The Angels are treading water, but regardless of any changes Scioscia makes throughout the season, they will get better. They are a good team and that will show eventually. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion. In my dream (but very scary) scenario where I am the Angels manager, there are four changes that I would make to the Angels roster.

1. Play Brandon Wood only against left handed pitching: In his career, Brandon Wood has not hit lefties better than righties, but this season, his numbers are slightly better against them. I think it’s time to come to the realization that he is not going to be the player we all want him to be this year. Most of his issues are mental and I think hitting him only against lefties would do a lot for his confidence. We also simply need more production, which means Izturis needs more playing time when he comes back.

2. Make Fernando Rodney the closer…mostly: I’m sorry, I know Scioscia is loyal, but I am so tired of hearing that our bullpen lines up better when Brian Fuentes is good. That is just not true. Our bullpen would line up best if we made Fuentes a left handed specialist. Last season (when he was “good”) lefties hit .239 on Fuentes, and righties hit .261. Against Fernando Rodney last year lefties hit .269 and righties hit .223. Somebody tell me why this has to be one person’s job when the Angels would clearly be better off with a platoon.

3. Give Matsui some rest: I say this knowing that Matsui will play very little in National League ballparks, but the point still remains. Matsui already has 146 AB’s this season, while all last year, he only had 456. Toward the beginning of his career, Matsui had an incredible streak of consecutive games, and he probably thinks that is still possible, but its not. Get some rest!

4. I could use a little more cowbell…I mean Willits: The Angels brand of baseball has slightly diminished this season. We all know that Erick Aybar is capable of stealing bases, but until he learns how to be more consistent, we need a little more Reggie Willits. He would be a nice complement to Aybar batting ninth every now and then. Reggie always put up a good at bat, and can really give teams a lot of trouble while on base.

Don’t worry Scioscia, I won’t be taking your job any time soon.

- Tony C

During the offseason, the Angels let Chone Figgins and his 114 runs, 101 walks and 42 stolen bases head up north to Seattle, leaving 24-year-old Brandon Wood to fill in some big shoes. The Halos were willing to sacrifice speed on the bases for power at the plate. But Wood’s performance thus far at the Big Show has been, in a word…underwhelming. Here are some reasons why they thought it would work out.

Woods started with the Angels program when he was 18, but had his break out year in 2005 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, slugging 43 homeruns in 536 at bats, tallying 115 RBIs at the shortstop position. He earned a spot on the AAA squad in 2007, and finally saw some Major League action, but was only able to collect 5 hits in 33 at bats. He also struck out 12 times. Woods worked his way into 55 games in 2008, but he didn’t do much better. He was able to bring in 13 runners off of 5 home runs, but he could only muster a .200 average with a .224 one-base-percentage.

Collectively, Woods has hit 7 home runs, brought in 19 RBIs. But he’s only earned 7 walks and struck out 74 times in 224 at bats. He’s currently batting .091 in 2010.

I know he’s young, but it’s time to think about making a move. Visit our fan forum and let us know if the Angels should do something about Brandon Wood.

-Kevin H.

As you all know, Roy Halladay is on the market. Roy Halladay! The best pitcher in baseball! It is no secret that the Angels have had their share of problems in the playoffs the last few years. In addition, this year our pitching staff can not seem to stay healthy. With Roy Halladay we would have a rotation that consists of him, John Lackey, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, and Ervin Santana. You tell me who is going to beat that in the playoffs.

You may be thinking that I’m crazy right about now, but I believe this is possible. The Blue Jays are said to be looking for a couple of major league ready players including pitchers, infielders, and some high level prospects. In the Sabathia deal Cleveland got five minor leaguers. I believe we can do better and keep our team intact. The Angels would give up Matt Palmer, Sean O’Sullivan, Brandon Wood, and two decent minor league prospects and in return we get the best pitcher in baseball. Yes we would be losing our best prospect, but there is no room for him on the major league roster anyway. Plus we still have Sean Rodriguez.

I’m tired of having a regular season team. We are ready for another world championship, and I believe Roy Halladay can give that to us.

-Tony C