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jdgoat
Ooof. Jesse Chavez in a rotation sounds like a bad idea
angels fan 3
It does sound horrible. I’m hoping somebody steps up and he is forced into the bullpen. I wish they didn’t sign him
arcadia Ldogg
He sounds like San Diego material.
thor would look better in red
its either Meyer or Chavez and I don’t know why they gave Chavez all that money for little production
angels fan 3
I hope it’s Meyer he looked good in his starts for the halos with the exception of the game against the mariners
crazysull
It’s not a bad idea if he is the best option that they got
lesterdnightfly
Good treatment by Jason. I hope this feature will come out for all the teams. Nice work!
Asfan27
3 former A’s pitchers on the Angels I hope they all do well but not against the A’s 😉
A'sfaninUK
I don’t think you’ll have to worry about them being good against anyone lol
A'sfaninUK
I wouldn’t wish this much lack of depth on any team. If -anyone- gets hurt they are severely screwed. If they avoid injury they might get to .500 but I still think they’re an equal chance of being a 90 loss team.
alt2tab
I think Mike Trout would have to go down with an injury for this team to be in 90 loss territory
pjmcnu
I don’t know. Trout could hit 4 HRs a game, and this staff might not be able to hold it. And it’s not like #1-3 are Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz in terms of talent or durability.
alt2tab
All indications are that both Richards and Shoemaker is healthy. If Richards can come close to his 2015 production and Shoemaker can repeat or improve upon his 2016 that’s a solid 1-3 with the addition of Skaggs. Plus they have enough depth to make up for injuries or bad performances in the back end of the rotation. I think the primary concern is the bullpen which, outside of Bedrosian, doesn’t look too great.
jdgoat
If they avoid injury they are a playoff team. If any of Richards, shoemaker, or Skaggs gets hurt again, they’re in trouble
ryanw-2
Define depth. Every team is at risk of falling apart because of major injuries. If the Dodgers lose Kershaw for the season, they’re pretty much done unless someone else on their staff steps up and has a miracle year. Can’t count on miracle years from supporting players though. That’s why teams look for those core players they can build around. Depth doesn’t really exist until we’re well into the regular season, because health and productivity by starting players factors into depth. The Angels will probably be in the mid-to-high 80’s in wins if they are mostly healthy.
A'sfaninUK
Love this feature, by the way. Makes spring training more interesting and is handy to have for fantasy too.
Connorsoxfan
Yeah I agree
systemfan3
I love this article. Looking forward to more like this throughout the spring!
wiggysf
1. Not to sound rude, bit I think you meant to put throws instead of bats for all of the sps and cam bedrosian and andrew bailey.
2. Is this going to be happening for all the teams?
Steve Adams
That… is an excellent point. Ha. Yes that’s the goal — these will be coming out for each team! Thanks for the note. Obviously a mistake.
chri
You mean to tell me that Maybin AND Revere won’t get starting jobs and Trout gets benched?
halos101
skaggs is not in a battle. He’s in the rotation. As for the 5th spot, i really hope meyer shows something this spring and earns it. I just feel like starting chavez is being ok with below average
angelsfan4life
It doesn’t matter on the starting rotation. Skaggs will be on the DL by June. Not trying to be mean. But the truth is, he is always hurt.
jordanjee
Not trying to be mean but it may seem like that because of how long he was out from his Tommy John surgery. He was out for more than a season and a half, as I recall. That was just one injury.
angelsfan4life
Skaggs has missed starts every single season since he was drafted. 2010 he missed starts and was placed on the dl, because of arm soreness. Same thing in 11, 12 and 13. All while in the minor leagues. And we all know what happened in 14. Even with a year and half off to let his arm heal, he missed starts last season after he came back. Why you ask, do to soreness in his pitching arm. That right there is a history of being injured.
jordanjee
You are right. I forgot about his time with AZ. Hope that skinny dude can last a full season.
angelsfan4life
I like Skaggs. I think he would be better Suited as a late innings reliever.
C. A. Hevia
He’s actually wrong. But, if you say things with an air of authority sometimes people believe it’s true. Skaggs was either the youngest or among the youngest pitchers in every league he pitched in during his time in the minors — he missed all of 6 days at the end of ST between being drafted in 2009 and his 2013 season. His injury transactions as a MLB are available for anyone to see baseballprospectus.com/card/card.php?id=61000
Tim Salmon rules
Nice article. Great primer for spring training. I thought Ackley might push Cliff Pennington a bit. I also think Valbuena and Cron will be competing for DH at-bats.
davidcoonce74
Ackley can’t play shortstop though, so his only shot is as an outfielder/2B utility type. His arm just isn’t good enough for the left side of the infield.
angelsinthetroutfield
Cron should be at 1B as his fielding was quite good last yr.
Dookie Howser, MD
Love the longer form, original work you guys do. I do think that it would be better if the whole article wasn’t on the front page, but had a “More” button to read the full thing, but that’s just me.
jordanjee
I wonder why Ricky Nolasco wasn’t mentioned in the battle for SP. Is he assumed as the number 3 starter?
That would mean:
1) Garret Richards, 2) Matt Shoemaker, 3) Nolasco.
If that’s the case, where’s Nick Tropeano? Is he still out this season?
SashaBanksFan
Good point. Nolasco wasn’t mentioned but he will be the 3rd or 4th starter depending on health of richards, shoemaker, and skaggs. Tropeano is out for the year as well as Andrew Heaney.
jordanjee
I lost track of all the injuries and starters who went down last year. I forgot about Tropeano going down for the long haul. What a bummer.
hk27
Also of interest are possible developments at 2b/3b. While they are Espinosa’s and Escobar’s to lose for the time being, the addition of Valbuena and the availability of Marte (coupled with the inability of Espinosa’s to make consistent contact and the lack of consistent fielding/base-running skills for Escobar) make it likely that some kind of shuffle is quite likely.
jawilli31
Revere and Maybin will platoon but with Revere having the better spring for more AB’s and effectiveness up top the lineup. Skaggs and Smith with Meyer moved to the bullpen. Meyer and Bailey spearhead the back end setting up Cam, Street get’s traded before Spring end.
Could be quite the bounce back year for them provided everyone stays healthy.