The Angels seem willing to listen on Mike Napoli, Jeff Mathis and their entire infield, which...

The Angels seem willing to listen on Mike Napoli, Jeff Mathis and their entire infield, which consists of Kendry Morales, Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar and Chone Figgins.
They appear to have interest in young, high-upside pitchers, which could mean they're unsure they'll re-sign John Lackey after the season.

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Interesting how all the comments were about other teams being interested in Napoli.

I am the Iron Man

by 44FAN on Jun 15, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

Out of our entire infield, Naps is definitely going to be the one who will peak everyones interest...

Hits between 250. and 280….bats 20 + homeruns. Makes sense to me.

Also makes sense on why we shouldnt listen to offers involving him.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jun 15, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

The only downsides for us keeping Napoli

He has had a few health issues of the possibly chronic kind.

His defense is league average at best.

He works pitchers fine bit nothing so extraordinary that it makes him indispensable.

If we are going to re-sign Vlad, Napoli is not going to get any DH ABs.

If Conger is even close to living up to the hype we can trade up just before Napster gets truly expensive.

by Rev Halofan on Jun 15, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions

I know small sample size

but right now Conger has a .583 OPS against righties.

Should the Angels trade Naps, Catcher position goes from one of their strengths to one of their biggest weaknesses. Mathis is a great backup, but he already gets too much playing time.

by MH252525 on Jun 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe...

Bobby Wilson has had a pretty decent year for SLC. Who knows how well he could do in The Show.

As for Mathis, yeah…dude needs to learn how to hit.

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jun 15, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions

How can you talk about "chronic injuries"

and not consider the amount of injuries Conger has had without even getting past double A??

Do it for Nick '09

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Jun 15, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions

when I read this. Acuda will not let K-mo go out off the house ( except for baseball of course!), Soth will not trade a fellow Italian groper or his man-crush , no one can touch Desmond, Howie is not done with his season-long commercials, and Eybar looks like the Joker. Peace!

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Jun 15, 2009 5:15 PM PDT reply actions

Any outside observer...

…can see how underappreciated Mikey is here. Dude is one of the better all-around catchers in baseball, and he’s fortunate to steal PT from “Mendoza” Mathis.

by cj1646 on Jun 17, 2009 6:05 AM PDT reply actions