LA Angels Thursday News Crash: Pitching Issues

In the Fangraphs positional power ranking for shortstop the Angels were in the top half courtesy of Zach Neto. Third base was still kind of abysmal. The Angels will need somebody they call the closer. Every now and then they will come into the late innings with a lead. On a related note, several Angels Pitchers are showing off some new pitches.

Veteran reliever Tommy Kahnle has gotten a minor league deal with the Red Sox.

Injuries

Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios has a stress fracture in his right elbow. He is pain and symptom free so they are talking about giving him a few days off before having him pitch through the injury. Hunter Greene will have bone chips removed with the result that he will miss half of the season.

Photo credit: Rex Fregosi

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jco
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jco
5 hours ago

Hey admin folks. I tried to submit a fan post, but I’m not sure if it went through. Is there a way to find out?

2pints
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4 hours ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

Now we know why 3B has yet to be fixed.

jco
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jco
4 hours ago
Reply to  Charles Sutton

No worries. I know it’s a basically volunteer gig.

RexFregosi
Super Member
5 hours ago

Just got to Diablo for the prospects game 😎😇⚾️

Pineapple12
Legend
7 hours ago

Silent C had a 43% swinging-strike rate on his changeup yesterday.

Overall this spring, 48% whiff rate on his changeup and 40% whiff rate on his slider. ***small sample size***

Intriguing development and worth giving him another shot and seeing if the whiffs carry on into the regular season.

grichmanpoorman
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6 hours ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

Awesome. The sinker is his primary pitch, right? He spotted it well last year… seemed to get a ton ground balls… but precious little swing-and-miss. If memory serves, the knock was the lack of an effective third pitch? Kick ass if that change continues to play.

GrandpaBaseball
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7 hours ago

News flash, after Shortstop the Angels starting position players are backups anywhere else. This season is a make-or-break year for Schanny and O’Hoppe’s careers.

March Madness is upon us, and this is a really fun time of the year for College Basketball, so if this is a fun sport for you as it is with me then sit back and enjoy. 🏀 

Freeway Series is just around the corner too.

Pineapple12
Legend
7 hours ago

I will not accept calling Trout, Adell, or Schanuel backups haha. The rest, sure

Last edited 7 hours ago by Pineapple12
Fansince1971
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6 hours ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

Adell and Schanuel probably are not starters on the vast majority of MLB clubs.

Pineapple12
Legend
6 hours ago
Reply to  Fansince1971

Amongst all 1st baseman last year, Schanuel was 6th in OBP, 17th in OPS, 15th in fWar and 20th in bWAR. He’s a perfectly good starter. If you want to argue “well, he’d back up Vladdy, Freeman, Harper, Alonso, etc” sure, you win.

Amongst all outfielders last year, Adell finished 6th in HRs and 20th in OPS. That’s not a bench player.

Last edited 6 hours ago by Pineapple12
grichmanpoorman
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6 hours ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

Shhh. Piercing his negativity bubble.

TrojanBoiler
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2 hours ago
Reply to  Pineapple12

PREACH!

jco
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jco
4 hours ago
Reply to  Fansince1971

Adell isn’t a starting CF on other teams, but he’s certainly qualified as a corner OF for most teams. He had a 111 OPS + last year and was basically average defense in RF. He was terrible in CF.

AnAngelsFan
Super Member
7 hours ago

He’s going to pitch through a stress facture?! Which was likely caused by pitching!

Makes sense.

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