Two games, two times, one gamethread. Pretty great way to wrap up the Cactus League slate.
The home half takes on Texas while a split squad heads to the Rockies. We’ll chat about both games here.
Angels Split Squad Gamethread
22 Comments
Legend
28 days ago
Legend
28 days ago
much more appealing than that pitcher they got from the Braves, Perdomo
Legend
28 days ago
And right handed
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Super Member
28 days ago
Your basic walk off wild pitch.
Legend
28 days ago
WTF. Hendricks/Detmers = pretty sick. The power of 0 BBs
Boo hoo. No hitting. I wonder how Arte is managing to force stupid Perry to force every player on the roster to not hit…. science?
Super Member
28 days ago
Me thinks Reid is replacing Suarez as the long reliever in the pen
Super Member
28 days ago
He’d be wasted as a long reliever. You need to use him in tied games or close games …. maybe a hybrid role of some sort …
Legend
28 days ago
They may stick him in the pen as an opener/long opener/spot starter…. still get him 50+ innings the first couple months, have him start after trades/injuries…. Silseth is next after him…. don’t need to rush Dana/Klassen etc
Legend
28 days ago
Reid needs to stop listening to Angel FO and its coaching staff and just pitch. Put Reid in a different organization and watch him grow. He has swing and miss stuff.
Super Member
28 days ago
I love Reid. His FB is average/below average and he struggles locating it. Not sure how that’s an organizational issue? It’s a Reid issue
Last edited 28 days ago by Pineapple12
Legend
28 days ago
I think Reid is a victim of Perry’s over reliance on analytics and the Angels general bad development as an organization. His arm slot changed from 2023 to 2024. In addition, became less reliant on the slider. The pitch percentage gap between his FB and slide was more pronounced resulting in hitters just sitting on his FB.
What I thought was especially odd given that the Angels were pitching poor, sending a guy like Detmers down to the minors 2024 after proving he is big league ready, came off like a narcissistic move on the part of the coaching staff and management.
In July, Detmers name was bantered around he trade market, a lot of teams were reportedly interested in obtaining his services. Clearly, they see there is talent to be harvested. Free Reid.
Trusted Member
28 days ago
I actually like this idea for Detmers. Let’s him continue to pitch at the major level, see if he can turn it around and then know who’s expendable at the deadline.
Super Member
28 days ago
starting CF, Jo Adell, with another 💣
Member
28 days ago
Detmers looks good. Hope I didn’t jinx it.
Legend
28 days ago
nice job, Kevin!!! grr
Super Member
28 days ago
Hendricks had a great spring
Super Member
28 days ago
Interesting that most all field management staff headed to SLR today, the hard decisions must be in Scottsdale
Super Member
28 days ago
Goldilocks spring for the most part. Good weather. Some good kids stepped up. No big injuries and some starting pitching depth (really.) I dissed the over 30’ FAs we signed but now impressed. All good from AZ.
https://flic.kr/p/2qTgPBv
Legend
28 days ago
Trout with the 0 route
Legend
28 days ago
Early game
Legend
28 days ago
The earlier we get shut out.
Legend
28 days ago
The earlier we get shut out. Tie
There FIFY.
Now if Suarez hadn’t screwed the pooch ( for 2 billionth time) we’d have the double tie today
Last edited 28 days ago by Cowboy26
