Gameday: 4/30 Angels@Rangers

[Angels#1Fan]

[Mark68]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

No, fatigue is but I clearly needed to dumb it way way down...

And what example did you use to discuss fatigue? 

Ramirez is only supposed to be a temporary fixture in the rotation, right? Until one or more of our missing starters comes back, then he can go back to pitching an inning or two at a time.

If Richards and Skaggs don't come back? Obviously, Ramirez would be too fatigued to be a full-time starter, whether he pitched to one more batter today or not, so what then?

[Richard]

Nice

 

Keep it rolling boys!

[HeavenlyHalos]

Woooo hooooo! Norris struck out four in an 1 1/3 innings. That was an incredibly weird month of baseball, but we head into May with a winning record!

[eligrba4ever]

LIGHT THAT BABY UP!!!!

WINNING APRIL AT 14-13. So much for the lost month.

LAST OUT BY NAPOLI.

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Pitching takes down Texas. Calhoun and Marte go deep.

[Chuck]

Damn our bullpen is good. 

Great series win Halos! 

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

Damn our bullpen is good. 

Great series win Halos! 

Bud Norris....   The cleanest peanut.

[eligrba4ever]

Ramirez has 25 Ks over his past 17.2 innings.

[Blarg]

30 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

No, the potential for fatigue was and possible resulting injuries..    I used the pitch counts to try to convey the obvious but -- woosh..

 

I'm putting more emphasis on him seeing the same batters too many times and after walking Gomez you have Odor that can hurt you with the long ball. A little fatigue, too much familiarity and it could blow up with one pitch not quite in the right spot and Odor recognizing the mistake. 

Bring in the reliever and we have a complete reset for Odor to work with, new arm angle/release point, different velocity and pitch sequencing. It has a higher probability for success. 

Considering the pitch count was rising and he already threw six pitches to the last batter it was a good time to pause the game and get someone new on the mound. If Ramirez was a veteran you take the chance but this is still uncharted waters for a reliever to be run a full 6 innings and three or more times through the order. 

[Homebrewer]

Up and down month, but 14-13 isn't a bad start, looking back on Aprils of seasons past.

If the starting corps can pull it together a little more, get healthier, and throw more innings.. it could at least be a fun season to watch

 

 

 

 

[HeavenlyHalos]

It's not just the starters though, the hitting has been absolutely atrocious outside of Trout and Simmons. I mean just look at these numbers... The bullpen has been the biggest strength as a whole unit, which is why I'm absolutely thrilled that the team is above .500 after a month.

[Angels#1Fan]

@eligrba4ever Ramirez has been dealing!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

12 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

@eligrba4ever Ramirez has been dealing!

We are so lucky to have someone of his caliber to step up when our #1 starter went on the 60 day DL.

Where was he last year. I hope Skaggs can return to the rotation once his 10 days are up. I don't think we will be as lucky replacing him as we were replacing Richards.

Next season we should be fully stocked with starting pitching, with the return of Heaney and Tropeano. We could go with an eight man rotation for a couple of weeks until the injures start reducing our depth at pitching.

[eligrba]

This was a good win...hope it is just the beginning.

[Troll Daddy]

[AngelStew43]

Ramirez has been very good.  Espinosa, not so much.  Anyone for a Kaleb Cowart watch?

[tomsred]

Espinosa, Maybin, and Revere are on a long leash.  I wouldn't expect any movement until the All Star break, depending on where we are at in the standings.  It's the same old song, new player looks like a great fit, comes to a new team, and then disappoints.  The question will be will they snap out of it over the course of 70 or 80 games.

[Troll Daddy]

45 minutes ago, tomsred said:

Espinosa, Maybin, and Revere are on a long leash.  I wouldn't expect any movement until the All Star break, depending on where we are at in the standings.  It's the same old song, new player looks like a great fit, comes to a new team, and then disappoints.  The question will be will they snap out of it over the course of 70 or 80 games.

Unless one gets injured ... we're going to the grave with these guys. 

[Lou]

On April 30, 2017 at 6:55 PM, Troll Daddy said:

Uh oh. Has anyone heard from @tdawg87?

[Billy_Ball]

Ranger fans on the MLB Rangers message board are calling for Mike Napoli (.161) to be DFA'd.