Comments on: Not So Fast Out West http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:48:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dbuff http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75661 dbuff Wed, 13 May 2009 07:37:25 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75661 I don't see Lackey or Santana working deep into games for a while after they come back so the Angels will be leaning on their bullpen more than ever. Even if their middle relief improves the fact remains that Shields is simply unreliable at this point and Fuentes has been very shaky. I don’t see Lackey or Santana working deep into games for a while after they come back so the Angels will be leaning on their bullpen more than ever. Even if their middle relief improves the fact remains that Shields is simply unreliable at this point and Fuentes has been very shaky.

]]> By: Nick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75645 Nick Wed, 13 May 2009 02:24:31 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75645 And this year, their pen clearly wasn't as good as it has been in previous seasons. And this year, their pen clearly wasn’t as good as it has been in previous seasons.

]]> By: Nate http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75643 Nate Wed, 13 May 2009 02:10:40 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75643 Only prob with that is that Pythag doesn't take into account a good bullpen. The Angels have constantly outplaying their pythag for years. Only prob with that is that Pythag doesn’t take into account a good bullpen. The Angels have constantly outplaying their pythag for years.

]]> By: Nick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75637 Nick Wed, 13 May 2009 01:19:14 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75637 Only by people who don't know what regression and Pythag record are. Only by people who don’t know what regression and Pythag record are.

]]> By: Dave http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75626 Dave Tue, 12 May 2009 23:48:36 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75626 The part you are missing is that the angels have had a terrible bullpen. Presumably one if not both of the guys replaced end up there and THAT is where the team gains wins. The part you are missing is that the angels have had a terrible bullpen. Presumably one if not both of the guys replaced end up there and THAT is where the team gains wins.

]]> By: Teej http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75605 Teej Tue, 12 May 2009 20:41:02 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75605 At least among the more saber-friendly sites I read, the Angels were considered slight favorites in a bad division. They just aren't good enough to expect them to run away with it, even if all their pitchers were healthy. At least among the more saber-friendly sites I read, the Angels were considered slight favorites in a bad division. They just aren’t good enough to expect them to run away with it, even if all their pitchers were healthy.

]]> By: WonkoTheSane http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75584 WonkoTheSane Tue, 12 May 2009 17:25:07 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75584 I don't think that it was roundly held that the Angels were slight favorites or slight underdogs to the A's. I think they were widely considered to be the favorites, period. I don’t think that it was roundly held that the Angels were slight favorites or slight underdogs to the A’s. I think they were widely considered to be the favorites, period.

]]> By: Trenchtown http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75578 Trenchtown Tue, 12 May 2009 16:25:10 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75578 Replace Juan Rivera who has played as replacement level player or worse the last three years Replace Juan Rivera who has played as replacement level player or worse the last three years

]]> By: Trenchtown http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75573 Trenchtown Tue, 12 May 2009 15:54:30 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75573 "Now, nobody is going to argue that getting Anthony Ortega out of the rotation is going to be beneficial" I would definitely argue that getting Anthony Ortega out of the rotation is going to be beneficial. I think you meant isn't going to be beneficial “Now, nobody is going to argue that getting Anthony Ortega out of the rotation is going to be beneficial”

I would definitely argue that getting Anthony Ortega out of the rotation is going to be beneficial. I think you meant isn’t going to be beneficial

]]> By: t ball http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/not-so-fast-out-west/#comment-75572 t ball Tue, 12 May 2009 15:50:59 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=4831#comment-75572 I don't see Napoli hitting that well all year, though obviously that's not a place you make a change. I agree there is no obvious, easy place to add a bat and I don't really expect them to. I don’t see Napoli hitting that well all year, though obviously that’s not a place you make a change. I agree there is no obvious, easy place to add a bat and I don’t really expect them to.

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