Aybar at 2B and Wood at SS

you can’t lose a position to injury — that’s an old MLB unspoken rule.

But Wood will get a shot this spring.

Platoon

I think Rev made a good point in questioning whether Howie will be back. Wood will get his chance to shine next year. I dunno how exactly but according to recent LA Times article, things are going to look really different next year.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels17-2008sep17,0,2305095.story?track=rss

And knowing the Halos…we’ll ditch the vets before we trade prospects like Wood. The upside is…we have TONS of depth now not only in the infield but the outfield. (Lets not forget Sean Rodriguez who has been doing pretty well 2nd time around as well.) Just counting middle infielders thats 5 who could all be potential starters. (Wood, Aybar, Howie, Sean Rodriguez and Izzy)

Lots of room to work with when it comes to wheeling and dealing….so guys are definitely going to go and its going to be sad. However, I think our future is looking bright.

will definitely be on the postseason roster whether he starts is a different story, and may very well depend on what Brandon Wood does over the next two weeks.

As I pointed out in a fanshot yesterday, there’s a real chance that Howie Kendrick isn’t going to make it back in time for the playoffs, and this may affect who starts at SS (Aybar if they have Howie, Wood if they don’t). The way I see it, Wood has played himself onto the roster; the guys on the bubble are Sean Rodriguez and Kendry Morales. If Howie can play, only one of those two makes it.

3b – sandoval
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ss – wood
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2b – rodriguez
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1b – quinlan
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world series

in a game that’s all about getting into a rhythm, the one thing that will kill your game is inconsistent playing time.
as we’ve seen previously, Wood performers much, MUCH better when receiving everyday playing time. i’m sure the same goes for Aybar.

in any case, i’m ready to give Wood a shot, and make Aybar the back-up. Aybar’s defense is a little better, but Wood’s bat is leaps and bounds ahead of the Admirals.

they are different players with different strengths.

i’m not going to be concerned either way, so long as one of them plays everyday.

yeswecan makes a good point about the unwritten rule of injuries. wood looks like he’s coming on a bit, but he’s still under the mendoza line. aybar is a proven DECENT hitter in the major leagues.

i think it will be aybar.

Most Luminous

I’m thinking with Aybar as SS it makes our overall defence better even with SeanRod at 2b but having SeanRod at bat instead of B-Wood might tip the balance the other way to put B-Wood at SS and Aybar to 2b.

I don’t see B-Wood playing 2b so it’ll be either S-Rod or Aybar there, makes ya wonder. Well, it’s making me wonder

It’s the depth-go-round! Will it ever end?

But I think I’d take that back and vote Aybar if I could. I really, really want Wood to succeed, and he has been hitting better, but I could see him looking stupid in 3 at bats against Beckett or Kazmir, while I see Aybar at least putting the ball in play and making something happen. Plus Aybar has about double the range of Wood at shortstop.

If Howie’s still hurt though…put Aybar at second and keep Wood in the lineup.

I don’t think Aybar’s D is much better than Wood’s. He looks spectacular at short. But that’s not based on any #’s.

If Kendrick isn’t healthy, we should go Wood at 3rd, Aybar at short, and Figgy at 2nd. S Rod has been a decent fill-in, but I think I’d rather have Wood’s power threat. Then the line up would be:

Figgy
Anderson
Tex
Vlad
Hunter
Rivera
Napoli
Wood
Aybar

S Rod at 2nd
Aybar starting SS with Wood on hand to be brought in

Aybar