surely guilty of it.
I think Blum is fine, but if I am being honest the other teams I follow have superior writing most of the time.
You got to admit that there is a book to be written about Arte as Angels owner.
And dare to say Sam is number one on the list to write the book I want to read. We know there is a ton of dirt on Arte…..Someday, fingers crossed.
I’ve been waiting for Scioscia’s memoir where he tells all about the Angels, but unfortunately, Sosh is not interested.
I heard the manuscript is done but its illegible because of the lasagna and marinara sauce stains.
I will never understand the Scioscia hate. He’s the only person in history to manage the Angels to a world series, and there were so many players who had career or near-career years it feels like management must have played a role. Not to mention multiple coaches from that staff went on to be successful managers elsewhere.
Even if you want to claim Scioscia’s success was all do to his talented coaching staff, he’s still the guy that hired those coaches and took their advice.
And you can’t even realistically say that the 2010s are Scioscia’s fault because the game passed him by. It’s clear a large part of the Angels’ problems have been ownership, organizational spending, front office philosophy etc…, not managerial. I dare say Scioscia would be a better manager than everyone the team has hired after he was
firednot extended.In 1999 the Angels had a .432 winning pct. Scioscia took the helm in 2000 and the Angels never again fell below .450 until, you guessed it, 2019, the year after Scioscia left.
Scioscia’s worst year was 2001, with a winning pct of .463. If you recall, he turned that bunch of losers into winners the next year. Since Scioscia left, the Angels have been better than .463 only once – 2021 – and the .475 winning pct that year is tied for 2nd worst in Scioscia’s career (2003).
Whether you are 6 years old or 106, Scioscia is the best Angels manager you’ve ever seen.
<This spot reserved for gitch’s support. I know he’s still waiting for those extra wins he was promised would appear once Sosh was canned.>
WHERE THE FK ARE THOSE WINS!?!? They’d actually come in handy this year. What was it CtPG Guy was saying back on HH? Ten wins lost because Soth wasn’t a modern baseball manz and has friends and sauce and stuff? Do you guys remember how just about ANY manager would be better than SOTH?
I do.
Fking morons.
Well at least it would appear that the Blumster is working close to a full time gig here. it seems now that every time we come back from the road, Fletch misses half of that next homestand for a vacation to recover from the last road trip.
I’ll take the old days when the Angel beat writers actually covered all their games. But I guess between Evil Arte and the Cheap Ass Southern California News Group those days are long gone.
Most importantly, the Angels aren’t getting blown out enough this season for Fletch to post his cute fluffy dog on Twitter during the meltdowns.
That has become his best shtick and we aren’t even getting that anymore !!
Sam Blum is a milky bitch tit. It’s all THEE ADVENTURES OF AVENGER SAAAMMMMM…. and baseball team….
Every time I read anything that plopped from his fingertips like an overripe plumb all I can think is “You were an only child weren’t you?”.
The boys seem confident Devenski will clean up Webb’s mess.
Wonder how they looked when Loupera were warming up😥
I was commenting in last night’s post game thread that Adell wouldn’t have a spot, nor AB’s, if he were called up, but…..Renfroe may be taking a leave of absence so it makes a bit more sense.
Pretty good chance we will see Adell while Renfroe is doing “hee, hee, ho!” with each contraction with his wife. Hopefully, Adell will raise his trade value… 😉
https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1666252415241420800
I’m going to the game tonight, my second year in a row of joining/supporting a friend for Pride Night. I had to call my ticket rep to get the tickets for the special Pride hat and section and he had to email me a special link to buy them. It didn’t show up on the Promotions tab like fireworks nights or giveaways.
Not going to turn this into a political rant, but from a strictly business perspective here’s how I see it:
Any company that hosts or doesn’t host a Pride function is going to piss off somebody. And social media is going to give that somebody a bigger microphone than they deserve. In reality, the hit won’t be nearly as big as the Twitter-verse makes it seem.
So either do it or don’t and be willing to take the hit. But don’t technically do it while trying to hide the fact that you’re doing it.
I wonder if this sudden downplay of Pride Night has any connection with the pro-Christianity advertising that has appeared at Angel Stadium this year.
Speaking of, what does Jesus believed in his teammates too even mean?
Who were His teammates and what metaphorical sport did they play?
What does it mean that He believed in them?
If His disciples were His teammates, one of them doubted Jesus and another betrayed Him, so that belief was clearly misguided.
Why would Jesus even need teammates if He is all powerful and can win any contest all on His own?
Why is it in the past tense? Does Jesus not have a team anymore, or does He just not believe in them anymore?
Let’s not go down this rabbit hole. (Although as a guy who loves to dissect language I find the past tense laughable too.)
I will say last year’s Pride Night festivities were mildly promoted. I remember seeing an ad on facebook and having no problem finding the tickets. But the team wasn’t really all out in doing so.
The Dodgers getting so much heat for their event likely contributed to the Angels hiding theirs.
If Jesus were an Angel, what position would he play and where would he hit in the lineup (assuming he’s a switch hitter with equal splits)? I vote we not waste him as a pitcher until Wise is gone. Even a Wise visit to the the mound with Pitcher Jesus would cause a meltdown inning.
I’d say 2nd base and bat lead off. And his addition to roster we’d still be a .500 team. Still have trouble catching and throwing, bad situational hitting, bad overall fundamentals, and even Jesus wouldn’t stay off the IL. Still riding that Sad Angel Donkey
That Donkey does not look sad.
The Son of God can make even a sad donkey happy.
I think He’d be what Shohei does but instead instead of DH, He’s bumping Trout to RF.
But the story would be the same, reflecting on the song from yesterday “Nothing’s going to change my world”, and the press would be outraged:
“They wasted Trout, they wasted Shohei, and now they’re wasting God’s career”
I did wonder why the Angels cared about how Jesus Aguilar felt about his teammates.
He’ll definitely has his teammates back thats for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTqP58o1iw&themeRefresh=1
Kudos to you for supporting your friend. I couldn’t have said it better. Arte certainly gives the impression that they are only doing it because they are being forced to.
“Republicans buy shoes too”
Arte is Catholic i imagine. Maybe he supports his friends.
Some Catholic groups are continuing to voice their outrage over the Dodgers’ inclusion of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in their upcoming Pride Night. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights says they will run a serious of radio ads this week calling on fans to boycott the annual game recognizing L.A.’s LGBTQ+ community. – LA Times
I’ll say it…
solve the problems you have with your priests.Never mind, cancel that opinion. Not the venue.Yeah. Just the tip is the lamest game ever. Do or do not Angels.
who leads the Angels in the following categories:
Runs: T-1st
Hits: 1st
3B: 1st
HR: 1st
RBI: 1st
TB: 1st
SB: 1st
OPS: 1st
wRC+: 1st
wOBA: 1st
Wins: 1st
QS: 1st
IP: 1st
Ks: 1st
K/9: 1st
ERA: 1st
(min. 100 PA / min. 35 IP)
Whether we make the playoffs or not.
Whether we resign Ohtani or not.
Please try to appreciate the greatest baseball player of all time.
https://twitter.com/Classic_Cards_/status/1666370067054071810?t=PKQXqZT_hhO_OEktLONU4A&s=19
It’s truly incredible.
Seattle Times sports writer yesterday published an article titled, “Are the Mariners ruining any chance to sign Shohei Ohtani?”
Cliff note version (since all of us are busy):
-Ohtani desires to go to a team with consistently strong potential for post season
-Mariners last season 90+win making playoff must have left a strong impression
-Mariners special advisor, Ichiro, is someone Shohei would be honored to play for
-Forbes reported that Mariners made enough profit to pay for Shohei’s contract
I am sure it was a click bait, but if that happens, Angels fans can say, “Good for him. Well, at least, we will get to see him 13 times a season.”
I’ve been loathe to engage in the “Shohei’s next team”’topic, but it seems fairly obvious to me that the Doyers are the obvious choice.
Perennial contender? Check.
Deep pockets? Check
Proximity to Japan? Check
And if he loves his OC home, he can still live there and play in LA.
I cannot adequately explain how much that would SUCK! It’s bad enough if the Angels do lose Shohei 😭 but if they were to lose him to the MFER dodgers….. 😭 😭 😭 😭
At least in my mind, it’s always been Dodgers or Angels.
No other team makes any sense for the exact reasons you outlined.
… and the thing that gets me too, is that the Dodgers won’t probably even be bothered if they get bitten by all the reasons that people are saying we shouldn’t sign Ohtani.
Like here we’re debating about committing $500MM to a guy who is getting older, might break down, might not pitch the whole contract, will make our payroll too top-heavy, etc etc etc.
On the Dodgers, if any of that happens, probably no one will notice.
They’ll still have all their Betts, Buhlers, Kershaws -types etc, and keep on going to the playoffs every year.
Shohei’s next team is either a pile of suckers or a pile of suckers rich enough to keep being stupid and not have it hurt too much. Doyers, Yankees, Red Sux, Mets, Giants, us….. Padres? Mariners? Probably not after they see their $$$ from this season.
It’s been real, Shohei.
I truly feel grateful and privileged that I am alive to have watched and keep watching Shohei play everyday.
You’ll be truly grateful that we have such a robust internet. So you can easily follow him in one, LA, Boston, NY, Texas, Philly, or maybe Seattle in a few months with a few keystrokes on your keyboard.
Delusional Hyperbole portion of me urges my fingers to add Nippon Ham Fighters with Tsuyoshi Shinjo.
*re-sign
I’m resigned to the fact that we may not re-sign Ohtani
Wayne said last night Rendon was leading the AL in OBP and i thought that was odd because many here say he should be cast off to the depths.
If he had enough ABs to qualify, YES, Anthony Rendon would be leading the AL in OBP (.410), but he needs ~192 SBs to qualify for the Leaderboard and he is sitting at 104 AB.
i get it – we didn’t sign him for OBP%, spent too much, and he’s hurt …..but dude is still an elite MLB payer
Ehhhhhhh. He’s still a good MLB player. OBP-machine, no power, master of committing dumb errors.
Nonetheless, we need him healthy as we are clearly a much better team with Rendon on the field.
I keep hitting games this year without the giveaways. Of course, I’m going to Sunday’s game with the youth Trout jersey promo.
How will my 6’3, 28 year old self, snag a jersey 🤔🤔
Of course it’s predicted to rain on Sunday too 😖😖😭😭
I am also planning on going Sunday. As a result of primarily going to Sunday games I also miss the giveaways.
But at least we’re the same height, ha ha.
I will be attending Saturday night’s game, as the lure of baseball and slippers, that can be used to embarrass my kids in the future, caused me to open my wallet.
All hail Devenski. Panther.
https://twitter.com/bmags94/status/1666297185816940544?t=324dKfd6F2rBRBp7hGcaCw&s=19
I went to sleep when the good guys were down 4-nil. Pleasant surprise this morning when checking the boxscore! Let’s get three-in-a-row today.
Who says no first – the Jays or Halos: Alek Manoah for Jo Adell?
I’d hire a real pitching coach like Matt Blake, Brent Strom or Kyle Snyder, make the trade and take the risk. OF is a depth area for the franchise and we need to get something for Adell before his value takes another hit.
good question – that’s a tough one for me but i’d say no
I’ve watched some of Manoah’s games this year. He just does not look right out there, mentally defeated. I don’t know if the weight of being an ace is weighing on him or not. So, my answer is no.
However, I suggest an extremely short-sighted trade idea that involves Adell. (I anticipate Adell call up while Renfroe take his paternity leave, with a chance for him to raise his trade value. 😉 )
Cody Bellinger for Adell and Moniak.
Bellinger is 27 yr old and eligible for FA at the end of this year, so could be just post ASG rental. Awesome CF (Trout would move to LF), also can play 1B. Did I also mention that he happens to be pretty good at hitting for power (159HR in 6 1/3 seasons)? If Cubs continue to struggle, they will become sellers, trading away Bellinger (and possibly Marcus Stroman)
If the main objective is to reach postseason this year, disregarding potential growth with Adell and Moniak (though we have not given sufficient opportunities for both), Minasian may feel compelled enough to consider this trade.
An emphatic no. I wouldn’t trade Moniak straight up for Bellinger. Moniak seems to be reaching his potential. (If he gets to play regularly). And the $ difference is massive.
if we’re going to pick up that much in salary, pick up a stud reliever.
Since it will be half season rental, it will be about half of $12.5MM. If we can pick up Aroldis Chapman ($3.75MM), you win the argument over mine.
I am little concerned with Trout’s CF competence this year, and that’s the basis for my trade idea. We will see at least 4 or 5 more weeks of Moniak (since most GMs hate to trade in June and early July), and if he continues to struggle and Cubs maintaining their dismal season, this idea may pick up its steam.
Marcus Stroman is a huge Mike Trout fan. I’d love for them to be teammates and for Stroman to take Anderson’s spot in the starting rotation, bumping Ol’ Knee Jerk to the long-reliever role.
I mentioned previously that Angels were fortunate not to face Stroman this season. Perhaps that was a good omen form Baseball God that Stroman would join Angels later this season. That would make Angels an instant contender for post season and beyond.
Former 1st round No. 1 over all pick is doing Great for the Angels!
Love watching him contribute.
Good morning my friends and how giddy I still am in beating the Cubs on only 5 total hits.
I’m more giddy about the Angels committing zero errors.
Sarcasm meter should be noted on my post there. 😄
They also had a pair of 2 out singles by Trout and Thaiss, netting 4 runs in that crucial come back from behind 5th inning to boot. They were so unAngel like. 😆
The quality of the opponent definitely showed, and not just the errors that scored the first two runs. The CF from most of the teams we’ve lost to would have got to Trout’s hit and the inning would have ended tied.
Watched replay of last night game with Cubs announcer option. They defended their CF by saying that Trout took a huge swing which made him take a back step, which caused him to let the ball drop in front of him.
You are absolutely right that most CF would have caught that. It is almost like our Ward letting a fly ball drop in front of him.
The ball to Ward was bad. That ball was obviously going to check up so there was minimal risk of it skipping by for extra bases if he missed getting to it.
The ball to the gap in right center for the Cubs RBI double might have been chased down by a better center fielder than Trout.
The Cubs center fielder was almost on the warning track for Trout and got a really poor jump.
110% agreed. Trout was probably there for backing up Ward anyway. I thought Gubi said something about Ward playing LF too timidly, not to make a huge mistake. Then, again when he is around the outfield fence, he seems ready to march through it a la Aaron Judge, who is now on IL.
It’s a real concern. Justin Upton got his turf toe injury over there in a dispute with the wall.
I remember that. He was never the same after that.
You could see his ass pucker anytime he got close to warning track.
I may have repeatedly cussed at the TV loud enough for the neighbors to hear and we live in the country. That is according to my wife but given her relationship to me, I move that she be removed from consideration as an impartial witness.
I’m most giddy about knowing I don’t need to watch Anderson pitch again until next week😀
Rangers might drop 10 runs in the 1st inning on Anderson’s head lol