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15Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Playoff Roster

Angels

The Playoffs are looming for the Angels who now have a magic number of 4 going into a 4-game series at home with the Mariners. The question is, which 25 will Scioscia take with him into the playoffs? Angels 40 Man Roster: Catchers Infield Outfield Starters Relievers John Buck Erick Aybar Brennan Boesch Jered Weaver Cam Bedrosian Hank Conger Gordon Beckham Kole Calhoun CJ Wilson Jairo Diaz Chris Iannetta CJ Cron Tony Campana Matt Shoemaker Jason Grilli David Freese Collin Cowgill Hector Santiago Yoslan Herrera Luis Jimenez Grant Green Kevin Jepsen Howie Kendrick Josh Hamilton Wade LeBlanc John McDonald Efren Navarro Mike Morin Shawn O'Malley Mike Trout Vinnie Pestano Albert Pujols Cory Rasmus Michael Roth Drew Rucinski Fernando Salas Joe Smith Huston Street Joe Thatcher Let's start with the…

15Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

9/18 Angels Rankings – Position Players

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My rankings include the entire 40 man roster . These rankings were compiled with the help of MLB stats, FanGraphs, misc. data, personal opinion, and some fairy dust I found hidden in Shoemaker's beard. The Angels offense absolutely exploded last week. Some incredible run production! Updates to List: None Rank Player Last Week Change High Low Comments 1 Mike Trout 1 - 1 6 Amazing week for Trout with 2 Hr, 2 triples, 2 doubles, 10 runs scored and an insane 1.411 OPS 2 Albert Pujols 2 - 2 3 Continuing his good season and nearly hit for the cycle. That's right - Pujols hit a triple! 3 Howie Kendrick 3 - 3 6 On fire with a .429 average and a home run 4 Kole Calhoun 5 +1 2…

15Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

9/18 Angels Rankings – Pitchers

Angels, pitching, Rankings

My rankings include the entire 40 man roster - not just the active 25 man. These rankings were compiled with the help of MLB stats, FanGraphs, misc. data, personal opinion, and some fairy dust I found hidden in Shoemaker's beard. An asterisk* means the player was not on the active roster at the time of this posting. Updates to List: Joe Thatcher was removed from the DL Added Jairo Diaz Rank Player Last Week Change High Low Comments 1 Jered Weaver 1 - 1 5 Weaver was an ace last week and was in top of his career form against the Astros on Saturday when he struck out 12 over 7 innings. 2 Joe Smith 2 - 2 4 Perfect in 2 innings pitched 3 Huston Street 3 - 1…

11Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Magic Number Update

Baseball

Magic numbers are starting to change rapidly - at least for a few teams. Let's take a look at how things are shaping up going into the weekend. Magic Numbers of Division Leaders: Baltimore Orioles = 8 (17 games to play) Kansas City Royals = 17 (18 games to play) Los Angeles Angels = 9 (17 games to play) Washington Nationals = 10 (18 games to play) St. Louis Cardinals = 14 (16 games to play) Los Angels Dodgers = 14 (16 games to play) There are three teams that are close to locking in their division championship and may do so sometime in the next week: Orioles, Angels, Nationals. Of course anything is possible but the Orioles could go 8-9 the rest of the season while Toronto goes on…

11Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Shoebacca!

Angels, pitching

Matt Shoemaker, aka Shoebacca, just locked down the most wins ever by an Angels Wookie rookie at 15. Shoemaker is the dude that went un-drafted and ended up being scouted out of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League by the Los Angeles Angels. At 27 years old, Shoemaker is a rookie and only making league minimum despite a run at a Cy Young award (especially if you look at post All Star stats) and a run at rookie of the year were it not for the likes of Jose Abreu, and all the while only making league minimum. Talk about a bargain! Shoemaker has been playing in the minors since 2008 with average numbers. His minors career ERA is 4.52, WHIP 1.356, 7.4 SO/9, 2 shutouts, and a 50-40 record. Shoemaker made…

10Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Best AL Rookie Pitcher?

Baseball, pitching

Today we'll start looking at some rookie of the year prospects. There is no such thing as "pitcher rookie of the year" - anymore. But there have been some very notable rookie performance so far this year. I'm going to only look at starters in this case with a minimum 100 innings pitched. American League (top 4-5 per stat): Most Wins: 1. Matt Shoemaker, LAA, 14 2. Masahiro Tanaka, NYY, 12 3. Yordano Ventura, KC, 12 4. Odorizzi, Elias, Stroman, 10 ERA: 1. Masahiro Tanaka, NYY, 2.51 2. Collin McHugh, HOU, 2.79 3. Yordano Ventura, KC, 3.25 3. Matt Shoemaker, LAA, 3.25 WHIP 1. Masahiro Tanaka, NYY, 1.01 2. Collin McHugh, HOU, 1.04 3. Matt Shoemaker, LAA, 1.10 4. Marcus Stroman, TOR, 1.16 K/9 1. Masahiro Tanaka, NYY, 10.1 2.…

08Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Hot and Not

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Today we are going to look at the playoff contenders that are hot - and those that are not. September is the time to go on a hot streak and it certainly is not the time to get cold. It's make or break time for about 13-15 teams and only 10 of them are heading to the playoffs (with only 6 avoiding that dreaded one game wildcard matchup). Hot: Los Angeles Angels The Angels are riding a 5 game win streak where they have scored 34 runs on 70 hits. They absolutely blasted the Twins on Sunday on their way to a sweep and made the Indians wish on Monday that their rain out makeup game never happened. Before their two loses to Houston, they also swept the Oakland Athletics…

08Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Angels on 5 game Hit/Run Barrage

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After dropping two games to Houston and scoring only 4 runs, The Angels offense boarded a freight train and scored 34 runs on 70 hits over their last 5 games. During those games, the Angels have hit 3 triples, 14 doubles and 7 home runs. Kendrick and Pujols have led the way going 13 for 23 and 10 for 23 respectively. Keep pouring it on Angels!

08Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Angels Power Rankings – Pitchers – September 8th

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My rankings include the entire 40 man roster - not just the active 25 man. These rankings were compiled with the help of MLB stats, FanGraphs, misc. data, personal opinion, and some fairy dust I found hidden in Shoemaker's beard. An asterisk* means the player was not on the active roster at the time of this posting. Updates to List: Drew Rucinski and Jose Alveraz are no longer on the 40 man roster Joe Thatcher is on a rebab assignment Jairo Diaz was purchased from the minors Rank Player Last Week Change High Low Comments 1 Jered Weaver 3 +2 1 5 He ended up with a loss last week but it wasn't his fault. Weave pitched a great game and only gave up 2 runs. 2 Joe Smith…

08Sep 2014 by Jessica DeLine

Angels Power Rankings – Position Players – September 8th

Angels, Rankings

My rankings include the entire 40 man roster - not just the active 25 man. These rankings were compiled with the help of MLB stats, FanGraphs, misc. data, personal opinion, and some fairy dust I found hidden in Shoemaker's beard. Everyone chipped in last week as the Angels had a different hero just about every game. Teamwork! Updates to List: Ryan Wheeler was removed from the 40 man roster. Moved everyone up 1 spot from O'Malley on down with the removal of Wheeler Rank Player Last Week Change High Low Comments 1 Mike Trout 1 - 1 6 Another homerun, stolen base and .286. A decent week for anyone else but a let down for some Trout fans. 2 Albert Pujols 3 +1 2 3 7 for 26 last week…