MLB's official transactions confirm that the Angels have optioned RHP Trevor Bell to AAA Salt Lake in exchange for RHP Michael Kohn. You may know him as the "bullpen savior," but keep your heads screwed on. This time last year, Kohn was pitching in Cedar Rapids, and his walk rate has jumped significantly every time he's been promoted. Still, the 13.6 K/9 in 135 minor league innings is exciting. His minor league stats are here. He's probably not ready, but he's going to be fun to watch.
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Halowood's head asplodes...
Nashdiesel - July 26, 2010
Does that mean it
explodes out his ass?
Epic Dean - July 26, 2010
Nashdiesel - July 26, 2010
Ahh.. That's what that open spot on the 40-man roster
was for.
LAASurfin - July 26, 2010
His BB/9 is not very sexy at all
hauldog - July 26, 2010
5.5
hauldog - July 26, 2010
That's Angels baseball!
Rally Manatee - July 26, 2010
True. He'll fit right in
hauldog - July 26, 2010
Scioscia likes to start his rookies in mop up roles
Let’s hope he’s not needed for a week or so. Unless he’s finishing up a 10-2 Halo victory.
RallyMonkey5 - July 26, 2010
Where's William Shatner when you need him....
KOHN!!!!!!!!!!!
halofolife - July 26, 2010
so are we calling him the wrath of….
angelsfan7 - July 26, 2010
Not bad at all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXNqEURmKtA
Suboptimal - July 26, 2010
Fan Since 1981 - July 26, 2010
http://www.khaaan.com
red floyd - July 27, 2010
If Kohn struggles at first, do we get a "Michael Kohn Transformation Thread"?
~MMP~ - July 26, 2010
We better
ryanfea - July 26, 2010
Bell down..
So there’s no fifth starter at the moment. Skip that starter slot next time it comes around and then… The next episode of the Kazmir Chronicles.
LAASurfin - July 26, 2010
with days off 4 starters will work for a couple weeks.
so they say.
angelsfan7 - July 26, 2010
Kohn, Kohn, hmmmm...nope, don't think I've read about him here
Is he some sort of well-kept secret? Why hasn’t anyone posted anything about him before?
George Kaplan - July 26, 2010
Wait, so who the fuck in our fifth starter?
TOO MANY ROSTER MOVES! I DONT KNOW MY TEAM ANYMORE!!!!!
okay, that might have been a bit of an overreaction but seriously, whose the fifth? Isn’t Kaz still not ready to pitch.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - July 26, 2010
I'm guessing no one for now, with the off days we don't need one until like August 7th
~MMP~ - July 26, 2010
Good, rational move.
Now, if we would just trade Matsui for a couple fringe prospects to a contending team that needs a left-handed power bat off the bench, and call up Bourjos, we could have some fun.
I want to see athleticism in the outfield. Until then, the games are still tough to watch.
Turks Teeth - July 26, 2010
Agreed
rghan - July 26, 2010
KOHN was
decidedly NOT fun to watch
Rev Halofan - July 27, 2010
True
Control was awful and his best fastball was about 93. After all the hype, my reaction to seeing him was “That’s it?”
RallyMonkey5 - July 27, 2010
Didn't quite scream "future closer"
He looked more or less like a lot of our young relievers of late: smallish, right-handed, decent but erratic fastball, and no real breaking pitch. He is young, so I guess we should just chock this up to getting his feet wet.
dmhead - July 27, 2010
so to put it this way
he’s the right handed version of Fuentes
phoenix15 - July 27, 2010
He got up to 95...
and he changes speeds nicely going from that fastball down to the low 80’s on his off-speed pitch.
But yeah the results were not wonderful.
Nashdiesel - July 27, 2010
Watching this team lately is the sole reason I have a spastic colon.
The fact that I’m 41 and eat like a Himalayan mountain goat is only coincidental.
Any little (or big) move this team makes that I try and hang my hat on and turn into a positive this season blows up and leaves warts behind.
I cannot recall any Angel team in recent memory that seemingly had less heart and fire. We’ve had some real shitty teams but at least they scrapped and you never felt so disgusted after a loss.
Give me the Erstys and Ecks and I’ll watch us go 0-for-X the rest of the season in perfect bliss.
Bah!
RedFog - July 27, 2010
Isn't he Bart's less-famous brother?
George Kaplan - July 27, 2010
Looked more off-balance than Frankie Rodriguez...
I swore that dude was going to be eating dirt shortly after releasing the ball.
Downing Rules - July 27, 2010
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