John_Havok

I really hate it when I see hitters just intentionally take the first pitch because reasons.

Wow Jimenez... wow. Sit down and dont get back up for a few days please.

Question, do the ghost runners count as earned runs when they score?

Kirk, Jimenez or Clement gets to be the hero today.

He chases up out of the zone a bit, but not chronically. Jansen just schooled him. Jansen is pretty good at his job

Very weird bunt call here by the Angels, he has to be doing that on his own right?

Yep. I remain 50% correct. But, I'm married, so that's a huge increase in my normal level of correctness.

Im 50% right so far. Couldnt have hoped for better from Estrada for his debut

So, hold for one more inning and Vlad can park one for the walk-off. Book it.

This PA by Lukes is where that RHH pinch hitter would be ideal

slick play Clement, that was spectacular

Kirk having a rough day with the bat. Just gotta keep it tied Estrada.

Kid has had a real long road to get where he is. If he wants to strut after striking out a future hall of famer, that's fine by me in his very first MLB appearance.

Hasn't thrown his curve or splitter yet at all.

Even giving up that tying run... its nice not immediately having that sense of dread like the entire game is about to fall apart. It's like... yeah okay, we'll get it back. What a nice feeling.

How Trout is only a 3 time MVP.... wow.

Ws are an idiotic stat for a pitcher.

Fastball , slider, curve (spin rate is like 2800-3200 rpm) and splitter. Fastball 92-95 with a very high spin rate also, something like 2400-2600. Could be a decent arm

Suarez is the worst baserunner in the league and a butcher on defense though... something to think about. No doubting the bat though.

4.56 fip is nothing to lead a rotation though. Yeah there's a history of better stuff, but ... when I'm in a playoff push i want much more certainty in what im getting. Not saying he wouldn't be a worthy trade target with the 2 more years after this one, but who is he better than in the rotation even right now? His FIP is only better than Scherzer, but unless he gets hurt again... he's gonna be in the rotation. Lauer has earned his spot, and the top 3 aren't going anywhere. I think if you target SP, it's gotta be a near-ace or better, with much more certainty than Alcantara brings, IMO

Truly I don't think the position matters as much as the "lefty killer" with power part. With Varsho coming back soon, that pushes Straw back to the bench into his PH/PR late inning defensive replacement role with the occasional start when Varsho needs a day off. That's really where he should be since his defense is only a sliver worse than Varsho, but his bat is an entire forest away. Current 40 man roster guys (assuming all healthy) that can play the OF - Loperfido, Clase, Lukes, Robertson, Roden, Santander, Springer, Schneider, Straw, Varsho, Barger. Eliminate the lefty hitters and you have Clase, Santander, Springer, Schneider and Straw. Clase certainly isn't much of a killer of anything except hope... Santander is a ? atm, Springer is hitting like Judge, Myles has a Straw bat, and Schneider has been doing everything possible to show he can be that guy. On the IF - Barger, Schneider, Bo, Clement, Gimenez, Jimenez, Vlad, Orelvis and Wagner. Orelvis is a non-factor right now. Scratch the lefties again and Clement is a lefty killer but with limited pop so you can easily plan on his numbers regressing a bit. Bo is always gonna be in the lineup when healthy, Jimenez is a 125 wRC+ against LHP in his MLB career, and has always hit LHP well in the minors but like Clement, very limited power output. Right now, the only real power threat from the R side that wouldn't be in the lineup everyday is Schneider, and even with his current hot streak, he's far from a sure thing power-wise. Anyways, all of this rambling aside, there's enough guys on the roster that can play both IF and OF, and we have enough LHH and SH, that all we really need as a hired gun to hit from the R side and launch nukes off the bench, position doesn't really matter so much.

Milwaukee would need to go on a pretty bad stretch to want to trade away Peralta. Theyre firmly in a WC spot and still in striking distance of the division. They may not be top-shelf buyers, but i highly doubt they're sellers.

Take any W you can get. They bent, didnt break.

No doubt. Hopefully something he can shake off with a few days off his feet

Bo knows high leverage!