The April 24th, 2015 edition of Los Angeles Angels news including Weaver wants a longer leash, Iannetta discusses framing improvements and much more…
The Story: Jered Weaver wants a longer leash.
The Monkey Says: Well, he should pitch better. He was a little hot about getting pulled with only 93 pitches on Wednesday, but he also staved off a scoring opportunity in just about every inning, so it wasn’t like he was cruising.
The Story: Chris Iannetta talks about his improved framing.
The Monkey Says: He honestly just didn’t know what he was doing wrong, or perhaps more accurately, he needed proof from the numbers that what he was doing was wrong. Chalk one up for advanced metrics.
The Story: Jeff Sullivan takes a look at the improved framing of Chris Iannetta.
The Monkey Says: And the next link will be someone podcasting about Sullivan writing about Iannetta talking about his improved framing. Sullivan does actually point out that one of the adjustments Iannetta made was one he didn’t even talk about.
The Story: Matt Joyce talks about his frustrating season so far.
The Monkey Says: His excuse is that he had some borderline strikes go against him so he started getting more aggressive and took himself out of his approach. OK, Matt. Whatever you say.
The Story: Vinnie Pestano is enjoying baseball again.
The Monkey Says: It sure helps when you recover your fastball and stop getting your brains bashed in, Wednesday night excluded. He still doesn’t look like he’ll be anything more than a righty specialist, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t useful. He just won’t ever be a potential closer like he was when he first broke in with Cleveland.
The Story: Building the perfect MLB manager.
The Monkey Says: Scioscia merits no mention whatsoever, so make of that what you will. Also, check back later for this week’s edition of Second Guessing Scisocia!
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