Scioscia has his new Mathis

[Glen]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-positional-power-rankings-catcher/

 

"At 32, it’s fair to expect another similar season, but now the Angels will absolutely require it. With Hank Conger off to Houston, the backup is now Drew Butera, who is without hyperbole one of the worst hitters in baseball history. Stay healthy, Chris."

 

[JAHV76]

One of the worst hitters in baseball history is mendozaesquue

[nate]

I don't get the Conger trade

[mtangelsfan]

All year long we will hear complaints about Sosh and Butera.

 

Why did Dipoto bring this guy in?

[fan_since79]

6th worst career OPS for a catcher since 1901. Minimum 250 games played.

 

He bad!

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Poor BWood is #5 on the "worst hitters ever list". 

[yk9001]

Does he throw to first on a steal of second?

[Angelsjunky]

If Iannetta goes down then the Angels have Perez and Bandy, who are the tandem of the future.

[Jay]

I don't get the Conger trade

 

Conger wasn't very good.

[Tank]

having a catcher who can hit well and have a great squat seems to be kryptonite to this organization.

[eaterfan]

having a catcher who can hit well and have a great squat seems to be kryptonite to this organization.

There are only like 5 guys in the league like that. It's hard for everyone.

[Blarg]

I don't get the Conger trade

The Angels got Tropeano, a cost controlled pitcher and Carlos Perez a cost controlled catcher for Conger's amazing .618 OPS. It was a good trade. Edited March 24, 2015 by notti

[UndertheHalo]

I still feel like Conger never really got a real shot with us.  Im fine with the trade, but I think theres at least a chance that Conger ends up being the best player of the 3 by a good margin.  Tropeano does not impress me. 

[iiisenordingdong]

I don't get the Conger trade

 

I get the Conger trade. I don't get the Butera trade.  "Player to be named later" has a way better batting average. 

[Oz27]

I still feel like Conger never really got a real shot with us.  Im fine with the trade, but I think theres at least a chance that Conger ends up being the best player of the 3 by a good margin.  Tropeano does not impress me. 

Conger was given ample opportunity to show us he can hit and he repeatedly showed the opposite. To get two valuable pieces in return for him was a bloody good deal.

 

I'm still perplexed why Butera is the backup catcher in waiting ahead of Perez. The idea of Butera starting 50 or so games this season, even if Iannetta stays healthy, really isn't fun.

[JarsOfClay]

Conger was given ample opportunity to show us he can hit and he repeatedly showed the opposite. To get two valuable pieces in return for him was a bloody good deal.

 

I'm still perplexed why Butera is the backup catcher in waiting ahead of Perez. The idea of Butera starting 50 or so games this season, even if Iannetta stays healthy, really isn't fun.

 

i love how everyone is judging a catcher by what he can produce offensively instead of defensively.  conger's value is his ability to frame pitches well and get extra strikes which is what houston traded him for.

[Stradling]

Ok, so then you like Butera Jars? Because he is supposed to be a good defensive catcher.

[eaterfan]

i love how everyone is judging a catcher by what he can produce offensively instead of defensively. conger's value is his ability to frame pitches well and get extra strikes which is what houston traded him for.

Perez was pretty good at that too and is supposed to be decent at other defensive aspects of catching too.

[JarsOfClay]

Ok, so then you like Butera Jars? Because he is supposed to be a good defensive catcher.

 

no i like russell martin, i wish the angels signed him.

 

i dont like butera either, i want a catcher that can hit a little bit, but also perform well defensively.  

[Mark68]

There are only like 5 guys in the league like that. It's hard for everyone.

Two of them on the same team.

 

The Giants.

[Mark68]

Ok, so then you like Butera Jars? Because he is supposed to be a good defensive catcher.

Son of Sal wasn't very good today.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

What is his gum delivery speed? Important questions.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Tom Donohue thinks Sal's kid skus.

What about Mike O'Berry?

[stormngt]

What I don't get is why so many people feel it was a bad trade. Dipoto should have a bandana over his face when he made that deal because it was a steal.

The Angels got Tropeano, a cost controlled pitcher and Carlos Perez a cost controlled catcher for Conger's amazing .618 OPS. It was a good trade.

[laagamer]

Poor BWood is #5 on the "worst hitters ever list". 

 

Still have an autographed Quakes card I sent to him in the mail when I was a freshman in HS for a project.

 

Sent it back signed along with a response to my letter after the season ended.

 

One of the worst hitters of all time, but one of the best people in my book. What's more important?