Gameday Thread: 7/30 Angels vs. Red Sox: No Calhoun, Marte batting 4th

[Lou]

8 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

You know, pitching depth. Something we are literally barren of right now.

good point. I heard our AA squad could use some help

Edited July 31, 2016 by Lou

[beatlesrule]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

We have 3 pitchers right now. But keep posting this pointless rhetoric.

We'd still have 3 pitchers if Aybar was still on the team. BTW,  go look up Aybar's stats.

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Yeah it really stinks that Simmons isn't that close to the majors either.  It's too bad we can't trade Shoemaker or Santiago or Smith or Street or Gia or Calhoun or Salas or Escobar for pitching depth. It's a damned shame the Angels have been banned from making trades.

we could trade some of our major league shortstop depth, too 

[tdawg87]

Just now, beatlesrule said:

We'd still have 3 pitchers if Aybar was still on the team. BTW,  go look up Aybar's stats.

Pitching depth is not important. You really only need 4-5 pitchers at most. Having young pitchers on the cusp of the Majors is more of a luxury, not really a need.

[eligrba4ever]

8 minutes ago, stormngt said:

I know what pitching depth is.  Depth is no good if they are not ready to help the big league club if needed.  Just because they are farther ahead of our other scrubs don't mean they can help.  And if we had those two in the minors for depth we would have Aybar and Baloquin (sp?) At SS.

I agree with you about the two "Cys" in the Braves system. Newcomb is still scuffling at AA. He walks a lot of hitters. Baldoquin is listed as a farm system "dud" on one of the other Angels fan sites.

[totdprods]

So crazy we had eight major league tested SPs at the start of spring and only four of them are still in action. One of them having just made one start, and the other barely getting by. 

That alone should speak to how much we need to emphasize acquiring SPs right now. 

I would keep a close watch on any SPs DFA'ed over next couple of days, like Josh Collmenter, as it wouldn't surprise me to see us nab one or two to stash in AAA or use in the pen once Smith/Street is dealt or  Alvarez/Salas cut.

[beatlesrule]

Have any of you actually looked up the numbers for the Cy Young Award winners we traded away?   You have no argument.  Not to mention how bad Aybar has been.

[daygloman]

Better hold em!!

Go Halos!

[eligrba4ever]

Street coming in for an actual SAVE opportunity. Haven't been many of them.

[beatlesrule]

Okay Huston....increase that value!

[Oz27]

1 minute ago, beatlesrule said:

Have any of you actually looked up the numbers for the Cy Young Award winners we traded away?   You have no argument.  Not to mention how bad Aybar has been.

Oh, well that settles it then. This guys says there is "no argument". Because, you know, there would be no benefit in having a single young starter with any talent in the minor league system.

[totdprods]

Man, Bedrosian is looking great. I'm actually kinda excited to watch him, Guerra, and Ramirez, and maybe Valdez and Morin, down the stretch. Could start to see a nice pen shape up.

[Oz27]

Tim Britton @TimBritton

If Huston Street closes the door here, Hector Santiago will own the season's most inefficient win for a starter (by Ps per IP).

[eligrba4ever]

4 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Have any of you actually looked up the numbers for the Cy Young Award winners we traded away?   You have no argument.  Not to mention how bad Aybar has been.

Aybar sits a lot recently. .208/.268/.263.

[daygloman]

Nice play!

1 out!

[beatlesrule]

1 minute ago, Oz27 said:

Oh, well that settles it then. This guys says there is "no argument". Because, you know, there would be no benefit in having a single young starter with any talent in the minor league system.

Lol at this team without Simmons saving run after run with his elite defense and .285 average.

It's fine that you would rather have Aybar and 2 prospects years away from helping the major leauge club.  I'm very glad Eppler disagreed with you.

[daygloman]

2 outs....

Up to Jackie Bradley Jr.

 

GO HALOS!

[Oz27]

2 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Lol at this team without Simmons saving run after run with his elite defense and .285 average.

lol at trading prospects so this team will win 73 instead of 69.

[eligrba4ever]

LIGHT THAT BABY UP!!! Hector scores and unbelievable W!

Albert provides the power and the offense scrambles for three other runs. And the pen is solid for four innings.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Light That Baby Up!!!

We Win

[daygloman]

Light up the Halo!!!!!

[bloodbrother]

Might've been Street's smoothest inning of the year

[JAHV76]

LTBU!!! Nice win

[DMVol]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Might've been Street's smoothest inning of the year

Maybe at the right time too...we'll see.....

[tdawg87]

12 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Have any of you actually looked up the numbers for the Cy Young Award winners we traded away?   You have no argument.  Not to mention how bad Aybar has been.

You're just trolling at this point.