Tyler Anderson’s last outing with the Giants went about like this.
Today, a double by Nolan Schanuel and then a double by Zach Neto
led to a run in the second inning
on a fielder’s choice benefiting Kyren Paris. This was all the scoring for many innings of the game. I guess I’ll just have to tough it out.
Things went on and on. We got to the eighth when you begin to wonder about bullpen strategy if you hadn’t before. Ryan Zeferjahn came in to pitch the eighth. He did fine for a couple of outs until Jung Ho Lee drew a walk. It’s cool Zeferjahn struck out Matt Chapman to end the inning.
The Angels couldn’t do anything in their part of the eighth. Taylor Ward narrowly missed out on bonehead play of the week when he was nearly doubled up in a weird way.
Kenley Jansen held on for the save. Jo Adell with the final putout. Angels won 2-0!
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
If this is our guy?
https://x.com/TaylorBlakeWard/status/1913416214313111834
Any relation to Rosanna?
Thanks Fungo. Now I can’t get that Toto song out of my head.
Worth noting that Christian Moore had multiple similar stretches in the (comparatively tougher) SEC last season.
Moore: .375/.451/.797 (14.5% K rate, .422 ISO)
Arquette: .356/.480/.726 (16.3% K rate, .370 ISO)
(Fwiw, Moore is currently hitting .158 across his first first dozen games, with one XBH, and a 38% K rate. As pitchers feed him sliders away, his contact rate has plummeted.)
I’m just not as bullish on Arquette as some evaluators are, 1-2 week hot streak or no.
Thanks for the reality check.
Strength of competition does matter, but it’s hard to grok without a little context.
For example, Arquette went 6-for-6 today with 2 HRs, so we’ll be seeing lots of video highlights of him this week.
But he was also hitting against CSU Northridge, a team with an 8-27 record, whose starting pitcher has an 8.15 ERA and has surrendered 17 HRs in just under 60IP this season.
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Why in hell are they keeping Ward in the leadoff spot?? Rengifo, Schanuel, Paris, even Neto would be ok. Ward is a 9th place hitter right now. I’d rather have 5 Neto at bats than 5 Ward at bats.
Whats the definition of insanity again?
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/giants-vs-angels/2025/04/19/778243/preview
Someone make sure Ward gets to the stadium on time.
Maybe Ward’s problem is he can only turn left and cant turn right.
Maybe he should have been a NASCAR driver
I’m wondering why Trout is a DH again. Get him on the field to help shake this funk he is in. Perry must have made a bet with Alex that he had the stones to play Soler in the OF.
Maybe a bit tired – maybe needs a day off instead – I guess this is a compromise
Best shape ever….
WHY NOT…….WON 107 GAMES IN 2021. Perry meanwhile hasn’t had a winning season YET!!!!!!!
….and Farhan put his big brain to work and flopped the next season. Ran out of Frisco. Never fuck with The Boch.
Yeah, and we’re still stuck with with Perry, just keeps making us worse. BTW how’s that 20 pitcher draft going?
That draft produced 3 pitchers that have played in the major leagues (2 with the Angels and 1 with the White Sox) that have produced a WAR of +0.7. By contrast the Giants drafted 3 players that have reached the majors (2 with the Giants and 1 with the White Sox) that have produced a total war of -0.2. Seems like that draft went about average so far, but the Giants’ Roupp looks like a solid pitcher to date.
Just for fun, let’s compare Farhan’s draft results with the Giants to Perry’s result for the Angels. From 2019-2024, the Giants drafted 15 players that made it to the majors (7 alone in 2019) that have produced a combined WAR of 5.6. From 2021-2024, the Angels drafted 8 players that made it to the majors and produced a combined WAR of 8.8. Granted, Neto produced 6.7 WAR by himself, but I don’t think Farhan, who I admit is an intelligent guy, has been any more successful that the Platypus when it comes to drafting.
In a beauty contest who would win, Minasian or that guy?
Giants want him and Schanuel only has 2hrs
😡 👎
Let’s take a look at Rizzo. Over the last two years he’s gone .237/.315/.358 with a sterling 20 home runs in 710 at bats. Over the same period Schanuel hit .255/.354/.357 with 14 home runs in 628 at bats. Okay, Rizzo has better power, but do you think 35-year-old first basemen is going to move the needle this season or going forward?
Sign him on a 1YR
IF HE SUCKS THEN DON’T BRING HIM BACK
We’re doing that now with Tim Anderson, why not Rizzo?
Seems to me that the Angels have enough players that don’t connect very often but when they do it goes out of the park. Maybe they should keep a batter that gets on base at a better than average clip in the lineup.
Now look at their numbers from early June last year ( Schanuels last 450+ Plate appearances) and tell me who you would rather have?
It’s a no brainer. Rizzo is washed.
No disagreement from me, I was just wondering why somebody was advocating the Angels sign a 1B/DH type on the wrong side of 35 and play him over a young player who will probably improve on his previous stats.
Was that a rheTOOTsical question ‘59?
Can’t get anything past you, can I?
Schanuel is superior to the current Rizzo and is 12 years younger and cheaper. He is currently one of our better hitters so replacing him does not help us. To be honest, the guys who you could replace and improve the team are Ward, Rengifo, Trout, and Adell who currently have OPS+s of 101, 76, 102, and 96 respectively. 3 of those guys are close to average and it’s really Trout and Ward that you would be expecting more of. Under the circumstances, I don’t think you will see any changes for a long time.
We really need for Ward and Rengifo to get hot so they can be traded. Changes will start happening next year and more significantly in 2027. We need to see where the youngsters we have are by the end of the year and right now, we don’t have any ready replacements for anyone anyway. We are just nearing 1/10 of the way through the season. I actually would not want anyone else right now unless it was someone who was going to be around for at least 5 years. Our biggest needs in the future are replacements for Ward and Rengifo. Totally addressing position players in this conversation. We could use a 3B and a LF who could hit 3rd and 4th in the line up. The rest of the team is pretty solid for now. Who knows about Trout? Hopefully he wakes up.
Honestly, if Paris has become an actual hitter, he solves for one. If he can also play Center Field, Jo can slide back over to the right side and Trout takes Ward’s position. If not, he’s a multi-positional infielder and we hope Rada turns out to be an MLB outfielder.
All valid points and possibilities
Schanny > Rizzo….back to bed.
Can Schanny hit a slowpitch softball pitcher?
Can Rizzo now?
Can you stop hitting the sauce?
I think your brain is officially fried.
Anyone have any idea why tickets are $43 minimum for tonight’s game? Really tripping out on this! 😀 Man … Arte must be doing something really wrong. he he he.
The game is sold out! Big A + Millennium Falcon giveaway, and fireworks
And the Giants still have a big following here and I’m sure they feel more secure coming to the Big A then the Latrine
crazy. I thought with that cheap slave labor kitsch giveaway they might get $20 a ticket but $40+? Wow. Sounds like the Farce is strong with this one.
Put a call into 714-Tickets. Tell ‘em Roger sent you.
Wanna buy gold….LOL!!!!
Energy drinks and free Iphone?
he’s the POBO, farm system diWRECKtor too.
😥 😥 …….#10 on the way……
Looking for 6 tickets to tonight’s game if anyone can’t make it or knows someone who needs to unload theirs…
I love the smell of a Zach Attack first thing in the morning, smells like…..light that baby up!
Anderson and the pen were nails against a very good-hitting Giants lineup. Two oddly good-to-great fielding plays by Heef, 9 putouts by Jo in CF, and that array of lucky doubles and an error for the 2 runz won it.
Tough luck loss for Logan Webb. He had what? 12 Ks over 6? No walks, only 4 hits. “The loser.” Jeez…
Ward: swung and K’d on a pitch that was literally 3 feet outside, then thought he hit into a DP, only to barely beat out bad throw at 1st when he was walking back to the dugout through the infield. Doofus!
And we won the game.
MNT with 3 Ks. Batting .171 now. Yikes. He looked plain awful at the plate. Do I expect him to start knocking the cover off the ball? Yea, I do. But it can’t come too soon.
Paris also made a nice play on an absolute rocket . Sucking up a hard smash right at him to quell one of the G men’s late inning rallies . I kept thinking Wash & Goins had to be a proud parents after watching that play knowing the stated concerns over Paris defense . And then I got to thinking , you know Swaggy Z and young Kyren could make a pretty good looking double play combo for years to come . …
Paris made it look easy too. Love players that can pick it without flinching
Let’s also not forget that Webb pitched an excellent game as well. Trout wasn’t the only Angel that came up empty. Dude was dealing.
Like every other scrub and loser who is lucky enough to face us. Think Pat Corbin.
Yeah but Corbin had radioactive ☢️ blood 🩸 when faced us
Webb is not a scrub. He has been one of the better NL starting pitchers the last 4 or 5 years.
4th round draft pick out of Rocklin High, CA. Local to the Sacramento area. Worked his way up through the chain w/o being yoyo’d and he’s been solid year 2 forward. Hope we can say the same with Dana in a couple of years.
Who’s he putting up those #s against?
I’m not his Mom so I can ask those questions…. 🤔
Check out his postseason stats. Do you need a hyperlink? He’s ACE material.
Just scrub teams like the Dodgers, the Padres, the Diamonbacks, the Phillies and Mets. Noone of any worth.
Trout has spent his entire career at being “patient” and taking the 1st pitch to intentionally get deeper into counts. Early on, he was good enough to be effective when down 2 strikes but, not now.
Pitchers are throwing complete meatballs on the 1st pitch. He needs to swing at those. It’s often the most hittable pitch he’s going to see during most at bats.
It’s cool to watch young & vibrant “Plus Athletes” perform at this stage.
Neto is the real deal.
Great win, but sadly it is getting close to validating Trout is washed. Joey Gallo part 2, or if you’re older and watched the 80’s Rob Deer part 2. Hit 20 Hr, bat under 200 and lead the league in strikeouts. I’m a total fan but he is a silly easy out now. As if he just can’t see the ball anymore.
That line up was way way better. All that picking and licking and fidgeting about the line up was totally worth it. I thought a bunch of people were total morons for getting their nostrils out about line ups all the time. But now my eyes are open.
TB Rays GM Erik Neander also 41yrs old….NOT 400YRS OLD!!!
Hell yeah, hopefully TA is worth a lot when we trade him in a couple months.
Jansen will be worth a lot by mid-June at this rate. Hell yeah. Ward and Rengifo, maybe even Soler. Plus Anderson.
But don’t be sad. We will still have Anderson and also Anderson on the team. The spare Andersons.
The Sparndersons
Hopefully Jansen’s maximum trade value will be at July 5:30 PM ET cuz thats when Perrys at his prime dealing time
Perry will trade Mickey Moniak for a open little bag of Doritos.
Moniak plays for the Rockies by the way.
And Perry still would have won that trade.
Shocked and happy that they got the win!!! The shut out is icing on the cake.
With two runs that was almost required….lol
The Heef also made a nice grab on a liner in the 2nd inning.
Game balls to Tyler “I don’t need no stinkin’ Velo” Anderson.
Jo Adell with 3 knocks and Paris forming a nice tandem with Zach.
Nice high level win against a really good team.
It bodes well when you can win in spite of the top 5 guys doing F’ All.
Hey, Neto is why this team won today!
Oh you mean in the order. Yeah.
Yes Sir, batting order.
It may not be long before Neto is hitting in the top 3rd.
I thought it was Patty O.