Gio Urshela
Reviewing the First Six Games of the Angels’ Season
We are four games into the Angels’ season, and there have been many highs and a few lows as well. The Angels are 4-2 and are headed home for their first homestand of the season. They are tied for the lead in the American League West with the Rangers. Game 1: 2-1 Loss to the […]
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Angels Thoughts and Musings after week 2 of Spring Training
We are through 10 spring training games (counting one split-squad game), and the Angels are 5-4-1. Ohtani is now with Team Japan hitting bombs in the leadup to the WBC, and eight or nine Angels will be leaving Spring Training soon for their respective WBC rosters, but let’s take a peek at where we are […]
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Angels Training Camp Premonitions
In less than two weeks, the Angels are headed to Tempe, Arizona, to begin their 2023 Spring Training. I’m writing my opinions and projections that the Angels’ lineup will look something like this: The Angels’ bench depth by position will be as follows: David Fletcher (2B/SS), Mickey Moniak (OF), Gio Urshela (1B/3B), Brett Phillips (OF), […]
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The Yankees’ Chase for Improvement
Did the Yankees do enough to close the gap? The 2022 American League Championship Series was over in four games. The eventual World Series champions, the Houston Astros, swept the New York Yankees. It was a pathetic performance by the Yankees, who only managed to score nine combined runs in the series, with over half […]
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The Angels Well is getting full
When Perry Minasian was hired as the Angels’ GM, there were many issues. Their major league roster was a grab bag of a couple of stars, a handful of hopeful solid major leaguers, and way too many “we are treading water” players, at best, and their minor league system was drier than the Arizona Desert. […]
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Angels Off-Season Transactions look Promising for 2023
The Angels make a splash every offseason and then battle to reach or stay above .500 by April. There is no question the Angels have talent; however, when it comes to depth and pitching, it is the same old narrative. After the 2022 season, the Angels are looking to forget the disastrous season and hopefully […]
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Is this finally the year for the Angels?
After some trades and free-agent pickups, the Angels seem to finally have what they have been missing to make a playoff run. That one thing is major league depth. Angels finally have the depth to back up Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. The problem last year was the Angels’ ability to have major-league talent if […]
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