I'd just point out for Sam that Sam Bachman's injury issues go back to college. Him pitching 59 innings in college and an addition 14(across 5 starts) in High-A after being drafted wasn't really looked on weirdly by anyone, it was fairly normal. It's different from a Chase Burns(100 IP this year, 72, 80 the previous 2) and Hagen Smith with 84(71 and 77 before) being drafted and told to pitch more. Generally pushing college arms a bit more in the minors once you draft them isn't really looked on strangely unless it's like Paul Skenes who had 122 and then got drafted. Bachmans had injuries for a long time. Though him getting shoulder surgery and then hitting 99 as a SP(didn't do that in 2022 as a SP, only had done it in college and his 2021 minors time) in some sick scenario means maybe he's finally good. But either way, his injuries really can't be put on him throwing 14 innings in High-A after being drafted. College pitchers usually pitch after being drafted
I mean Ron Washington generally makes the wrong move on paper. Opposing TV feeds have caught him screaming at players during games. A lot of the game seems to have passed him by. He might be okay as a coach but him as a Manager seems really weird.
This was a good insight. For some reason the angels have some sort of cult thinking around them that they are some sort of young, up and coming team. I really don't get it.
Sam Blum isn’t taken seriously by ownership or fans, for a good reason. It’s ok to be critical of a team, that’s a good thing. Blum legitimately dislikes the franchise in a palpable way, he lacks tact or baseball intelligence. He wants to create a narrative that is divisive because it generates news. It’s a pathetic schtick. And again, there’s honor in critique, but Blum isn’t that guy. He’s honestly just a hater that plays a victim.
Don’t care what reporters ownership takes seriously, they deserve criticism and Sam does do that to his credit, but I am not really into Sam. He’s good on the business aspect stuff but his actual writing on baseball is fairly mediocre and his overall knowledge of baseball seems average at best
