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LA Angels Thursday News Crash: More DFA

April 30, 2026

Joey Lucchesi got DFAd again. It’s probably getting monotonous. The Angels brought up Mitch Farris to take his place. Farris was pretty good in yesterday’s loss when he came in to replace the injured Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi left the game with shoulder tightness.

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The Tigers hired Kyle Hendricks as a Special Assistant.

Garrett Crochet is on the injured list. They are hoping his left shoulder inflammation will knit correctly. The Orioles placed Trevor Rogers on the 15 day IL with an undisclosed illness. Casey Mize and Javier Baez both went on the Tigers IL. For Mize it is a right adductor strain and for Baez it is a sprained right ankle.

The White Sox selected the contract of Jarred Kelenic. The Braves designated 39 year old Carlos Carrasco for assignment. The Giants selected right handed reliever Gregory Santos. The Yankees designated Randall Grichuk for assignment. The Brewers just selected Brian Fitzpatrick. The Pirates designated right-hander Ryan Harbin for assignment. They selected veteran Chris Devensky. The Blue Jays DFAd Eloy Jimenez.

Fangraphs gave us an article about the Astros sucking.

Here is a fantasy ranking of all the starting pitchers.

Photo credit: Rex Fregosi

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BannedInLA

9 hours ago

FWIW:

Mickey Moniak is currently at .315/.361 with 17 RBI

Brandon Marsh is currently at .303/.324 with 17 RBI

Taylor Ward is currently at .307/.429 with 13 doubles

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angelslogic

9 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

trAdition

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JackFrost

9 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

Both Moniak and Ward were guys I specifically said I wanted to keep.

Just sayin’

Last edited 9 hours ago by JackFrost

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EHC

8 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

And other fan bases are saying the same thing about Peraza, Grissom, and Frazier. Every team has some they let get away. Or kicked to the curb.
Except the Dodgers. They are perfect in every way.

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FungoAle

7 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

Ward is behaving differently this season. He is No.1 in OPS against all other LFs in the game, Marsh No.5. It’s early but Ward has changed up his batting approach and it just might stick. He seems focused and intent at putting the ball in play.

I fully expect Moniak and Marsh to falter as the year goes on, contact woes loom.

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EHC

10 hours ago

OK. I was a bit depressed yesterday after the road trip. I feel better today. Let’s work our way back to .500 – it may take 6 weeks or so. Then go from there. Play better than .500 ball after the All-Star game playing the kids. Finally we will see some light! 😀

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steelgolf

10 hours ago

Reply to EHC

Work their way to .500 ball? 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 Not with this pen.

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angelslogic

9 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

You misspelled blowpen

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Roy Hobbs

9 hours ago

Reply to EHC

That’s the spirit. Another hit off the hopium canister!

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Eric_in_Portland

6 hours ago

Reply to EHC

I hope so but going 0-6 against two terrible teams makes me think it’s gonna be a loooooong summer

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TrojanBoiler

3 hours ago

Reply to EHC

Buddy I’ve got bad news for you

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ryanfea

12 hours ago

In case anyone was worried, Angels have re signed Shaun Anderson to a minor league contract. Will see him back in the big leagues soon

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willtheangelswin

12 hours ago

Reply to ryanfea

using the term big leagues very loosely 🙂

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Eric_in_Portland

11 hours ago

Reply to ryanfea

of course. Nobody else wants our DFA’d guys. Lucchesi and Romano will find their way back too

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BannedInLA

10 hours ago

Reply to Eric_in_Portland

This sounds like a Boss and one of his Capos.

Lucchesi & Romano

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FungoAle

8 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

LOL..sleep with the fishes

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Angelz4ever

11 hours ago

Reply to ryanfea

Yes, thanks, now I can breathe easier.

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Pineapple12

14 hours ago

Brandon Woodruff exited today’s game with an injury.

Brewers would be an excellent landing spot for Soriano

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JackFrost

13 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Are you trying to sabotage the future of this team ??

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Pineapple12

13 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

Yes

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Roy Hobbs

13 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

You woke him up!

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HalosFanForLife

13 hours ago

Reply to Roy Hobbs

😂

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TrojanBoiler

12 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

There’s not a whole lot there to sabotage lol

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JackFrost

12 hours ago

Reply to TrojanBoiler

We do have some players I’d like to keep…. They include Tyler Bremner, Nelson Rada, Adell, and of course Soriano…

Last edited 12 hours ago by JackFrost

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Angelz4ever

11 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

Future? Shirley you jest!

Last edited 11 hours ago by Angelz4ever

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FungoAle

13 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

That’s a good call. They do have a top farm. Unlikely to pick-off Jesus Made but maybe a mix of Andrew Fischer, Bishop Letson, Braylen Payne or Quero gets it done. Get an influx of positional players and try and snag a young pitcher in Letson. Brewers would be smart to pair a top arm with Misiorowski to go along with Harrison, Patrick and Sproat. Soriano and The Miz pitching the first two games of a playoff spells trouble for the opposition. Hopefully Woodruff will come back and make this a top 3-4 rotation in the game.

Last edited 13 hours ago by FungoAle

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Pineapple12

12 hours ago

Reply to FungoAle

First thing I checked after the Woodruff injury was farm rankings and Milwaukee has a consensus top 3 farm.

As a small market they would get 2.5 years of control on Soriano. It’s a perfect fit for both sides

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Born_in_59

11 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

And then the Brewers can trade him to the Dodgers before he gets expensive.

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BannedInLA

12 hours ago

Reply to FungoAle

“Jesus Made” sounds like a character in the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul universe.

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HalosFanForLife

9 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

LOL

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steelgolf

10 hours ago

Reply to FungoAle

Soriano by himself gets you at least 5 top prospect players. Team Ace pitchers are a rare commodity.

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HalosFanForLife

13 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Full on rebuild. Tank.

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Pineapple12

12 hours ago

Reply to HalosFanForLife

Spicy. I know Jesus Made is supposedly *that dude*, but I’d like a few more prospects thrown in, especially if we’re including Detmers

Last edited 12 hours ago by Pineapple12

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TrojanBoiler

12 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Yeah I would imagine Sori is still undervalued in the simulator

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BannedInLA

11 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

I’m decidedly opposed to trading away Soriano (assuming we’re re-signing him of course), BUUUUT, if we did, the asking price must be at least one proven position player + top pitching prospect(s).

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Pineapple12

11 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

I don’t want to trade Sori either, but it is the biggest question facing the front office, or at least it should be.

This team objectively sucks. After this year Soriano has 2 years left of control. Are we contending in that window? Under Arte’s ownership logic would tell us we won’t be.

Are we comfortable giving a 30-year old Soriano $35 million a year over 7 years? That’s assuming he’ll want to re-sign with this franchise too! Oh ya, he’s also had TJS 2x already.

Cashing out on Sori having a potentially generational season to help fill our barren farm makes a lot of sense to me. This is the baseball heavens giving us a golden opportunity to make good on our error for not trading Shohei.

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HalosFanForLife

10 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Made is ranked higher than JJ Wetherholt. He’s the number 3 prospect in baseball behind Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonnigle. I want a top prospect with lots of control. This has us winning the trade by a big gap. I get the hesitancy on Jett Williams – but I still think he’s going to be special and he’s versatile. Biased opinion. Watched him play in HS and he reminded of Dykstra in how he played the game. So much so, I said I wouldn’t doubt it if he moved to centerfield. What an engine. Was on the field as a freshman with four other guys that were drafted and high prospects and he was still the best guy on the field. I’ve come to the conclusion Arte is done spending. We are so bad – might as well tank. We don’t have but Bremner in the top 100 and he’s ranked 71. The cupboards are bare.

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BannedInLA

10 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

You make incredibly valid points. If we knew for certainty now that Arte isn’t going to pony up (or if Soriano wants to bounce), of course we should trade him. Trade him NOW in fact as his value with 2 years of control is at its peak. This is sort of another Shohei Ohtani situation, isn’t it?

That being said, any team that aspires to be good, needs good players and Soriano is showing us that he’s a great player – an ACE pitcher. Generally speaking, you don’t let great players go. Particularly ACES.

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HalosFanForLife

9 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

But here’s the thing. Skubal just rewrote the arb game. His number has these guys not fearful of going to arb which will make them in no rush to sign. So if Arte does sign him, he likely overpays. And the circle begins again. How can you not love Soriano? Do I want him gone? Heck no. I want a new owner. This guy has run his course. And because of that – get value when it’s probably near it’s peak. He’s up nearly 20 points in trade value – so it’s already adjusted. Truthfully – I’d be trying for Made/Soriano straight up. And I’d jump on it.

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Eric_in_Portland

12 hours ago

Reply to HalosFanForLife

that looks really bad. Williams has looked pretty bad at AAA. They’re both middle infielders, right? I sure wouldn’t do that for Sori, let alone for the combo

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Pineapple12

12 hours ago

Reply to Eric_in_Portland

Yea, I’m chilling on a light-hitting 5’7 infielder.

OTOH, Trout and friends have been rocking the “Jesus Won” apparel this season. Maybe that’s a sign we are trading in Soriano for Jesus

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steelgolf

10 hours ago

Reply to HalosFanForLife

Way too light for just Soriano without Reid Detmers. Soriano is a pitcher who has become an ace, that means throw away the equal ratings, WAR ratings. There are about 4 or 5of these type pitchers in the league, not on The Dodgers. A rare commodity that can be leveraged. Especially since he is affordable.

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MarineLayer

14 hours ago

Wouldn’t it be cool if we could somehow acquire a talented young player like Jeremiah Jackson?

Oh wait, we dropped it in and then traded him for Dominic Leon a crappy bullpen piece.

SMH.

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Angelz4ever

10 hours ago

Reply to MarineLayer

To be fair, when given the opportunity, he looked more like Jeremiah Johnson.

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Born_in_59

16 hours ago

From Jeff Passan at ESPN:
“The three worst teams in baseball (Mets, Phillies, Astros) carry top 12 payrolls — with two of them in the top five. In aggregate, the record of the top 12 is 185-179, which means the average of the dozen biggest payrolls in baseball is … an 82-win team.”

Arte can bring us the same result for a lot less money.

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Senator_John_Blutarsky

16 hours ago

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Roy Hobbs

15 hours ago

Reply to Born_in_59

We are essentially tied with the Phillies and a half a game ahead of the Astros. We will be well behind them by the end of the season. Not sure what’s happening with the Mets who we’re just couple of games ahead of. Those 3 teams are the only ones with a worse record than us.

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MarineLayer

19 hours ago

I wake up and see that MinASSian and Suzuki are still with the team. It’s another bad, hopeless day.

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AngelsFanInHell

18 hours ago

Reply to MarineLayer

I ❤️ Suzuki.

The Halos aren’t going to lose today.

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JackFrost

17 hours ago

Reply to AngelsFanInHell

He looks lost in that picture…

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Roy Hobbs

17 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

He is lost.

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BannedInLA

12 hours ago

Reply to Roy Hobbs

Let us know when he’s found.

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Angelz4ever

14 hours ago

Reply to JackFrost

That’s the look you have when you need a shut reliever, but all you have are blowout game (Either way) cannon fodder.

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AnAngelsFan

18 hours ago

Reply to MarineLayer

Even if the Angels were willing to hire a new outside manager for the rest of the season, nobody wants to manage a failing team for a partial year when there is no prospect of a long-term contract given the certitude of a GM turnover at the end of the season. That means if Suzuki gets fired, the Angels are going to end up with bench coach John Gibbons as the acting manager for the rest of the season.

Gibbons was brought in specifically to mentor Suzuki. Do you really think the reason Suzuki sucks is because he’s been ignoring Gibbons’ advice?

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steelgolf

18 hours ago

Reply to AnAngelsFan

No manager IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL is winning with this roster and bullpen. No way, no how.

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BannedInLA

18 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

Trout is more likely to get traded this season than Suzuki is to get fired.

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MarineLayer

14 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

I’m fine with either.

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Jeff Joiner

17 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

Both things are true.

Suzuki has a horrible bullpen.

Suzuki routinely makes bone headed decisions.

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MarineLayer

14 hours ago

Reply to AnAngelsFan

How about EricinPortland or at least 10 other guys on the sites

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FungoAle

12 hours ago

Reply to MarineLayer

MarineLayer, we need your optimism, chin up!

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KingsHalos10

19 hours ago

Give Trevor Bauer a chance. He’s willing to play for free to get back in the MLB. Lol

But given the state of the Halos, would he come here.

Can’t be worse than what we have right now.

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2pints

19 hours ago

Reply to KingsHalos10

This team has had enough bad press the past few years, it really doesn’t need more.

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clover_black

17 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

disagree. turn full heel and lean into it.

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2pints

17 hours ago

Reply to clover_black

but what will the OC moms think? Will they still feel safe??!!

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Roy Hobbs

17 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

They’ll have to stay in the bullpen.

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clover_black

15 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

gonna put on my bad-boy leather jacket and run the stadium.

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Pineapple12

18 hours ago

Reply to KingsHalos10

There’s a reason he isn’t in the majors anymore, and it’s not because he’s a shitty person.

If he could still ball some team would roster him. To 2pints point — ain’t worth the PR mess

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BannedInLA

18 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

Do the Angels generate national PR?

I think the old adage of “if a tree falls in the forest….” applies to us.

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2pints

18 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

I’d bet the Skaggs trial garnered some decent national attention.

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BannedInLA

16 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

I’m being intentionally facetious, though I don’t think we are more than a blip on the national stage writ large.

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2pints

16 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

oh for sure. The team is a joke nationally, but at least Trout and Soriano have been garnering some positive attention throughout MLB.

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Charles Sutton

15 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

And Adell briefly for the three HR robberies.

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MarineLayer

14 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

Only our scandals, stadium vermin or bad decisions like not getting something for Ohtani.

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Jeff Joiner

17 hours ago

Reply to Pineapple12

I really think there is something in MLB’s investigation that is preventing his return.

Just in looking at how the SD case was resolved, the way Bauer was suspended longer than anybody, and the fact that no MLB team will come near him.

There’s something bad in there and the Angels don’t want to be his employer when a competitor leaks it to the media.

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Roy Hobbs

19 hours ago

At 34, Fraizer is a potential trade piece for someone making a run

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smithy610

20 hours ago

Jarred Kelenic – man, what a fall from grace.

The only other very overhyped prospect who didn’t quite live up to the billing and hype that I can remember is Jurickson Profar.

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2pints

19 hours ago

Reply to smithy610

Mighty kind of you to not mention Brandon Wood.

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steelgolf

18 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

And Dallas McPherson is sad that nobody remembers him.

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BannedInLA

18 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

Dallas McPherson sounds like a weatherman or soap opera actor in the 80’s. Or both.

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Charles Sutton

17 hours ago

Reply to BannedInLA

Cheesy game show host.

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steelgolf

17 hours ago

Reply to Charles Sutton

😆😆😆😆😆😆

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Roy Hobbs

17 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

Here’s an interesting fact. Dallas McPherson’s career slash line is superior to Jo Adell’s and his career OPS+ is slightly better. He also accumulated more career WAR. He is a virtual equal of Jo Adell as a hitter. There is time for that to change but so far that’s where it’s at.

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2pints

16 hours ago

Reply to Roy Hobbs

I remember him being pretty good, just oft injured.

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smithy610

16 hours ago

Reply to steelgolf

I remember him. I don’t think he was very overhyped in the entire baseball world, but more limited to the Angels. I can be remembering wrong.

I had high hopes for Dallas. I was sad when Glaus left, but thought maybe it’s ok, Dallas can replace him

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smithy610

16 hours ago

Reply to 2pints

Ah Brandon – the dealbreaker in the Miguel Cabrera botched trade

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AnAngelsFan

20 hours ago

Does Soriano’s success mean Maddux is our best pitching coach since Bud Black, or does Maddux share blame for the awful bullpen?

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Roy Hobbs

19 hours ago

Reply to AnAngelsFan

My opinion is that I believe he is, but that’s not based on our pitching. Bud Black was the benefactor of having some great arms. Bud would not look very good with our current talent. I think they are both good pitching coaches but nothing makes up for a lack of talent.