LA Angels Wednesday News Crash: Wake up, it is Baseball time… in Japan

Good Morning Angels fans. Have some links.

Angels News

Angels sign someone! To an MiLB deal. Travis Blankenhorn. I have no idea who that even is.

How did the Angels do this offseason? Here is MLB Trade Rumor’s take, mostly behind a paywall. I bet they did not like it.

Some Angels have been lying about their height. While this isn’t all of them, it is kinda funny.

Now everyone knows

Around Baseball

MLB Games started… in Japan. Dodgers beat Cubs 4-1. It was on after midnight in the US, even out here on the west coast. Game 2 results will be here by the time people wake up. I blame this on Manfred.

The Marlins are cheap. How cheap are they? Well, they may have found a loophole in paying players.

Former Angel Patrick Corbin gets a 1 year deal from Texas. He has been one of the worst pitchers in Baseball over the last few years but kept pitching due to his long term contract. Seriously, there were no good deals from the 2019 Nats roster huh?

Alex Verdugo has not gotten any MLB offers this offseason. He was the player traded to Boston in the Mookie Betts deal.

Craig Kimbrel had to sign an MiLB deal. Braves get him.

MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers. Yeah, well, you should have thought of that before they keep signing all the Japanese players.

Anything I miss? Post below for upvotes!

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2002heaven
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1 month ago

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$1.5M on a 1yr 😫 😡
Braves NOT THE ANGELS……

Last edited 1 month ago by 2002heaven
gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Reply to  2002heaven

Eminem? I don’t know if he can still rap much less play OF. He doesn’t play CF, which is what we need.

GrandpaBaseball
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1 month ago

Well hey, Alex is Brave.

2002heaven
Super Member
1 month ago

And Brandon Marsh?
Similar #s

Last edited 1 month ago by 2002heaven
PedroCerrano
Super Member
1 month ago

Lying about your height, weight and age is a well worn path to the big leagues! When asked, I still tell people that I’m baseball card 6’2″.

Last edited 1 month ago by PedroCerrano
WallyChuckChili
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1 month ago

Thursday! The answer is Thursday ladies and gents. The Missing Link.
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gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Just an idea…. maybe speed up The ReTool a little….

Trade for Vaughn Grissom (I like him) since the Red Sox have pretty much buried him under top ten prospects and sent him to the minors and then take the easy road and move Moore to LF so he can be a pretty good OF with pop for the next several years? Look at Grissom’s contract situation….

But if both of them work out, and maybe Shanuel gets a little power this year, that’s a pretty young core of O’Hoppe, Neto, Moore, Grissom and Schanuel…. not too bad….

RexFregosi
Super Member
1 month ago

some one is not buying Kyren’s spring.

Last edited 1 month ago by RexFregosi
gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Reply to  RexFregosi

I’m buying it as much as I should. But we need as many irons in the fire as possible. I think both I and Washington are attracted to Kyren’s ability to play middle infield and OF. They keep putting him on the grass to see how he feels. What if he becomes Rengifo with solid defense who can play in CF?

He may also hit .210 in MLB. Same with Moore. Grissom’s a little more experienced. But gambling almost nothing on all three working out and jumping our roster by three quality players would be something I’d try. That’s two roster spots we didn’t have any hope for coming into ST and we could get a verdict on it working within a year and move on happy or not….

2002heaven
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  RexFregosi

Count me as a non believer. If he was really all that, then we aren’t other teams inquiring…..they’re not
 🤔  🤔 

HalosFanForLife
Super Member
1 month ago

I was not surprised by the Kingery move, in fact I actually expected it. I was sitting right behind Perry and Prebynski – right after Kingery made two errors. (Don’t know if they both went in the books as errors, but plays that should be made.) The look on their faces told the story after his at bat where he got sworded badly. I knew it was over right then. I’ll tell you this, I’d like to play poker with them.

Last edited 1 month ago by HalosFanForLife
HalosFanForLife
Super Member
1 month ago

Looked it up, just one error. Man scorers have gotten easier. By the way, Hendricks is so fun to watch. Gives guys fits throwing about 87.

Cowboy26
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1 month ago

Could Kyle Hendricks be the reincarnation of WTY circa 2015?

gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Reply to  Cowboy26

Jaime Moyer

2002heaven
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1 month ago

Chris Flexen

HalosFanForLife
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

A right handed Randy Jones.

RexFregosi
Super Member
1 month ago

I liked the guy because he was a local HS kid but he seemed to regress as the spring went on – other NRIs made a better impression and Mershon especially

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  RexFregosi

He won’t get picked up given his arbitration salary, so he’ll likely end up taking a minor league assignment with the Angels.

gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Sworded!

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steelgolf
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1 month ago

It’s Thursday morning, do you know where your links are?

TrojanBoiler
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  steelgolf

No game thread yesterday either. Do we need to put in a call for a wellness check?

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  TrojanBoiler

Sorry guys. Yesterday was kind of nuts for me.

TrojanBoiler
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

I thought you guys had these automated!

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  TrojanBoiler

Jeff automated all the game threads, at least through spring training. I don’t know what happened yesterday.

We can’t make links ahead of time. Sometimes I am up at 3 A.M. to make those if I couldn’t get to it earlier. Today I just forgot to do that.

TrojanBoiler
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

Yeah I meant the game threads, not the links obviously.

Well regardless we appreciate all the work you guys put in! I think we can live without links for a day. Hopefully the craziness is behind you soon.

Twebur
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1 month ago

I have a gut that Neto will end up being the spine of this team.

Honestly, I feel really great with my shoulder and where it’s at.

Zach Neto isn’t going to be ready for Opening Day, but he’s ahead of schedule on his recovery from shoulder surgery. Here’s an update on his throwing and hitting progression.

https://x.com/JackJanes_/status/1902527310365905037

JackFrost
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1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur
Jeff Joiner
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1 month ago
Reply to  JackFrost

Epic interview

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  Twebur

I’d like to believe that Neto is our Sgt. Hulka. He is the “big toe” of the 2025 Angels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhanPGlfs5w

Twebur
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1 month ago

Anyone can get a toe. We need a toe with some grit on it.

https://youtu.be/20wUS_bbOHY?si=MDBwf9NlZywaCtxx

TrojanBoiler
Super Member
1 month ago

Kyren Paris batting .378 is still blowing my mind a little

Eric_in_Portland
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1 month ago
Reply to  TrojanBoiler

kept it going in the 8th

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 month ago

I guess that’s a wrap, unless they go on playing for no apparent reason.

Jim Atkins
Super Member
1 month ago

I was just wondering how Jo was doing- looked at the screen, 2 for 3, nice, then BOOM!!! Me like!!!

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
1 month ago

Finally! Jo Adell wakes up. Maybe he heard us talking about him.

Pineapple12
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

finish ST hot > start ST hot

Adell Era is just getting started

Pineapple12
Super Member
1 month ago

JO ADELL

JackFrost
Super Member
1 month ago

I am following on mlb.com. How long was the throw Mike made to Logan ?

Was it a really good throw or a short and relatively easy one ?

ryanfea
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  JackFrost

Was from the middle range of right field. Throw was good and on target, but the runner got himself out by diving a foot short of home. Was a rather funny play

Cowboy26
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1 month ago
Reply to  ryanfea

Game day says the runner was thrown out from third at home on a FC from right field
How does that happen?

ryanfea
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

Bad base running. It looked like Trout had a chance to make the catch so the runner left late then had a terrible slide to home.

RexFregosi
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

When your RF is a gansta’ and makes the decoy like he’s gonna catch it.
runner says he’s not going to Fafo and goes back to the bag to tag.

psyche! Ball fall for a single. Errrrr makes that a FC.L.O.L.

easy throw home. Easy out. 😇🤣

RexFregosi
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  ryanfea

It started with Mike acting like he had the catch and ended with the runner’s slide about 6 ft short of the plate

WallyChuckChili
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1 month ago
Reply to  RexFregosi

Video of catch up in yesterday’s gamethread

WallyChuckChili
Legend
1 month ago

Use yesterdays gamethread for game

Pineapple12
Super Member
1 month ago

Good sequence from Adell at the plate and on the bases.

Cowboy26
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1 month ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

But way to advance the runner to third there Newman

grichmanpoorman
Trusted Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

For drafting him, or trading him?

Cowboy26
Legend
1 month ago

Yes?

RexFregosi
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

The correct answer-
he should have signed him in n 2024

ryanfea
Super Member
1 month ago

Both happened under Eppler

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  Cowboy26

It remains one of life’s great mysteries how he was taken 15th overall….

Twebur
Legend
1 month ago

It remains one of life’s great mysteries how we signed Zack Cozart ….….

grichmanpoorman
Trusted Member
1 month ago

MLB ranked him No. 21 so not a huge overreach… just a shame they didn’t overreach a little more and draft Gunnar instead. https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2019/draft/

Cowboy26
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1 month ago

From Fletch’s Angel Notes today:

Right-hander Jack Kochanowicz is pitching in a minor-league game Thursday, so minor-leaguer Joel Hurtado is starting in the big-league exhibition game against the Chicago White Sox. The Angels wanted to have Kochanowicz pitch in a more controlled environment so they can ensure he gets to the pitch count he needs, Washington said. …

So it seems to me if you are trying to control his pitch count you:

  • Probably have a pretty good idea where he is pitching this year
  • You are not preparing him for a bullpen long relief role
CAoldskoll
Trusted Member
1 month ago

Dang, I thought Cubs were good but they were totally outclassed by a Doyer team even without Betts and Freeman. Thinking Seattle’s record for wins in regular season will be broken this year. Team Japan only gonna get better next year, Muncy gone and upgrade 3b with superstar Murakami. I’m sure Sho already has secret handshake with him. Sure would have been interesting if he recruited Senga, Suzuki, Sasaki for the Angels. We may have cornered that Japan market first.

WallyChuckChili
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1 month ago
Reply to  CAoldskoll

Remember the no other Japanese players on the team rule which wasn’t a rule?

Cowboy26
Legend
1 month ago

As it turns out that was probably C & E Arte’s rule

gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Reply to  Cowboy26

I don’t think it ever was a rule, it was just a factor in the team he picked. Then paying him, Trout, Pujols, Rendon became a factor.

People seem to forget, he was a 30M player for us towards the end there. A bargain, but not 5m either. AND we were saving tooooo…. try and pay him even more.

Pineapple12
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  CAoldskoll

LAD has a historically loaded roster. They’ll make every team look bad lol.

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  Pineapple12

LAD has a roster historically loaded.

Cowboy26
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1 month ago

Which has been called Hysterically unfair because of all the backloaded contracts.

Twebur
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1 month ago

25 players, 25 Cabs Cellphones

The Angels instituted a new rule this season with players not allowed to be on their cell phones at their lockers. Ron Washington said he did it so the players would interact with each other more and bond. Mike Trout and Zach Neto both said it’s worked out great so far.

https://x.com/RhettBollinger/status/1902419432816906428

Pineapple12
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur

That itself is worth at least 5 WAR of the Wash 15 WAR

Last edited 1 month ago by Pineapple12
Twebur
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1 month ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

At least 5 WAR-FI?

JackFrost
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur

I like this.

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  Twebur

In other news, Angels clubhouse staff also instituted the requirement that players don’t piss in the shower and that they must wash their hands after dropping a deuce.

JackFrost
Super Member
1 month ago

Didn’t Kershaw get on one of his teammates about the second issue you brought up there ?

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  JackFrost

Yep – sure did!  😂 

Twebur
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1 month ago
Reply to  JackFrost

Pooping in the shower is not hygienic!
https://youtube.com/shorts/5zqisH5Y_LE?si=UltmGtoyNywt9Qgc

Cowboy26
Legend
1 month ago

But if they dont piss in the shower how will they build up calluses on their hands to turn on those inside fastballs?

Senator_John_Blutarsky
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Reply to  Cowboy26

Not sure. Perhaps by creating friction without lotion?

Cowboy26
Legend
1 month ago

I really doubt Moises Alou would ever agree to become our hitting coach with such a draconian rule.

Twebur
Legend
1 month ago

They have lotions in the basket.
https://youtu.be/qvIvR7oiXbI?si=ISHX8O0uyKF8k-AO

gitchogritchoffmypettis
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Reply to  Twebur

Stupid Perry

FungoAle
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1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur

I figured Trout being Mr. Fantasy would be the abuser

red floyd
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1 month ago
Reply to  FungoAle

Trout would be checking the weather.

ihearhowie3.0
Super Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur

Big W

cookmeister
Trusted Member
1 month ago
Reply to  Twebur

26*

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