The Brandon Wood F.U. Memorial Lineup
by mattwelch on May 20, 2009 11:32 PM PDT
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The American League's slugging percentage is currently .427. Only once in the past 15 years (2008, at .420) has league SLG been any lower than .423.
Know how many Angels in tonight's lineup have a career slugging percentage higher than .423? Three:
3B .384 Figgins
DH .377 Izturis
RF .495 Abreu
CF .472 Hunter
1B .447 K-Mo
LF .410 Matthews
2B .423 Kendrick
SS .364 Aybar
C .321 Mathis
Brandon Wood, you'll remember, can certainly play DH, SS, and 3B, and the 3Bman in front of him is famous for being able to play all over the field, including LF. So basically we are starting four guys tonight with career slugging percentages of .410 or less, while a 24-year-old who is currently slugging .782 in AAA remains far, far away.
We should NEVER have a lineup this anemic again. What a disgrace.
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#34 Nick Adenhart always an Angel
by UCIHalo on May 20, 2009 6:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Free Brandon Wood!
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 20, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard
Tom Morello has added freeing Brandon Wood to his activist list.
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on May 20, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Collect the whole set!
One per customer, while supplies last.
Witty .sig goes here.
by scareduck on May 21, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just about to post something similar
The lineup Soth put out there tonight, 6 of them (Figgy, Izzy, Aybar, GMJ, Mathis and Abreu) had hit ONE homer in 610 abs. If you add in Howie then 7 of the people in the lineup tonight have hit 4 homers over 741 abs.
Before tonights game the Angels were 2nd in batting average, yet tied for 9th or 10th in runs scored. You’d think they’d realize we don’t need a bunch of singles hitters. Sure a couple of them like Figgy and what Abreu has morphed into can be useful guys because they are drawing walks and stealing a lot of bases. But 7 of them all together just doesn’t work.
Frankly I’m embarrassed by the lineup tonight, and seeing Soth do this makes me seriously consider whether I want to spend my money to go out to the park and see this crap.
by MH252525 on May 20, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but,
that’s not at the ML level.
But yes, he needs a shot.
34 - N.J.A - R.I.P
by Figgi4life on May 20, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anybody said anything
about why, specifically, he hasn’t been brought up yet? Sure, ’he’s young’, ’don’t wanna rush him’, blah-blah-blah. I’m thinking more along the lines of maybe there’s a pitch or 2 that he really has trouble with, something that he sees once in a while in AAA but will see all the time in the pros? Or, he swings too much or too little at certain counts? Things that would be easily exposed at the major league level?
Captain, there are doubt's...
by Match Day 5 on May 20, 2009 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hes not even that young...thats the frustrating part.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 21, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike DiGiovanna
was on 830AM earlier that the Angels have no plans on bringing Wood up any time this season. He talked about how the Angels would not have resigned Rivera if they knew they would be able to sign Abreu.
When Vlad comes back, the field is only going to be more crowded. They absolutely should bring Wood up to play third base but it looks like as long as they are in contention they won’t bring him up.
by HungryHunter on May 20, 2009 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that just ruined my day/night/season
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on May 20, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus 1
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on May 20, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, +1
F—-ing sucks. I’m willing to bet, though, that Figgins goes down at some point. Does Izturis take over in that case, or does Wood come up, finally?
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on May 21, 2009 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably Robb Quinlan
as bad as that sounds.
The HK-47 hitting droid is the finest line drive machine ever built
by RallyMonkey5 on May 21, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably true
As much as I got turned on to Quinlan in 2006, I just don’t see him now…Boo.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on May 21, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know really makes me upset
You know that someone will get hurt in like September, Wood will finally be forced to come up and he’ll hit like 7 homers in a month, and ESPN will give Soth credit for how he handled him.
by MH252525 on May 20, 2009 9:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will they notice
If a game is played without and East coast team. Does ESPN care?
by eyespy on May 20, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happens is they look at the standings in September
and since they don’t know any of the players since of course they don’t watch any of the games, they are forced to assume that the manager is doing a fantastic job because after all they haven’t heard of any of the players. That’s why we get those awful reports by ESPN about Joe Saunders being lucky because he is on a good offensive team with a great bullpen.
by MH252525 on May 20, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't get it
I see two possibilities: (1) for reasons known only to them, the Angels’ brass doesn’t like something about Brandon Wood, unrelated to his baseball abilities: (2) the Angels’ brass doesn’t like home runs.
Brandon Wood and Sean Rodriguez have combined to hit almost as many HR for SLC as the entire Angels team so far this year (23 v. 30). And that’s with Wood sitting on the bench in Anaheim for two weeks.
by jjackflash on May 20, 2009 9:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know everyone thinks B. Wood is the next coming of . . .
Remember, he already got a great chance last year, and if you all don’t remember, he pretty much Blew.
Sure he should get another chance, but it’s not like he never got one.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on May 20, 2009 11:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bah
Don’t come in here and pee on our Cheerios. Chicks dig the long ball!
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on May 20, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't have to be great to have a SLG % higher than .410
The Angels need some instant offense. Singling people to death doesn’t work.
Also Wood has never controlled the strikezone in AAA like he is this year, and he was jerked around so much last year that it’s shocking he can still even hit a baseball.
by MH252525 on May 20, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even with the added bat of tiexiera last year
the angels’ season came down to a bunt and a gimmick “scioscia guy” misplaying some balls in right field.
scioscia rules his regime without apology, but we’ll always have the slugging champions of 2002
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on May 21, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Roid Champions of 2002
fixed….
looking back, dear God, in no way did we play small ball.
Bad pitching, average offense, crapton BOATLOADS of homeruns
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 21, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
This has been the thing that has pissed me off with the post-2002 teams, is that all of them are high on this RISP2-hitting nonsense at the apparent expense of OBP and SLG. But then I go back to 2002 and … and … cry.
Witty .sig goes here.
by scareduck on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
err average defense
not offense, my bad
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
selective memory
You apparently only remember what he did in May and early June 2008, not what he did in August and September. He was more than serviceable at the end. There is no reason for him to be at AAA now. They are wasting his prime years in Salt Lake City.
by jjackflash on May 21, 2009 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I selectively remember his career .200 avg.
Hey I want him to hit 50 drive in 150 , bat .350, steal 50 too. I’m just saying, don’t get yer hopes up.
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on May 22, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Panicky Patty
“wasting his prime years”???
The guy is 24, right? Hardly his prime years. I mean, Ryan Howard was 26 before he saw his first full year in the majors.
I’d like to see him in the Majors, too… but honing his swing in AAA for a few more weeks/months isn’t going to destroy his career.
by GrichManPoorMan on May 28, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go look up what Howard was doing in the minors as a 24 and 25 year old...
The argument is that he could have been doing that in the bigs 2 years earlier. Howard will be in his decline phase before he hits true Free Agency – would you rather have him putting up monstrous numbers in AAA or really good number in the big leagues?
I know what I prefer.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on May 28, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right because...
Everybody knows that after 150ab if the prospect doesn’t hit like Mickey Mantle then
he’s complete garbage.
by blb76 on May 23, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's get our facts straight shall we?
It’s 192 AB’s, and a .198 avg. with a . . . wait . . . .318 Slg!
by Big Bad, 'Vlad'! on Jun 2, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It took you 2 whole weeks
to make that oh-so-brilliant distinction?
by dmhead on Jun 3, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, actually 192AB’s means he’s entirely too green. No conclusions can be drawn whatsoever.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free Wood
The Angels’ lineup has run hot and cold and while I don’t think Wood is the answer, why not bring him up.
He’s 24 years old, which is getting to be borderline old for a prospect and what else does he have to prove.
He supposedly has a lot of power – who knows if he gets into a ‘fluky’ hot streak and suddenly starts hitting the ball all over the place.
I think I’ve come around on giving the prince his opportunity to seize his throne, seeing how ‘punchless’ the Angels’ lineup can be.
Maybe he has made some progress.
I bet he gets called up and plays a lot for the Angels in the second half.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on Jun 3, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many post-seasons is it going to take?
Come on, let’s bring Wood up just to be able to have a little extra insurance when the post season comes and just in case there are any injuries. Let’s get him playing as well. Theres a difference between SLC and the big leagues and Wood needs some experience if we want to be able to count on him.
"Alls we need is a walk, a knock, a bloop, and a blast" - Rex "Wonderdog" Hudler
www.anotherhalovictory.com
by anotherhalovictory.com on May 21, 2009 12:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Slugging percentage
:(
you won’t get through the AL bracket without it.
i’m looking forward to the trade deadline
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on May 21, 2009 12:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And to those of you who want Peavy
the Padres want Wood and Weaver.
by Rev Halofan on May 21, 2009 12:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
they dont want arredondo and napoli too ?
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on May 21, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Padres AAA team must be struggling if they want Wood
I mean, that’s all he’s good for, right?
by leftwing on May 21, 2009 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it should be an HH requirement that if you go to a game at Angels Stadium
that you make a sign displaying your displeasure over Wood not being on the squad.
Something like:
Hey Arte, Got Wood:?
Or
Mikey S, get over it. He only banged your wife once. Free Brandon Wood.
Do it for Nick '09
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on May 21, 2009 12:50 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
FREE
Free Brandon Woodela
dont marry the bank teller
by jockoautry on May 21, 2009 1:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BRANDON WOOD
I watched Brandon grow up over here in Scottsdale playing short for (4) years. He went through the best high school baseball program in Arizona and was well trained both physically and mentally as his high school coach never let the kids react negatively to anything that happened on the field. If anyone can take the setbacks he’s had without complaining, it’s Brandon.
Although he hit home runs, he apparently is a lot stronger now and according to the stuff I’ver read, hits to all fields. Typically there were 20 or so major scouts watching him at every game and I don’t ever remember Brandon going to right …everything was pulled and I wondered at that time if that would be a problem for him?
One day I was watching him take batting practice and a scout was next to me watching also. Typical old time scout…..brown leatherly neck and knew every one there. I mentioned something about never going to right and he said…."with that kid’s temperment that will not be a problem. "
by SAW HIM FIRST on May 21, 2009 2:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've read all these posts
To Mike Bashers and Brandon Wood saviors:
Before Mike we came in first in our division/whatever 3 times. Never went to the World Series.
Since Mike we won a world series, and have won our division 4 of the last 5 years. Are you guys crazy?
Mike is our Savior. Brandon Wood is not our savior. Hopefully he will be a great player for us.
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on May 21, 2009 3:42 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
BRANDON WOOD IS NOT OUR SAVIOR
Stop smacking around a strawman. He’s just a guy who’s ready to hit for power at the major league level, playing positions where we currently have slap hitters.
And judging Scioscia to be among the best couple of managers in baseball does not preclude pointing out that he’s capable of making lousy decisions, which he is. Unless you think DHing Scott Spiezio or Darin Erstad while Mo Vaughn plays first base is unimpeachable.
by mattwelch on May 21, 2009 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If you want Brandon to hit Home Runs leave him be.
Bring him up and Mickey will have Wood acting like a slap hitter in no time, so he will look like the team player he should be.
by eyespy on May 21, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Waiting for the first B. Wood bunt call with the bags juiced and two out
Witty .sig goes here.
by scareduck on May 21, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The line "DH - Izturis" is particularly cringe inducing by itself
Let alone the .377 SLG percentage
by Big Easy Halofan on May 21, 2009 8:32 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
that's what got me last night
Is there any good reason in the world to DH Izzy? If he insists on putting Maicer in the line up, stick him at short and bench Aybar. Hell, even bench Howie and put him at 2nd. Maicer is 1) a very solid infield glove and 2) a limited hitter with no power. It is such a waste of resources having him DH. Have Napoli or Rivera DH. Was anyone surprised by last nights results after running that pathetic lineup out there?
by dmhead on May 21, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think...
They are showcasing Aybar and keeping Izturis in the line up, because a mid-season trade will happen. Mark my words, Aybar or Izturis will not be an Angel by the end of the year.
RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09
by Jay Cal on May 21, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't get a chance to watch, but
I saw the lineup before I had to do other things, and honestly thought to myself, “I’m not missing anything tonight.”
Keep those hammies limber, boys.
by Rally Manatee on May 22, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the way that the bull pen is pitching,
they might wanna consider bringing Wood in as a setup man just to get some big league experience : )
"Alls we need is a walk, a knock, a bloop, and a blast" - Rex "Wonderdog" Hudler
www.anotherhalovictory.com
by anotherhalovictory.com on May 21, 2009 9:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eight and a third consecutive scoreless innings
The bullpen is going to be fine.
by LA Seitz on May 21, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, I thought you gave up on the season long ago?
by mattwelch on May 21, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure I did too
Don’t worry, I’ll give up on the season at least 12-15 more times this year.
by LA Seitz on May 21, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
That sounds like me. All the HK bashing is going to make me take a break for a couple days here. Too pissed with no outlet, so I just stay enraged.
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on May 21, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you feel that way, imagine how Howie feels. Do you think he wants to be batting 237 and popping out with the bases juiced???
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sosh is too concerned with the 2 hitter
once Vlad comes back, it should be a bit better.
DH Vlad
Nap gets 66% or so playing time, with Mathis always catching Santana.
HK traded/sent down/implodes from sucking too much
Wood up
FigTree 3B
OompaLoompa RF
BuffaloRunner DH
CoolestBlackManOnEarth CF
ItalianStallion C
MoTown 1B
ErectionJoke SS
BatSniffer LF
(G)aybar 2B
Better.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 21, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool MOE T?
CoolestManOnEarth, Torii
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If using the word black is not PC
then yeah, CoolestManOnEarth works too.
Because he is.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just went with my “Kool Moe D” wanna-be thingy.
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 21, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I KNOW WHAT IT IS...I figured it out...
Brandon is not a switch hitter, hence he is relegated to SLC until he figures that out…
Gonna be awhile guys!
Miss you Nick...! RIP
by K3YEROUT on May 21, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the problem isn't in the line up
The Angels offense has been bad for what 4 years now? Players have come and gone, new guys have come up from the minors, or been brought in by free agency, but nothing changes. It’s time to point fingers right at the center of the problem, and that problem is Micky Hatcher. I’m beginning to think that he couldn’t teach Babe Ruth how to hit a home run.
Seriously, Arte needs to finally make Mike bite the bullet and can his buddy Micky, otherwise this is never going to get better.
by Milik the Red on May 22, 2009 2:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Babe Ruth didn't need to be taught
And I’m pretty sure we are not going to hold back any naturals.
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on May 22, 2009 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4th in the league in runs in 2007
And, without Vlad, we’re right in the middle of the pack right now, scoring 5 a game.
by mattwelch on May 22, 2009 5:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've come to the conclusion
Brandon Wood is just going to have to wait his time and let things sort itself out.
Kind of like how Kendry languished in AAA while Kotchman and then Teixeira were with the Angels.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on May 22, 2009 5:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Upon hearing of the "Free Wood" movement, Brandon wept
then healed two lepers, walked across the Great Salt Lake and turned water into Dr Pepper
This bullpen collapses faster than the Austro-Hungarian Empire
by HaloDutch on May 22, 2009 6:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If that was DIET Dr. Pepper, call the DUDE UP NOW!!!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on May 24, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are they concerned about "options?"
I don’t really know how that all works, but if Wood keeps going back and forth, it’ll force us to either add him to the roster or get rid of him right? Maybe that’s part of the reason for holding him back? Somebody straighten me out.
Keep those hammies limber, boys.
by Rally Manatee on May 22, 2009 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Its not three options, its three option years.
Once you move a player once up or down from or to the MLB it uses up that option YEAR. There is no penalty for moving him at all the rest of that year.
All players get three option years. Once you move him past that he has to go through waivers, or give every other team a chance to grab him for free, everytime you send him down from the MLB from then on.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 23, 2009 4:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wood hit his 10th HR today
that WOOD lead the Angels
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34
by Vladd#27 on May 23, 2009 2:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you spelled "would" wr....
O I C WAT U DID THR
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on May 23, 2009 4:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AAA Pitching
Remember, guys, AAA pitching is AAA pitching. Wood presses way too hard when he’s up here, and why wouldn’t he when the WORLD says he’s the SAVIOR of ALL. Be careful or he’s just going to be another Dallas McP.
by ScottD00 on May 24, 2009 7:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nice selective memory
1. Again: NO ONE SAYS HES A SAVIOR. Its just frustrating that Aybar and Izturis are starting ahead of him when its pretty damn bankable that he will out-hit them.
2. Wood only has a handful of ab’s in the majors, and last year he really did start to look more comfortable. How many young hitters hit as soon as they’re called up? Albert Pujols? Get real, dude.
3. Dallas was fine, he just got hurt. He slugged over .400 in his limited playing time, essentially meeting expectations. So unless you mean Wood has a bad back, I don’t get this comparison at all.
by dmhead on May 24, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one says he's a savior
But the Angels’ nation of Wood jock sniffers are treating him as the next great hope and would literally kill someone to see him start in the Major Leagues starting NOW.
However, I don’t think he’s really going to be a legitimate option at shortstop and Figgins is the current third baseman.
A lot of things can still happen between now and 2010. I have faith in Mike Scioscia and the Angels brain trust in the FO to handle the situation of the Angels next great slugger languishing in AAA.
For being knocked for what they are, Aybar and Izturis hold their own, though Aybar sometimes is erratic.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on May 25, 2009 4:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, all of your scouting experience tells you he can't cover SS in the bigs?
Cool, I’m so glad you know what you’re talking about.
Also, I hate it when people say, “have faith” in whatever. That seems like code for, “don’t think for yourself – the others know what they are doing.”
Wood could outhit Aybar or Izzy and play passable SS. He should be in the big leagues, not AAA. He is as ready as he will get. Slugging .750 in AAA is doing him no good. He needs stiffer competition and he needs it now. Every AB in AAA is a wasted AB for Wood.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on May 25, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously it is my Angels
I’m the manager/GM and I make all the decisions for the organization.
How much control do we really have over personnel moves? I can’t be calling Scioscia and yelling over his ear to get Wood up to the Majors, but I do have the confidence that they aren’t burying Wood in the minor leagues just so he can rot.
Maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about, but conventional wisdom says you don’t play guys like Wood at shortstop based on his size alone. A bigger player loses his mobility as he fills out and it really takes a freak like Cal Ripken Jr. and/or the A-Rod to do so.
If you have someone like Wood, he plays third base most of the time. If Wood is going to be a Major Leaguer for the next five years, he’ll likely be a third baseman rather than a shortstop.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on May 25, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it always bothered me about Wood
why is it assumed that he can’t play SS at the MLB level? just because he’s tall and puts up power numbers. i’m just going to assume he’s a very good athlete to begin with for him to even be playing SS. its not like he’s putting on alot of extra weight. only thing he has in common physically to Ripken or Glaus is that there all tall players so naturally we assume he’s going to carry more weight as he gets older and lose range out at SS. just like Glaus was moved over to 3B as he filled out his big body. which is different from Woods. Glaus has more of the big shoulders of a TE while Wood looks like he was more of WR type body. Wood looks like a athletic guy who just has good pop in his bat.
by HALO_86 on May 27, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scioscia and the Angels braintrust can figure it out
Who knows, Wood maybe a good enough athlete i.e. a Ripken type instead of a Glaus to stick at shortstop.
However, conventional baseball wisdom usually implies a guy like Wood does move to third base – yes because he expected to fill out and lose some range as he hits into his prime years [26-28 years old].
I’m sure figuring out where Wood can play hasn’t been unnoticed as far as trying to get his bat into the Major Leagues.
However, in defense of another player, it is a natural fit for the Angels when the organization has a middle infielder like Erick Aybar available to play the position.
Aybar maybe the next Neifi Perez without the Coors Field influence, but as much as Angels fans want to give Wood the benefit of the doubt because he is supposed to the be the next franchise star, there is no patience for someone like Erick Aybar.
That is sort of disheartening, because as an Angels’ fan, I want all homegrown talent to succeed, not just the guys labeled as the gold standard of prospects. Aybar is 24 or 25 years old and has shown flashes of being a quality player.
Why not leave him alone at shortstop and see what the Angels have.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on May 27, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i use to like Aybar
until recently, i think it was against the Dodgers and he failed twice to sac bunt a guy over. i know bunting isn’t easy, but he wasn’t suppose to bunt for a single, he was suppose to lay down a sac bunt i believe. every time he attempted that bunt it looked like he was attempting to bunt single instead of just trying to lay down that sac bunt. so i’m done with him. i understand where your coming from, i want to see our homegrown players succeed but he might have to do that somewhere else where he can start over. if he can’t do the little things right then whats the point of having him as the starting SS.
by HALO_86 on May 28, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because good glove, Batting average heavy
middle infielders that can’t draw a walk are a dime a dozen. Power hitting middle infielders with the potential for 40 HR’s and passable defense are not.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on May 28, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most players' defensive peaks hit a good deal earlier than their offensive peaks.
Around their early to mid-20s. It makes sense if you think about it – baseball players usually some lose speed as they gain the muscle mass needed for more power, and you just get slower as you age, and the UZR-type stats seem to reflect this.
by Decatur on May 30, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you going to do when/if Wood gets 600AB and only hits 220/12HR/60RBI?
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 25, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be thrilled
In is first full year, besides average, the HR and RBI totals are greater than Aybar and Izturis numbers. Plus, you can’t measure experience.
by matt92130 on May 25, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with your post, but to the masses, they will SHIT if replacing Aybar/Izturis leads to similar numbers. There will be a head-hunting party for Brandon Wood.
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 25, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he did that - then at least you KNOW what you have.
The problem with sitting him in AAA is this:
Next spring he will be starting in Anaheim, I think – or on another team, I guess – and if nothing changes between now and then with B-Wood in MLB, you are entering 2010 with a minimal idea about what type of player you have starting for you. Worse still, you have no way to plan for a contingency because now Figgins is leading off for the White Sox and you are one Matt Brown/S-Rod injury away from having zero depth at SS/3B.
So, B-Wood is sucking up the joint next June and Reagins wants to make a change – but NOW he is dealing from weakness and has – by my count – three options: 1) sell low on B-Wood and trade him for something “useful”, 2) trade a couple of GOOD prospects (Conger or Walden or SRod) to get a decent – likely FA – 3rd baseman or 3) go with ANOTHER unproven AAA’er in SRod.
What if Wood could be given 300 to 400 AB’s this year at the expense of Aybar and Izturis? What do you learn? You find out – more definitively – what Wood can do vs. MLB pitching, all the while having an out if he stinks up the joint and is – in reality – a suspect, not a prospect.
This isn’t a hard decision in my mind – but I am a music professor – not a GM – what do I know about personnel decisions…
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by jimmuscomp on May 25, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do I know about diamonds...
Nothing, but seemingly we are not benefiting from Wood by sitting on him. If the plan is to re-sign Figgins then deal Wood now. He has been knocking the cover off the ball in AAA he could certainly add depth to any infield. He has a high value now.
If Wood is in our future SS or 3B lets make it happen sooner than later. If he fails, he fails and we can move on. If he succeeds then the team benefits, really either way.
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by Jay Cal on May 27, 2009 8:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wood vs Figgins
Brandon deserves a shot but he is no trade for chone, if you bring brandon up then put chone at 2nd or somthing.
by AngelsFan2011 on May 27, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If the Angels wait until after June...
to call up Wood, do they save another year of arbitration eligibility? I realize he has already been up a short time this season, but does he have the 3 years service time to qualify for arbitration? If not, that may be the reason he’s still in Salt Lake.
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by WiHaloFan on May 28, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
According to Cot's...
Wood has .116 of a season of service. He’s nowhere near arbitration. He’s barely been in Anaheim.
by George Kaplan on May 28, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three years
Is it three full seasons, or three complete years on the 25-man roster, or just three years having made an appearance in the majors at some point in the season?
I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking.
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by WiHaloFan on May 28, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I wasn't implying he was eligible for arbitration after this season
but rather suggesting that he might be in the minors to delay him becoming eligible a year later than if they brought him up now. Kind of like what the Rays did with Longoria last season and the Orioles were doing to Matt Wieters this year.
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by WiHaloFan on May 28, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is not at risk to become a super two
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on May 28, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he spent most of that time on the 57
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by HaloDutch on May 30, 2009 6:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if that's the reason
but I don’t think the knowledge that this was happening would alarm Reagins.
If the team doesn’t have a slot for Wood, there is no reason to burn up days on the MLB roster and bring him that much closer to his arbitration years. As you noted, this is a game that other teams have been playing (like the Rays with Price as well as Longoria).
Wood barely has any time on the Angels’ roster. Unless a major trade happens—or an injury or complete offensive impaction—he most likely won’t for the remainder of the year.
To my knowledge, it is three years’ worth of games spent on the 25 man roster.
by George Kaplan on May 28, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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