Who am I? .270/.352/.532 with 18 HR (Positions: 2B, SS, 1B, 3B, OF)

[Chuck]

Hint: One of our former top prospects

If available in the offseason, I'd love for the Angels to sign or trade for his service and reunite him with our org. I think he'd fit right in at 2B.  

[Taylor]

Without looking it up, I'd guess Jean Segura.

Or maybe Sean Rodriguez.

[Chuck]

Just now, Taylor said:

Or maybe Sean Rodriguez.

^

[Taylor]

F'n Reagins. I can't believe that trade was in 2009. Doesn't seem that long ago.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1. In the NL.

2. Getting a chance of semi regular ab's.

3. Sven hates our own prospects.

4. SRod wouldn't come back to rot on the bench.

5. Career Year.

 

[totdprods]

I wouldn't be against signing him considering how thin we are, especially if we do commit to Marte in LF and Cowart at 2B, but I can easily see him falling right back to a UT who barely scratches a .700 ops, which would still have some value to this team, but probably not enough to justify his contract. Petit and Pennington aren't that far off from what SRod's been over his career once 2017 contract is factored in.

Be interesting to see what he gets this offseason - a utility player contract, or will someone bite and give him an everyday job?

[Make Angels Great Again]

Only took him 9 seasons.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

BWood should just now be getting GOOD then!!!!!!

[Angelsjunky]

This thread almost inspired me to start a thread titled: Who am I? Living in a van, down by the river

Answer: Brandon Wood.

But that would've been mean, so I didn't.

[totdprods]

Stephen Drew and Kelly Johnson were both connected to the Angels this offseason too, and both are FA's:

Stephen Drew in 62 G, 136 PAs: .275/.338./542/.880 and a 129 OPS. 7 HRs and 17 RBIs, playing second, third, and short. Worth .6 WAR according to BBRef.

Kelly Johnson was terrible in 49 games and 132 PAs with the Braves, but in 75 games and 189 PAs with the Mets: .267/.328/.465/.793 with a 112 OPS, 9 HRs, and 23 RBIs playing all over IF/OF. Worth 1.3 WAR as a Met.

Not advocating signing either of them, just offering up two other bargain players who we pursued who probably match up well with SRod's production, but will get far less of a contract.

Also another example of Eppler having a good eye at recognizing rebound players.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

If I wanted to rehash the past with a Slappy Utility Guy (see what I did there) .... I would call Chico Walker out of retirement...

[Angel Oracle]

Righthanded Zobrist 

[fan_since79]

Jeff Mathis is batting .320 since the All-Star break, with an .820 OPS.

He's also a free agent at the end of this year.

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

If I wanted to rehash the past with a Slappy Utility Guy (see what I did there) .... I would call Chico Walker out of retirement...

i'd give Chico Escuela a look, too.

[Angelsjunky]

Sean Rodriguez is the Damion Easley of the 21st century.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

8 minutes ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

 

barely moved...... HA!

[Angel Oracle]

54 minutes ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

 

Looks more like Seth Rollins there.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

i'd give Chico Escuela a look, too.

Only if Anita Dark is okay with it.

[Inside Pitch]

In case you're wondering, he put up a .225/.297/.372 line in 7 years in the AL and was coming off a .246/.281/.362 season last year.   This season seems like an outlier

3 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

1. In the NL.

2. Getting a chance of semi regular ab's.

3. Sven hates our own prospects.

4. SRod wouldn't come back to rot on the bench.

5. Career Year

Rodriguez got 167 at bats in 59 games as a rookie....   He's at 267 at bats through 130 games this year...    Basically Sven McGrinch gave him more playing time (ABs per game) than he's been getting in Pitt.   Surprised me too.

Geeesh..... Freese, Rodriguez, Joyce...    C.J Cron is a trade to Pitt away from an MVP season....

[eaterfan]

3 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

In case you're wondering, he put up a .225/.297/.372 line in 7 years in the AL and was coming off a .246/.281/.362 season last year.   This season seems like an outlier

Rodriguez got 167 at bats in 59 games as a rookie....   He's at 267 at bats through 130 games this year...    Basically Sven McGrinch gave him more playing time (ABs per game) than he's been getting in Pitt.   Surprised me too.

Geeesh..... Freese, Rodriguez, Joyce...    C.J Cron is a trade to Pitt away from an MVP season....

Wait. Maybe I'm not understanding this, but it seems like you're saying that you think a nearly .200 point jump in OPS from the year before and .160 jump from his previous career high isn't sustainable? 

[tdawg87]

Zach Borenstein in A ball?

[ABC]

[ScruffytheJanitor]

17 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

This thread almost inspired me to start a thread titled: Who am I? Living in a van, down by the river

Answer: Brandon Wood.

But that would've been mean, so I didn't.

I still don't understand how someone named Richard Brandon Wood didn't try the adult film industry.. 

[Stradling]

15 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Zach Borenstein in A ball?

He's no Daniel Nava. 

I really wish there was a way to reach out to all these guys from the past and "get the band back together".