02-18-2025, 04:42 AM
Since he's not forced to defend David Bell's shitty managing, Nick Krall doesn't seem so clueless anymore. I give his off-season a B+/A-.
I'm of the belief that . . .
. . . Gavin Lux will be an upgrade over India even though India's career average of .253 is one point higher than Lux. I think that the comparison of their offensive production will be the main measure of this exchange even though they were involved in two different trades. Defensive comparisons is a pure mystery as India has a .978 career fielding percentage and Lux has a .974 total percentage with a .976 at 2B. India led MLB in errors as a Rookie with 15, led the NL in 2023 with 9, yet only had 4 last season in 132 starts. Lux had 9 in 2024 in 117 starts(138 games at 2B) and had 9 in 2022 in only 93 starts(missed 2023).
. . . Brady Singer is an excellent addition to an already damn good rotation, but they're still very young. Wade Miley will be a great unofficial assistant coach.
. . . Taylor Rogers will be in a contract year and only cost them Braxton Roxby, whoever that is.
. . . Scott Barlow pretty much clinches that the bullpen will be solid coming out of Arizona . . . how they go from there depends on themselves and Francona's usage.
. . . Jose Trevino can't be any worse than Maile. He's a career .236 average while Maile is .208. Plus there is something about playing for a team that traded FOR you. I'm hoping he and Stephenson can stay healthy all season. Good luck to Cruz. He was very up and down in his time here.
. . . Austin Hays is pretty much the exact type of player they were going to get in FA. Best case scenario, he earns a big contract somewhere else by rebounding after an off year and Hinds replaces him. 395 games in LF, 137 games in RF but only 8 games in right in the last two seasons where he's primarily been in LF.
. . . Sitting pat and not overspending in FA or on a trade for an outfielder was a great strategy, which is why I love the Hays deal. The newer playoff format has too many teams and fanbases that consider themselves still in it, so there are fewer players available for trades. That's why I knew that Taylor Ward was never available. There is no way that Mike Trout would want to be there if they traded away one of his friends and one of the very few Angels that can actually play at an MLB level.
I'm of the belief that . . .
. . . Gavin Lux will be an upgrade over India even though India's career average of .253 is one point higher than Lux. I think that the comparison of their offensive production will be the main measure of this exchange even though they were involved in two different trades. Defensive comparisons is a pure mystery as India has a .978 career fielding percentage and Lux has a .974 total percentage with a .976 at 2B. India led MLB in errors as a Rookie with 15, led the NL in 2023 with 9, yet only had 4 last season in 132 starts. Lux had 9 in 2024 in 117 starts(138 games at 2B) and had 9 in 2022 in only 93 starts(missed 2023).
. . . Brady Singer is an excellent addition to an already damn good rotation, but they're still very young. Wade Miley will be a great unofficial assistant coach.
. . . Taylor Rogers will be in a contract year and only cost them Braxton Roxby, whoever that is.
. . . Scott Barlow pretty much clinches that the bullpen will be solid coming out of Arizona . . . how they go from there depends on themselves and Francona's usage.
. . . Jose Trevino can't be any worse than Maile. He's a career .236 average while Maile is .208. Plus there is something about playing for a team that traded FOR you. I'm hoping he and Stephenson can stay healthy all season. Good luck to Cruz. He was very up and down in his time here.
. . . Austin Hays is pretty much the exact type of player they were going to get in FA. Best case scenario, he earns a big contract somewhere else by rebounding after an off year and Hinds replaces him. 395 games in LF, 137 games in RF but only 8 games in right in the last two seasons where he's primarily been in LF.
. . . Sitting pat and not overspending in FA or on a trade for an outfielder was a great strategy, which is why I love the Hays deal. The newer playoff format has too many teams and fanbases that consider themselves still in it, so there are fewer players available for trades. That's why I knew that Taylor Ward was never available. There is no way that Mike Trout would want to be there if they traded away one of his friends and one of the very few Angels that can actually play at an MLB level.
Only users lose drugs.
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