Skaggs has Grade 2 oblique strain; out 10-12 weeks.

[Tyler]

Just now, nando714 said:

Damn I just remembered 

Heaney and tropeano are gone for 2017 too

so 4/5 of the rotation ispretty much done for the year lol

 

Exactly, and our bullpen too. 

[Ohtaniland]

It's ok Arte's got plenty of money to buy a whole new pitching staff.

 

.......stradling 

[DMVol]

Difference in last year was you knew Richards, Tropeano and Heaney were done for the year....at least we can hope Skaggs, Richards, Bedrock and Street aren't done for the year...

[Mark68]

2 hours ago, John Smith said:

Olney: Starting pitchers are flooding the market, so who could be traded?

http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/post/_/id/16589/olney-starting-pitchers-are-flooding-the-market-so-who-could-be-traded

Lots of familiar faces on that list.

[totdprods]

So, what are we comfortable giving up in a trade? Obviously Cron (or Marte) could be floated. Perez? Any prospects such as Ward?

[totdprods]

Fister? Colby Lewis? Any AAA vets hitting an opt-out like Hernandez was?

[gotbeer]

something something something...medical staff....something something something

In any case.  We are done this year.  I'd start signing career 3A pitchers.  A chance and change might be what they need.  If they suck, you cut bait and try someone else.  If they do well, you trade them at the deadline and get some pieces. 

 

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, totdprods said:

So, what are we comfortable giving up in a trade? Obviously Cron (or Marte) could be floated. Perez? Any prospects such as Ward?

Hopefully nothing.   Test drive everyone they have in AAA and if they all fail -- start selling off...   

[Chuck]

Luis Diaz or Troy Scribner should be next in line. Both have pitched we'll to date. 

I don't have any faith in Alex Meyer. We need to convert him into a full time reliever IMO.

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Luis Diaz or Troy Scribner should be next in line. Both have pitched we'll to date. 

I don't have any faith in Alex Meyer. We need to convert him into a full time reliever IMO.

I don't have much faith in Meyer either, but I'd at least give him three or four turns and see if anything clicks. SLC is a tough environment and he hasn't been terrible. If he can put it together in the rotation it's a huge win and that's worth the gamble.

If he's not showing any improvement, bump him to the pen to replace Pounders/Guerra and hope Nate, Banuelos, Scribs, or Diaz are ready to step in.

 

[Troll Daddy]

Valbuena is back!

[Ohtaniland]

[well_red]

at the rate we are collecting starting pitchers we should at least have a shit ton of trade pieces next winter, right?  can i at least cling to that hope?

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Unbelievable. 

Not really when you think about it

[GalericX]

Skaggs/Richards ... same person different name.  More time on DL than eligible.  The question is, once healthy, what will it be next?  can't rely on either, build the team as if they are a prospect and count them as depth.  Whatever you do, do not count on them.  If we manage to get say... 3 months out of either, throw a party.  Problem is, with these two, its never anything small, its always major.  When they get hurt, they really do it.

[greginpsca]

How much longer is Bedrosian going to be out?

[Billy_Ball]

Maybe one more week.

[UndertheHalo]

yea,  at this point he gets hurt so often its really tough to be optimistic that he'll ever contribute in a meaningful way.  same deal with Richards.  its just time for the Angels to move on from expecting these guys to be core parts of the rotation.

[tdawg87]

It's time to get Fisted

[Ohtaniland]

48 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

yea,  at this point he gets hurt so often its really tough to be optimistic that he'll ever contribute in a meaningful way.  same deal with Richards.  its just time for the Angels to move on from expecting these guys to be core parts of the rotation.

And we have no idea if Heaney or Trop will ever recover at 100% and fulfill their potentials either. 

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

2 hours ago, well_red said:

at the rate we are collecting starting pitchers we should at least have a shit ton of trade pieces next winter, right?  can i at least cling to that hope?

We need to keep all the pitchers we can with the injuries we seem to collect we can't have too many pitchers.

next spring ...

Richards
Skaggs
Heaney
Tropeano
Shoemaker
Nolasco
Chavez
Ramirez
Meyer
Wright
Smith ...

Did I forget anyone?

 

 

 

[Docwaukee]

remember when the key to success for this year was staying healthy?  

 

[tdawg87]

If they still make the playoffs despite all this bullshit Sosh deserves a 10 year extension.

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

If they still make the playoffs despite all this bullshit Sosh deserves a 10 year extension.

that unicorn is blocking my view of the 10 planet eclipse.  

[nando714]

38 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

We need to keep all the pitchers we can with the injuries we seem to collect we can't have too many pitchers.

next spring ...

Richards
Skaggs
Heaney
Tropeano
Shoemaker
Nolasco
Chavez
Ramirez
Meyer
Wright
Smith ...

Did I forget anyone?

 

 

 

Jake Arrieta and his 200 mil contract Arte is going to hand him