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FRED HALE SR. · 02-26-2016, 01:48 PM

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Never forget Pujols in '05

El Machina. Still has the highest ops and total percentage of anyone over the last fifteen years. Even has better numbers then Cabrera which is no small feat. I'm hoping hes healthy also, because his power was very welcome in the lineup last year. Dudes a beast when he is on his game.

Paul Smeenus · 02-26-2016, 02:04 PM

What I'm hoping is the M's can figure out the rest of the lineup after Cano/Cruz/Seager, can find a reliable closer & relief pitching. Felix is, well, Felix, if Iwakuma can stay healthy and Taijuan Walker can continue to improve, I'm hoping that maybe the M's can finally see a little post season play. But that's a lot of "ifs", admittedly.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-26-2016, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

What I'm hoping is the M's can figure out the rest of the lineup after Cano/Cruz/Seager, can find a reliable closer & relief pitching. Felix is, well, Felix, if Iwakuma can stay healthy and Taijuan Walker can continue to improve, I'm hoping that maybe the M's can finally see a little post season play. But that's a lot of "ifs", admittedly.

The M's have made strides on paper. I think its really about health with them. Losing Iwakuma last year for a bit didn't help. Their pitching is solid enough, but they could use a bit more offense. I wish the Angels would have went after Cruz, dude is a beast and is an Angels killer.

Pet_Sounds · 02-26-2016, 02:54 PM

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That was incredible final week of the season last year. Trout is a beast, and Trout/Pujols is the scariest 3-4 in baseball, if Albert stays healthy.

I'll take Tulowitzki/Donaldson/Bautista/Encarnacion over any four hitters on the Angels.

Paul Smeenus · 02-26-2016, 03:09 PM

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I'll take Tulowitzki/Donaldson/Bautista/Encarnacion over any four hitters on the Angels.

They're good, I'll give you that. They just ran into the buzzsaw that was the Royals last year. They just would not be denied.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-26-2016, 04:17 PM

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I'll take Tulowitzki/Donaldson/Bautista/Encarnacion over any four hitters on the Angels.

Except he said 3-4 hitters not four hitters. I think Donaldson comes back down to earth this year. Tulowitzki is hot or cold. Encarnacion and Bautista can mash pretty regularly, but i wouldn't be sold on Tulo and Donaldson to repeat last year, just saying. We shall see. The Angels need a breakout year from Kole Calhoun to really compete with the West as everyone seemingly is getting better. I like what Toronto has done, but I still don't see them in the Series.

Paul Smeenus · 02-26-2016, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Except he said 3-4 hitters not four hitters

Correct, I didn't catch that, yes I meant the 3rd and 4th hitters in a lineup, when both are healthy Trout/Pujols is terrifying

FRED HALE SR. · 02-26-2016, 05:49 PM

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Correct, I didn't catch that, yes I meant the 3rd and 4th hitters in a lineup, when both are healthy Trout/Pujols is terrifying

Toronto does have a scary lineup and they mash in Toronto for sure. I think Donaldsons numbers will trend back down. Dude never hit more then 30 hrs or had over a hundred ribbies in a season previously. Tulowitzki always seems to get injured so I think his numbers will trend south as well.

Pet_Sounds · 02-26-2016, 05:55 PM

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Toronto does have a scary lineup and they mash in Toronto for sure. I think Donaldsons numbers will trend back down. Dude never hit more then 30 hrs or had over a hundred ribbies in a season previously. Tulowitzki always seems to get injured so I think his numbers will trend south as well.

Donaldson was playing half his games in Oakland and all of them with a crappy offense. He'll obviously not win MVP again, but if you look at his WAR, last year wasn't as much of a blip on the radar as it appeared.

Paul Smeenus · 03-02-2016, 01:17 PM

1 hour from 1st pitch of 2016 M's vs Padres w00t