Only 1 hit in 2 games? Bust, obv.

Angels lookin good lately gamma. Trout is going to rape souls and Trumbo has been pretty damn solid eh. Vernon Wells also homers every other game, wtf is going on here. Look out Rangers

a year ago today (yesterday actually), the Rangers traded for Cliff Lee. Within the next month they will make another pitching acquisition.

And the Angels have gotten hot, but it's unlikely that they're going to keep hitting. Rangers are still the clear favorites.

yeah I'm just talking shit... you know more about both teams than I do really. Actually, if the Rangers can't get a Kershaw or Cahill caliber guy, then maybe they don't make a move... they actually have 4 possible playoff starters if Ogando holds up, since Harrison has been pretty steady... and Hunter now looks to be the setup guy. But if they lost one arm, they would be hurting because Holland cannot be a playoff starter, and you can't take a chance at this point on the younger arms either.

You're probably right, it's setting up to be a pretty good race.

 

Originally Posted by Luho

Kid's struggling so far...Just glad I wasn't the one sticking him in my lineup while he went 3-24 and put up a .125 batting average with 7 K's so far. Maybe he'll turn it around, but what kind of time frame are we looking at for sending the 19 year old back to the minors if he keeps this up?

Sick sample size. He's been pretty unlucky with a .176 BAbip so far and 24 AB's isn't anywhere near what one would need to see to get an accurate gauge on a young player. I think the Angels have already said he would be sent back down once Bourjos returns from his hammy injury no matter how well he played. Bourjos is set to come off the DL on July 23rd, so Trout should be sent back down shortly.

 

Originally Posted by Luho

Thanks for that info.

I nowhere said I thought he was failure (referring to your "sick sample size" comment). I was only stating what has happened so far and that I am glad I wasn't the one jumping at him for insta-results (assuming your not in a deep keeper league).

The Angels are in a race and can't afford to give him too much time to produce if they want to stay in the race. But sending him back down after Bourjos comes back makes sense to me.

Huh? The Angels are a much better team with Trout in CF instead of Wells or Hunter. Trout was called up because there weren't any other people within their system that could step in and play plus defense like Peter Bourjos in CF. The Angels obviously wanted to replace one of the best defensive CF's in the game with another guy that could get to pretty much everything.

 

Originally Posted by Luho

Gamma, I'm not comparing Trout defensively to Hunter or Wells. Why the hell are you trying to make an argument out of it? I just wanted to know when he was getting shipped back down if he continued to struggle at the plate. You answered the question, why argue when I'm not even arguing anything with you?

I was just explaining why they would let him continue to make most of the starts in CF until Bourjos comes back. You said they cannot afford to keep putting him out there and I was explaining why you were wrong.

.389/.450/.778 slash line since being called back up. The Angels are also 13-2 in games started by Trout. Hopefully Scioscia will give him regular AB's.

 

Originally Posted by resilient

a year ago today (yesterday actually), the Rangers traded for Cliff Lee. Within the next month they will make another pitching acquisition.

And the Angels have gotten hot, but it's unlikely that they're going to keep hitting. Rangers are still the clear favorites.

We have a race.

 

Originally Posted by nowicki2005

This is the dumbest prediction I've ever seen. With about a month left you expect him to hit 8-10 homers? So what you're saying is he was up the full year with 6 months you see him hitting 48-60 HR? Yeah, nice prediction.

lol

 

Originally Posted by nowicki2005

This is the dumbest prediction I've ever seen. With about a month left you expect him to hit 8-10 homers? So what you're saying is he was up the full year with 6 months you see him hitting 48-60 HR? Yeah, nice prediction.

Umm...level?

 

Originally Posted by SICKTIGHT311

Yeah, sweet play he made last night in right field. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Pop fly to Trout in SHALLOW right field. He catches it with a head of steam, pump fakes 3 times and then throws to 3rd base, and still didn't get the guy at 3rd. He is not ready.

Another level. I love it.

 

Originally Posted by Luho

Ya gotta admit Gamma, that play was horrible.

Agreed, but that has nothing to do with him being ready or not. Also, apparently when he came up with the ball, Aybar started yelling three, three, three! With as much love as Scioscia gets, he sure sucks balls when it comes to playing inferior veterans over superior young players. No Trout in the lineup tonight, so a struggling Bobby Abreu can get the start tonight. I'm not sure why you would bring Weaver and Santana back on short rest, if you're going to pencil in an inferior lineup.

 

Originally Posted by resilient

Looks like that 3-days rest and 100-degree heat aren't working too well for Weaver... even if he gets out of the first.

105 degree, I should say.

Looks like full rest isn't working too well for Lewis.

 

Originally Posted by resilient

Yeah Lewis doesn't look good, but that's not really the point. I was really surprised that he went with 3 days rest for those guys, especially in the heat.

You can't be putting Tyler Chatwood out there with no wild card up for grabs, it makes sense to me.

 

Originally Posted by resilient

Nice to see the Rangers bitchslapping Haren and Weaver in crunch time.

How did your ace do out there last night?

 

Originally Posted by resilient

Yeah Lewis doesn't look good, but that's not really the point. I was really surprised that he went with 3 days rest for those guys, especially in the heat.

Nice to see the Rangers bitchslapping Haren and Weaver in crunch time. BTW, Andrus is 18-44 (.409) vs Weaver.

Going on short rest was fine and it worked out last night. Scioscia did a horrible job managing tonight. The starting lineup he penciled in tonight was brutal and his bullpen management was horrid. There's absolutely no reason to bring Weaver back out to pitch the 7th with him already throwing 100 pitches and struggling by Weaver standards in that heat. Texas played well tonight, but Scioscia didn't do the Angels or their fans any favors.