The September 18, 2015 edition of Los Angeles Angels news including Jered Weaver likely not facing a suspension for Wednesday’s ejection and Sean Newcomb and Kaleb Cowart earning accolades and more…
The Story: Weaver probably won’t be suspended for throwing at Kyle Seager
MWAH Says: Nor should he be. The whole thing was much ado about nothing and all the subsequent retorts to the press serve only to make the situation look more ridiculous. If Weaver had really intended to harm Seager, he would’ve asked Trevor Gott to throw at him. An 82-mph fastball isn’t going to strike the fear of god into anyone.
The Story: Sean Newcomb and Kaleb Cowart named Angels’ Prospects of the Year
MWAH Says: Not much of a surprise here. Newcomb is a legit top 25 prospect in baseball who happened to pitch circles around just about everyone he came into contact with and Cowart was easily the best of a very bleak position-player pipeline. Taylor Ward deserves a mention on the position player side of things for being way better than anyone on the Internet expected out of the gate, but you can’t put a guy up for an award with only half a year under his belt. It’s bad form.
The Story: Grant Green is back with the team
MWAH Says: The infielder was nursing a sore Achilles for about a week and had been rehabbing in Arizona. Only Grant Green would get back to the team just to watch his playing-time rival have the best game of his career, as Taylor Featherston did Thursday. Dude can’t seem to catch a break. If nothing else, Green should be an upgrade to Ryan Jackson as a back-up option should Featherston go back to his sub-.400 OPS ways.
The Story: The unwritten rules of asking for time incorrectly
MWAH Says: Unwritten law enforcement officer Grant Brisbee is on the case, investigating all sides of Wednesday’s brief kerfuffle between Jered Weaver and Kyle Seager. I won’t spoil the verdict, but I will warn you to avoid the comments.
The Story: Unexpected defensive shift candidates
MWAH Says: Mike Trout headlines the list of players that Chris Mosch notes have been shifted more than we might expect given their overall spray charts. Mike does pull the ball a lot when he hits it on the ground—80% of the time, per Mosch—but the thing is he just doesn’t hit all that many grounders overall (37.1%) so it’s effectiveness is limited.
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