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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Culberson made rangers opening day roster
    I mean...Culberson was massively overrated by the ignorant masses in the fan base, but is there anyone who wouldn’t take him over just about our entire bench right now?

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    Angels signed Steve Cishek to a one-year, $1 million deal after the Astros cut him. He was terrible for the White Sox last year, but I've always really liked him and he's been an effective reliever for a decade or so. Thought he might make sense for us as a late Spring Training option. Someone to keep an eye on if the Angels fall out of contention, maybe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    I mean...Culberson was massively overrated by the ignorant masses in the fan base, but is there anyone who wouldn’t take him over just about our entire bench right now?
    Man i hate to be that "LOL, right ?" poster but....

    LOL, RIGHT?!?!?
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    Random thought that hasn’t been mentioned but do you think the reason we haven’t extended Freddie yet is due to Pandas food bill?
    Get off my lawn!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanforlife88 View Post
    Random thought that hasn’t been mentioned but do you think the reason we haven’t extended Freddie yet is due to Pandas food bill?
    Ozuna is in charge of Freddie's extension. And Ozuna is friends with PANDA. Do the math. Friends don't let friends go hungry.
    "I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."

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    Would like to see us sign Odor to a minor league contract. I know we had interest in him in the past. I like him more than Kipnis at this point. Still young enough that he could be of some value. Wouldd also give Acuna a fellow countryman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    Would like to see us sign Odor to a minor league contract. I know we had interest in him in the past. I like him more than Kipnis at this point. Still young enough that he could be of some value. Wouldd also give Acuna a fellow countryman.
    Panda is a fellow countryman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Panda is a fellow countryman.
    do we really want to keep filling our team with more Venezuelan commies?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    Would like to see us sign Odor to a minor league contract. I know we had interest in him in the past. I like him more than Kipnis at this point. Still young enough that he could be of some value. Wouldd also give Acuna a fellow countryman.
    He's younger, but Kipnis has clearly been the better overall player in the past 5 years.

    Odor:
    2016: 2.5 fWAR
    2017: -1.4 fWAR
    2018: 2.4 fWAR
    2019: 0.3 fWAR
    2020: -0.3 fWAR
    Total: 3.5 fWAR

    Kipnis:
    2016: 4.7 fWAR
    2017: 0.5 fWAR
    2018: 2.2 fWAR
    2019: 1.1 fWAR
    2020: 0.6 fWAR
    Total: 9.1 fWAR

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    Sandoval may be just a bench bat at this point, but he is a decent option for that role.

    2019/2020 xwOBA vs RHP: .320
    2019/2020 xwOBA vs LHP: .343

    That's an average hitter vs RHP and an above average hitter vs LHP. As long as he gets a high leverage PH PA per game, he can be a nice bench piece. Ender will be terrible as a PHer, Jackson won't be used since he's the other catcher, and Arianza is just a worse hitter all around, so Panda should be getting the PH PA that matters in almost every game.

    It's a pretty limited bench, but the good news is it should be easy for Snit to manage...is the pitcher coming to bat with a runner on base after the 5th? Yes = use Panda. No = use someone else. What they really lack is that LHH masher that can make an impact vs RHP. That's who Kipnis and/or Lamb was supposed to be when they were picked off the scrap heap.
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    The good news is that finding bench help closer to the deadline shouldn’t be too hard. For now it’s clearly our weakness.

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