Brandon Wood recalled from Triple-A

by The Congo Hammer on Apr 21, 2009 6:32 PM EDT

From Rotoworld:

"It remains to be seen how the Angels will deploy him, but the power-hitting infielder is a must-add in AL-only leagues and someone to watch closely in deeper mixed leagues. Not only does Wood have 3B and SS eligibility in many formats, but he also possesses legitimate power -- he was hitting .346 with four homers and eight RBI in Triple-A at the time of his callup."

He's been a favorite of mine for a long time, I've stuck with him through the thick and thin, after all the kid is 23, plays good defense at shortstop and hit .296/.375/.595 with 31 HR in 395 Triple A at-bats in 2008, showing a real breakthrough after some stagnation the previous two seasons.

What I want to know is how the Angels plan to use him. Personally I think the Angels would benefit for him trying out at SS and push out Aybar who isn't bringing anything to the table, though with Vlad's injury Wood can always play 3rd and Figgy move to OF. It just drove me crazy in the past how they called up Wood to have him rot on the bench for a lot of time before sending him back down, it's amazing that it hasn't fazed him but I think he really deserves a shot at a full-time role this time around. Thoughts?

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He does deserve a full-time role.

But my respect for the decisions that Scioscia makes with position players is pretty much nothing.

by Andy Seiler on Apr 21, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

Embarrassing

that Maicer Izturis has seen some ab’s at DH for the Angels this year. I’m guessing this is a move to get him some ab’s so they can deal him for a SP at some point. I’d like to see him on the Cubs in exchange for Sean Marshall.

by uwbadger on Apr 21, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

yep

and i’d like to see him on the red sox in exchange for manny delcarmen.

by wily mo on Apr 21, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

ok maybe sean marshall is not enough to give up but the cubs don’t exactly have a lot of trading chips. If Wood is in the doghouse and the Angels are desperate I’d have to think they’d at least be willing to listen.

by uwbadger on Apr 21, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, maybe the Cubs won't be the only team to ruin a prospect only to sell them for 10 cents on the dollar

by thejd44 on Apr 22, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you serious about marshall for izturis?

Why in the world would the cubs trade their 5th starter (making the min) for a MI who they don’t need?

by joltinjoe on Apr 21, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

i think he meant Marshall for Wood

Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.

by doublestix on Apr 21, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Erick Aybar

Is 2-3 tonight, rasiing his average to .265

He is also playing nice defense.

I think he’ll hit close to .300 myself and is among the most underated ballplayers right now. Also worth mentioning is that he has come to the plate 36 times as of this writing. He hardly brings “nothing to the table”

by casejud on Apr 22, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions

He doesn’t walk, he doesn’t hit for power. Even if he hits .300, which I doubt, it would be an extremely empty .300. More likely he hits in the .280 range with absolutely nothing else. That’s “nothing to the table”.

by Lunkwill Fook on Apr 22, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Let me put that in perspective:

He’s slightly better than Rey Ordonez except he’s on a team that can’t hit.

by Lunkwill Fook on Apr 22, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't say "nothing to the table"

That’s a fine utility infielder. That’s what Aybar should be.

by thejd44 on Apr 22, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, then let’s be specific. Erick Aybar is a fine utility infielder. He brings “nothing to the table” as a starter.

by Lunkwill Fook on Apr 22, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Disagree

We’ll see.

I think he can hit .288 with 30 2bs and 10-12 Homers and be basically what Christian Guizman is right now. Thats a top 8-12 big league SS with his leather. He has more pop in his barrel than you know or hes shown thus far- just 650 PA’s, only 25- Hes got skills and time on his side.

by casejud on Apr 23, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions