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Weighed
Go get em Vogelbach!
whereslou
That trade has me scratching my head unless they still plan on him being a DH. We have DJ Peterson who has the same bat pretty much but is better at D. I just don’t see him beating DJ out of the spot. Especially when they were talking about his short arms and how it helped him hit. It does the opposite playing 1st you want longer arms. Hopefully DJ is ready out of ST and we don’t have to see Lind again Lee I didn’t mind but no Lind. DJ at first, Cano at second, Marte at ss, and Seager at third, with Zunino and his continuously improving bat behind the dish. Marte just needs to stop trying to make the superstar plays and make the ones in front of him. Like the one in Houston when he tried to turn the double play, get the ball to Cano and let him turn it instead of you trying to make the amazing throw. We are out of the inning and don’t give up 6 runs probably win the game and are tied for a WC spot. He is young and that was avteachable moment. Now Dipott has to fix the OF a lot of work to do out there.
jakem59
The biggest difference between Vogelbach and Peterson is their plate discipline. Peterson looked real bad in his brief stop in the PCL.
24TheKid
Peterson crushed the ball when he did hit it so I could see him being a 30 homeruns, .250 average, .300 obp, kind of like a less powerful Trumbo but better at defense.
chesteraarthur
He doesn’t necessarily need to beat him out, but having the ability to not be a liability in the field just opens up more opportunities if peterson gets hurt or needs an off day.
I really hope vbach gets a chance and succeeds.
gmflores27
Fister would be a nice buy low option for halos in offseason
AngelFan69
Low option? Not to worry… The Angels will tender him a huge contract …
Phillies2017
Despite the rough September, I would probably feel comfortable giving Fister a contract at around 1/8 than every other non-QO level starter.
davemlaw
Concerning Garret Richards and pitchers who are not opting for Tommy John, could there be other motivations besides avoiding surgery? Richards is arbitration eligible and if the Angels want to keep him they would have to go through arbitration for the next 2 years. He made $6.425M this year and the least he can make next year is 10% less than that, I think, could be off on the rule. If the Angels decide to tender Richards a contract and then he decides for surgery the Angels will be paying him no less than $5.7M to heal! If the Angels don’t tender Richards a contract he becomes a free agent and can sign for whatever he can get.
It makes sense for Richards not to get surgery immediately and receive other treatment. He can hold the Angels hostage, forcing them to pay for no production or just release him. If Richards gets released he can get the TJ surgery, sit out a year, come back by 2018 and if he’s healthy he can sign a long term contract rather than fulfilling his 2 arbitration years thus becoming a free agent sooner.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this issue discussed during the next CBA after this season.
davidcoonce74
This feels like a fairly cynical approach. Surgery is surgery; nobody wants to do it and TJ isn’t always successful. also, Richards got hurt doing his job; He’s not “holding the Angels hostage.” He’s injured precisely because he was doing the job he got paid to do and it’s not quite fair to just cut his pay for doing his job.
HaloShane
Angels Ace!? Lol
The last Ace I was aware the Angels had was Weaver in his prime….. GR an Ace? No wonder this organization is arguably the worst in the MLB.