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Thursday, March 18, 2004Random thoughts:I don't want to be too stathead here, but this is a problem. Here's what Mike Scioscia had to say about Darin Erstad after he hit his first homerun of the spring: "He killed that ball -- it was way out," Scioscia said of the homer off Colorado's Jason Jennings. "But to show you the versatility of Ersty, the next time up it's a hit-and-run and he gets the ball down on the ground and moves the runner over for us." Is he saying that a homerun and a slow roller to short are even in the same realm of productivity? This is right up there with Mickey Hatcher telling Troy Glaus to be more aggressive at the plate. Of course Erstad's offensive woes have nothing to do with coaching and little to do with approach- he just can't hit. Still, I don't think this is the kind of thing the coaching staff should be passing on to the youth. Let's just hope that Kotchman, Mathis, and McPherson just ignore this kind of talk and do what they do. Arron Sele is dropping hints that pitching out of the bullpen is somehow below him. He points out that over the first 11 years of his career he has only made one relief appearance. Well Arron, during the first 11 years of your career you were an effective pitcher- things change. The talk of a trade or release in Sele's future is heating up, and new Angels blogger "Black Hawk Waterloo" over at Chronicles of the Lads (hence forth known as "the Lads") suggests that Tampa Bay is the most likely destination. I would tend to agree, because the Rays are stupid enough to take on $3-4 million for a worthless pitcher, but I would also throw in St. Louis as a strong possibility. The Cards need pitching and can certainly afford to throw a couple million the Angel's way. I would think that if any team offered to pick up $1-2 million on Sele's $8 million contract, Stoneman would have Aaron on the next flight out of John Wayne. |
