New Report: Albert Pujols, “I feel healthy 100 percent..."

[ettin]

19 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

What's his time in the 50 yard dash? Do we clock him with a stop watch or an hour glass?

 

18 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Sun dial

As Einstein noted it really depends on your frame of reference. In Albert's case it may be an inertial frame of reference to ours, with our butts sitting behind the computer screen, creating an inertial system, making the accelerometer reading zero.

[Revad]

12 minutes ago, ettin said:

 

As Einstein noted it really depends on your frame of reference. In Albert's case it may be an inertial frame of reference to ours, with our butts sitting behind the computer screen, creating an inertial system, making the accelerometer reading zero.

Ettin how could you?  My thoughts and feelings matter and I totally make a difference.  Besides any Star Trek afficiano knows you're totally off base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 1/29/2018 at 9:31 PM, tdawg87 said:

This is definitely true, but ultimately it's Sosh who carries the most weight in the clubhouse.

We almost - almost - made it through a thread without a Scioscia weight reference.

[101halo]

23 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

No that's me on my way to Tempe. I sold my plane ticket for that scooter.

Honest question, with all of your boner talk... Are you sure you'd know? 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 1/29/2018 at 9:04 PM, mulwin444 said:

Damn, kiss of death...

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/264802202/albert-pujols-los-angeles-angels-38-legacy

[fan_since79]

18 hours ago, True Grich said:

The fact remains that he didn't have any surgery this off season for the first time in at least a couple...

I'm hoping for the best.  I hope he has a bit of a chip on his shoulder.  No one here really knows what kind of year he will have.  I'm rooting for him.  I see him feeling great as a good sign.  I'm excited. 

...until the first weak grounder to the left side of the infield.

 

 

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Same "new" report every offseason. I hope its true -- a healthy, productive Albert would be great. Heck, even league average Albert would be a significant upgrade. But color me skeptical.

[laagamer]

On 1/29/2018 at 8:19 PM, GrittyVeterans said:

.223/.287/.365

.189/.230/.301

[Mark68]

On 1/29/2018 at 9:55 PM, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

What's his time in the 50 yard dash? Do we clock him with a stop watch or an hour glass?

I think it was a sundial.

[Troll Daddy]

.315 .401 .620 1.021

David Ortiz last season age 40

[nando714]

On 1/30/2018 at 8:47 AM, Adam said:

If he's still 250 pounds it doesn't matter how he feels

Per a convo I had with someone who’s close to the team . Albert lost 20-25 pounds. This is a legit guy who works for the org.

We’ll see if it’s true in a couple of weeks but that’s what he told me

[AngelsLakersFan]

17 hours ago, Hubs said:

Honestly just playing half of his total games at 1B increases his WAR by some small amount.

I believe the DH is a -17.5 Run adjustment (for 162 games) and at 1B it's -12.5.

 

 

Not if he sucks at first base like he did last year. Either way though, him playing first base improves his positional adjustment, but it hurts whoever else is playing DH on a given day. In other words it might help Alberts war but overall it probably is a net negative for the team as a whole.

[jordan]

I'm just glad we have more offense around with Upton, Kinsler, Cozart and Ohtani (TBD) so we don't have to put so much hope into Pujols. 

[Angelsfan1984]

If Albert can bat .250 with a 300+ obp and 25+ HR's I'm ok with that at this point in his career. It makes the albatross more bearable.

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Not if he sucks at first base like he did last year. Either way though, him playing first base improves his positional adjustment, but it hurts whoever else is playing DH on a given day. In other words it might help Alberts war but overall it probably is a net negative for the team as a whole.

not if it allows Ohtani to DH and he hits well.  Otherwise, it's Cron/Valbuena at 1b with AP dhing.  Cron is a better defensive 1bman than AP right now but probably not by a ton.  LVB sucks at 1b defense so he's probably a wash.  

Therefore, it comes down to the difference between having Cron or Valbueana's bat in the lineup vs. Ohtani.  

[Angel Oracle]

I just hope a LF or RF doesn't throw him out before reaching 1B.

Even with the trimming down, who knows how much is left in the knees and feet.

[arch stanton]

This isn’t a pitcher hitting. A LF playing shallow enough to try to throw him out at first will look like a grandstanding douche when he gets burned and Albert is meandering into second with a gift double 

[Angel Oracle]

Maybe LF was an exaggeration.   A SS playing very, very deep (shallow LF) is another story.

[stormngt]

9 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

This isn’t a pitcher hitting. A LF playing shallow enough to try to throw him out at first will look like a grandstanding douche when he gets burned and Albert is meandering into second with a gift double 

Will never happen.  Pujols will have to hit it to RF to do that.

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

If Albert can bat .250 with a 300+ obp and 25+ HR's I'm ok with that at this point in his career. It makes the albatross more bearable.

I hear you, but I fear it will be more like .230 with a .260 OBP. You might get the 25 home runs though.

The maddening thing is, he'll be doing this from the cleanup spot all year long. And the GIDP's will probably be through the roof.

 

[Torridd]

On 1/30/2018 at 12:31 AM, Angelsjunky said:

BSOHL aside, I have also said that I think he'll dead-cat bounce a bit in 2018, maybe hit something like 2016. Pretty much what Scotty said.

Best-case scenario: .270/.320/.550 with 40 HR.

More likely: .250/.300/.470 with 30-35 HR.

Those are pretty good numbers for 90 percent of the league.

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

not if it allows Ohtani to DH and he hits well.  Otherwise, it's Cron/Valbuena at 1b with AP dhing.  Cron is a better defensive 1bman than AP right now but probably not by a ton.  LVB sucks at 1b defense so he's probably a wash.  

Therefore, it comes down to the difference between having Cron or Valbueana's bat in the lineup vs. Ohtani.  

I think you are being a little optimistic. I will be surprised if Ohtani does out hit Cron / Valbuena... assuming someone gets regular at bats from that group. Last year Albert was awful at first... far worse than Valbuena, and Cron actually looked good. 

AP will be a huge defensive downgrade from Cron, unless he has truly aged backwards a few years, then it'll be a wash at best. Ohtani's bat at DH is mostly just the cost of us getting to have him pitch for the league minimum. I hope he doesn't cost us too much here. Pujols is also unlikely to out hit Cron or Valbuena but he will get the bulk of at bats.

[Ohtaniland]

3 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Not if he sucks at first base like he did last year. Either way though, him playing first base improves his positional adjustment, but it hurts whoever else is playing DH on a given day. In other words it might help Alberts war but overall it probably is a net negative for the team as a whole.

If Albert has any physical ailments that limit his work at first base it’s going to disrupt the entire plan for Ohtani at DH. I’m actually concerned about our aging right side of the infield. Not much range between Pujols and Kinsler. 

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

If Albert has any physical ailments that limit his work at first base it’s going to disrupt the entire plan for Ohtani at DH. I’m actually concerned about our aging right side of the infield. Not much range between Pujols and Kinsler. 

Kinsler has great range.  Best rating in baseball last year.  2nd best overall defensive rating.  What orifice did you pull that out of?  

[Hubs]

He just thinks that old folks are slow.