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Morales and Wood in 2009

So, as we struggle through the dark navel-gazing days of winter before spring training, bemoaning what we've lost (Mark Whatever-his-name-was, I could never spell it anyway) and bickering amongst ourselves over who we may still pick up (because after all, no team can have too many immobile ageing outfielders), the widest divergence of opinion on this site seems to be about our two new corner infielders

(For the record, I have Figgins back in the super-sub role in '09)

Star-divide

On the optimistic side we have the perennial uber-advocacy / man-crush from Acuda and the second coming of Evan Longoria at 3B.

On the pessimistic side, Wood is already a bust, an we should be trading for / offering a contract to any washed up but ageing 1B instead of Morales.

The truth, as ever, will lie between the two.

Bill James (via MLB.com) has the following projections (I don't have anything more useful that BA, HR and RBI, I'm afraid, because I'm too cheap - I'd like to see OPS and a broader array of other predictions)

Wood .253, 23 HR, 67 RBI

Morales .291, 19HR, 79 RBI

My questions to you, fine ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, are these:

1. What level of production would you be happy with from 1B and 3B?

2. What do you think these two gents will give us?

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan. Tell us what you think and how you feel.

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Fangraphs has Bill James projections for free

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=6592&position=3B/SS

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8610&position=1B

To answer your questions, I’d be happy with these levels of production and I actually expect something along these lines.

by Dogman on Jan 7, 2009 4:53 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks for the post...

My favorite part is the 62 walks from the two of them. Combined!

Egads, that’s gonna be some low OBP. I think Morales could put up a high enough BA to get by w/ really low walk rates, but B-Wood needs to watch more pitches go by – plain and simple.

I am all for letting these two play (B-Wood at SS, Figgy at 3rd, Morales at 1st w/ Aybar on the pine) but it would be so sweet to pick up an Adam Dunn to draw some walks and mash some homers.

Not holding my breath.

by jimmuscomp on Jan 7, 2009 7:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'd expect those numbers from both of them

and i think they’ll both have higher OBPs than projected.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 7, 2009 4:57 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I expect that and more.

Morales .315, 22HR, 98RBI

Wood .255, 30HR, 85RBI

That is with full playing time, at least 155 Games.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Jan 7, 2009 5:09 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we'd make the series

with those kinds of numbers from those two….let’s hope so…

by jtkelly86 on Jan 7, 2009 5:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's too bad our teams system doesn't preach OBP

Then B. Wood could be OUR Adam Dunn

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Specializing in maniac-ball since 2000

by halofan4life on Jan 8, 2009 11:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jesus...

Morales hit FIFTEEN homeruns IN THE PCL.

He WILL NOT hit anywhere close to 20 in the majors. He plays on a launchpad minor league team, in a offense powered league and still hit only 15 home runs in 316 at bats.

You blind man love is now reaching annoying levels.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Jan 7, 2009 7:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You actually answered your own question above...

KMo hit 15 HR’s in ONLY 317 AB’s @ SLC…

Have you really seen this guy hit on a consistent basis? He hits the ball with authority, especially LH! I think 15-20 HR’s is a very fair estimate for this season with everyday PT!

Last season in ANA he hit 3 HR’s in 61 AB’s…roughly 1 HR every 20 AB’s…Bill James predicts 537 AB’s for KMo in 09. 537/20 is nearly 27!!! Applying that same principle to his time in SLC, he hit 15 in 317 AB’s or 1 every 21 AB’s…with 537 AB’s at 1 every 21 AB’s that is still 25.5 HR’s…KMo’s PT in the second half was spotty in ANA and he didnt’ get in a groove of every day playing and/or shuttling back/forth to SLC…who is to say he might not have hit 30 plus with a full season at AAA?

Projecting KMo out to 15-20 sounds reasonably conservative to me! I’ll take my chances with that! I, for one, can’t wait to see it happen!

Kotch and Marek for Teixeira...hmmm, what a deal! Or NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 10:41 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

K3 said “IN ANA” so he was technically right, since it is officially LAAoA.

If he had said “for ANA” then he would have been wrong.

;)

by Downing Rules on Jan 9, 2009 11:59 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

some time during the winter

what with the christmas and the presents and the lovely alcohol, I LOST THE SNARK. Thank you HH for bringing it back to me.

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Jan 9, 2009 12:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

funny stuff...

so technically he hit ZERO of his 3 HR’s in ANA, all 3 were hit on the road. 2 in OAK and 1 in Arlington! :)

So while I was at it…KMo has actually hit 12 career HR’s, 9 on the road and 3 IN ANA! :)

1 go ahead and 2 game tying HR’s. Very promising as 3 of his 12 have been in OAK!!! We love that! 10 vs RHP and 2 vs LHP.

Someone posted “their” lineup for 2009 recently with KMo in the 3 hole (must have been Acuda), but that got me to thinking…that may be a great spot in the lineup for him!

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 12:25 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Doggone it...one more thing!

if you play Kendry’s (brief) career stats out to the 537 AB’s…at 1 HR every 31 AB’s, he projects out to 17 HR’s. Sounds right in that 15-20 range to me! :)

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 12:31 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

with more consistent playing time

i think that rate will go up.

don’t be shocked if we see Kendry hit 23-25 HRs this year…

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 9, 2009 12:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m with ya…this all went back to PhiSlamma’s rant about the KMo love and how he would never come close to 20 HR’s…something about “blind man love!” :D

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 12:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so that means that Kendry

has hit 3 Los Angeles Homeruns of Anaheim.

by Rev Halofan on Jan 9, 2009 4:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think that is a bit too optimistic.

If people believed they could put up those numbers in 2009, nobody would be complaining about the offense and begging for Dunn/Burrell/Manny etc…

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 7, 2009 9:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i hope i'm wrong

but i’d have to take the Under on both of ’em

by yeswecan on Jan 7, 2009 5:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’d be happy with those projections, but I actually expect a bit less; more like:

Wood .250, 17 HR, 60 RBI

Morales .275, 15 HR, 75 RBI

by Downing Rules on Jan 7, 2009 5:24 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

Tex went to the dark side.

by vlad IS my man on Jan 7, 2009 7:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree with your predictions

maybe a little lower BA for Wood though (.240-.245).

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jan 8, 2009 6:05 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you are so off base with...

wood .250 17 hr 60 rbi
morales .275 15 hr 75 rbi
it’s so obvious it’ll be:
wook .252 16 hr 58 rbi
morales 273 18hr 72 rbi

DUH!!!

by thejd on Jan 7, 2009 5:34 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll take...

…the over on Morales, I think he’ll be .300 plus with a surprising amount of power and a shock to anyone on the East coast who’s paying attention. I may have gently mocked Acuda’s man-crush, but I think he’s onto something.

I think Wood will be close to the projection, with a bucket-load of Ks. His second half will be much stronger than his first and I can confidently predict half of the people posting on this site will be calling for his head by the middle of May.

On the negative side, if they manage 50 walks between them, you’d have to call that a qualified success.

I see red people

by The Limey on Jan 7, 2009 5:48 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we need to do an under/over for morales...

and if kmo doesn’t hit his #’s acuda has to do something embarrassing and conversely if kmo does well acuda gets rewarded/props by the hh nation.

by thejd on Jan 7, 2009 6:05 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Under on both...

…but less so on Morales. I expect something like .270/18/60 for him.

I think we should have traded Wood when his value was high. He’ll strike out 180 times and I’d actually be happy to see him hit .230. Sure he has pop but the holes in his swing I could drive an RV through.

I don't know...I'm makin' this up as I go.

by ArkAngel on Jan 7, 2009 6:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's 24

Twenty-four.

Reagins is not stupid.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Jan 7, 2009 8:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Neither am I

FYI

I don't know...I'm makin' this up as I go.

by ArkAngel on Jan 7, 2009 10:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wasn't attacking you

But the propensity of Angel fans to write Brandon Wood off as a complete failure when (a) he’s 24, not even close to his prime and (b) has yet to receive a statistically significant number of major league at bats, is tiresome.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Jan 7, 2009 11:49 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Most people would have to agree

that Wood is at an all time low as far as trade value right now.

I hope he’s great. I hope he’s the next Longoria. I really do. But I think expecting him to be so is optimism mixed with home team blindness.

I’ve been listening to people who think he should start over Izzy, Aybar, or Figgy for a few years now. I find THAT tiresome.

I don't know...I'm makin' this up as I go.

by ArkAngel on Jan 8, 2009 10:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

on the contrary...

I would bet a significant amount of money that there are close to 30 other teams in the league who would happily take Brandon Wood off our hands…

Kotch and Marek for Teixeira...hmmm, what a deal! Or NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 10:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

24 is not young...

…for a prospect who’s till at .561 OPS.

by cj1646 on Jan 8, 2009 5:48 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think

those numbers look pretty good. Depending where they are placed in the lineup and how consistent the hitters around them, will really have an effect on their stats.

me and the wonder dog got high!

by YOUknowulovetheIE on Jan 7, 2009 8:37 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, they won't.

hitter protection doesn’t exist. It is a unicorn – or a figment of your imagination. Now, lineup placement is important, but not for the reasons you cite. Scioscia can impact the offensive production of the team if he constructs the lineup well – unfortunately – that is one of the things he is not terribly good at.

by jimmuscomp on Jan 7, 2009 9:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Right-o, Jim-o

The main thing the mgr. can do is play the correct players. If Sosh repents for giving that sinkhole Mathis so many AB last year, then I’m OK w/Sosh.

by cj1646 on Jan 8, 2009 5:51 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what is the theory behind hitter protection anyways?

I get the idea of stacking people who can get OB before your slugger, I don’t get how that protects anyone because of their positioning.

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Jan 9, 2009 12:24 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

for the record and sake of argument...

bill james has casey kotchman @ .282 ave. 14 hrs 78 rbi
giving morales advantages of +.09 in ave, +5 hr, +1 rbi

by thejd on Jan 7, 2009 8:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not surprising

Casey’s glove was always better than his bat I felt. Morales is the opposite

by ihearhowie2.0 on Jan 7, 2009 9:01 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

check out these james projections w/salaries...

al west 3b:
beltre .273 27 hr 92rbi 12.0 mil
chavez .258 25 hr 87 rbi 11.0 mil
blalock .282 22 hr 83 rbi 6.2 mil
wood .253 23 hr 78 rbi 400k
who do you think is getting the best deal? now i realize chavez & blalock probably can’t throw the ball across the diamond but they’re on their roster @ 3b and their back-ups projections are microscopic.

by thejd on Jan 7, 2009 9:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I cracked myself up for just a second...

I read that 400k as 400 K’s while browsing thru… LOL wonder if he could hit .253 and have 400 K’s?! I am sure it is possible, something like 150 for 600 with 400K’s! Too funny!

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 1:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

“he” would be Wood, btw!

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 1:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here are my "pulling numbers out of my ass" predictions:

Wood: 20 HR, 72 RBI, .261/.310/.467

Morales: 15, HR, 82 RBI, .285/.324/.454

Those are the real predictions. Here are my (as realistic as possible) hopes:

Wood: 26 HR, 85 RBI, .275/.320/.485

Morales: 21 HR, 94 RBI, .301/.331/.465

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 7, 2009 9:43 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No way...

B-Wood hits .275. Not yet, anyway.

Not selective enough for that good an Average.

by jimmuscomp on Jan 7, 2009 9:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's why

the .275 is the hope and not the prediction.

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 7, 2009 10:03 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ahhh..

I misread your post. I thought the first set of numbers were “real” predictions on the web somewhere and the second set of numbers were “your” predictions.

Apologies.

by jimmuscomp on Jan 7, 2009 10:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great Post

Full of great information. Thanks.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jan 8, 2009 6:09 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should add..

That after accounting for age and league difficulty, Brandon Wood had the highest equivalent run production of any player in the Pacific Coast League, and the fourth highest in all AAA. What team wouldn’t want to give that guy a chance?

Reference: Baseball Prospectus.

by Suboptimal on Jan 8, 2009 12:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Third times the charm!

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jan 8, 2009 2:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i dont get it

what’s so hard?

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 8, 2009 2:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly. Type the word L-I-N-K, then click that little chain thingamjiggy. Then insert that http:// etc etc address, then click “submit”. Done.

by Downing Rules on Jan 8, 2009 3:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can also be done manually, by typing < a href = “web address” > then the name for the link and then close it off with a < / a > .

In this case (I’ve left spaces, so you can see the structure):
< a href = “http://www.ocregister.com/articles/games-team-angels-2234984-winter-league” > LINK – to – STORY < / a >

or with no spaces:
LINK – to – STORY

by Downing Rules on Jan 8, 2009 3:10 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or even easier

copy the URL, hit the link thingamajig, then type in the space it gives you.

the freaking site does everything for you.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 8, 2009 3:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

meh

same thing, different words. :P

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 8, 2009 3:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly what I did.

Twice. The little pop up box appeared, pasted the website in the area, clicked done. What I did wrong is that I didn’t “PREVIEW” when I did it to make sure i did it right the second time

by MidwayCityLivestock on Jan 8, 2009 3:52 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My from-the-arse numbers

Kendry: .291/.333/.450, 17 homers
Wood: .240/.290/.473, 27 homers

Both are a tad optimistic, and yes, I’d be happy with cheap, pre-prime younguns performing like that while (in Wood’s case, anyway) playing good defense, running the bases well and learning the league. It would certainly be the most combined power we’ve received from the corners since Troy Glaus was in town.

by mattwelch on Jan 8, 2009 1:49 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For Wood...

I’d project:

.240/.332/.450 with 29 HR, 79 RBI and 143 K.

I’d project that, but I’d be lying. I’d simply be posting the stats from the first full season of Troy Glaus (1999). Things improved considerably from there.

This is a process. There is still some learning and growing to do. Be patient and give the boy a chance.

by George Kaplan on Jan 8, 2009 5:00 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The problem with Wood...

…is that he’s just another of the same kind of hitter we’ve got too much of: RH power with low OBP.

by cj1646 on Jan 8, 2009 5:55 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone know

Morales’ PHIL rating? Could be a game changer.

since 1961

by Chompo on Jan 8, 2009 7:54 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Give Wood a chance

Wood got more playing time last year than ever before and that still wasn’t much but he’s being bounced from minors to majors. There’s big differences between the two just like you have to expect that a hitter changing from american league to national or vice versa is going to be a little out of his element and needs to adjust. If you listen to Rex he always says “baseball’s a game of what have you done for me lately” and lately toward the end of the season when Wood was an everyday player he was rapidly improving. I think he’s only played in a total of 68 major league games alot of those sporadic or just pinch hits. Point is in total games played in his career it doesn’t even add up to half a season and that’s not nearly enough to make decent judgment from but if it was go by what he looked like the most recent. This will be his breakout year or his breakdown year but let him prove which it will be before you cast him aside.

"Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!" (About a two-run homer)
Rex Hudler

by devildogamp on Jan 8, 2009 12:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Random projections

Kendry – .274, 22, 85

Wood – .234, 18, 67

by BBFan1 on Jan 8, 2009 5:38 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Over/under

Wood .253, 23 HR, 67 RBI = Under, Over, dead on

Morales .291, 19HR, 79 RBI = Over, dead on, Over

1. What level of production would you be happy with from 1B and 3B? I am willing to take Wood’s projected numbers from 3b for 2009 I would move Figgy to LF cuz our OF is OLD AND SLOW!

2. What do you think these two gents will give us? (see above for over/unders) I think Bill James is extremely close! Maybe a little high on Wood’s BA and a little low on KMo’s BA!

Kotch and Marek for Teixeira...hmmm, what a deal! Or NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 11:11 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Predictions

Wood: .273, 29hr, 85rbi
Morales: .294, 17hr, 80rbi

by HALO_86 on Jan 9, 2009 11:19 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Am I just not keeping up with Angel news...

Or has Brandon Wood not even made the major league team yet? While I would love to see Wood get full time playing time this year, I don’t know why we should think he will be getting that playing time.

Am I missing something, or is Brandon Wood still stuck behind Chone?

Peanuts...Get your Overpriced Peanuts!

by Angel Hawker on Jan 9, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Spring Training will settle that…

but, because GMJ is out recovering from off-season knee surgery, there is an open slot in the outfield for Figgins (my guess that he will be put there).

The outfield PLUS DH position looks like this: Left – Juan Rivera; Center – Torii Hunter; Right – Vladimir Guerrero; DH – Rivera or Guerrero with the odd man out of the OF in that case being replaced by Chone Figgins. Or maybe Chone will be slotted as the DH occasionally or 3B occasionally?

In any event, it is likely that Wood will move to 3B and then Figgins will play OF until GMJ comes back. At which time, a Figgins may move back to 3B (if Wood is not working out) or be traded (if Wood is excelling).

Everyone else … am I wrong in my assumptions?

by Downing Rules on Jan 9, 2009 2:50 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

here's what i'm thinking

Figgins will start the year in LF with Vlad and Rivera swapping between RF and DH. Wood will play at 3B with Izzy and Aybar platooning at SS.

As long as Wood can play everyday and do some good in the month and a half (or so) that GMJ is out, Figgins will be traded for some depth around June. GMJ will then take over the LF/RF/DH role, as the Angels will want him to build up some trade value.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 9, 2009 3:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

GMJ

lets hope that he can build up some value. maybe and wishing he would just go on season long streak and becomes a hot commodity during the off-season.

by HALO_86 on Jan 9, 2009 3:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

let's not go overboard

if that happened, the Halos might keep him :/

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 9, 2009 4:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

your right

hope he’s just good enough to have some solid trade value but not enough so we end up keeping him.

by HALO_86 on Jan 9, 2009 4:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...

God forbid he hits 25 jacks and knocks in 95 runs…. ;)

by Downing Rules on Jan 9, 2009 4:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

actually

God does forbid it.
look it up – 3 Scioscia 20:02

“And the Lord said, ‘Listen to me, o my children, concerning the Money Sucker. He shalt not clubbeth greater than eighteen round-trippers during thy season, and he shalt not produceth more runs than that number which I, the Lord, has determind; and that number be five and sixty. For then thou shalt be stuck with the contract of the MOney Sucker, his sinful contract, which I, the Lord thy God, hath not commanded you to give. For the Money Sucker’s contract is of Satan, and thou shalt not have anything evil on my team.”

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Jan 9, 2009 4:49 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Favorite Scripture

The book of Scioscia chapter 10: book 27: verse 02
Redemption day has cometh, hell hath frozen over, the wicked hath fled the lands (the ghost of Georgia Frontiere and the Indian Burial Grounds) and all is good in the world.

by Downing Rules on Jan 9, 2009 4:57 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That would mean that congress would start investigating baseball again

because that would mean the drug testing program has failed miserably

by Seik1177 on Jan 9, 2009 4:49 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Physical Impossibility!

Can’t get blood from a turnip! :) Can’t believe you even posted that?! :P

Kotch and Marek for two draft picks...hmmm, what a deal! NOT!

by K3YEROUT on Jan 9, 2009 5:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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