Angels just traded Vernon Wells to NYY

[gotbeer]

Wow this is big news.  So now who's the goat?

 

 

Depends on the poster.  But Bourjos, Kendrick, Callaspo, Aybar, Pujols, Hamilton, Blanton, Hanson, Wilson, Vargas and Trumbo will be high on the list. Weaver and Trout will also be on the list.  Along with Scioscia and Butcher.  Other than that, maybe one or two other people.

[mancini79]

Wow this is big news.  So now who's the goat?

 

Sosh...it's always Sosh.

[EDinTUSTIN]

I'd be surprised if any players are involved. Calhoun can provide the bench coverage instead of Wells. 

I agree, LT.

[Docwaukee]

I think Butcher becomes the whipping boy if the bullpen loses us some games early on.  To me, Bourjos is the most likely candidate. 

[SCHaloFan]

Wow this is big news. So now who's the goat?

By the end of April it will be DiPoto for, despite being praised for shedding Wells, leaving us vulnerable in the pitching dept

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jky0CmZEY7c

[Agalloch]

I thought this was a joke thread before I clicked it. He would have been a good 4th outfielder BUT knowing Scioscia he would have been more than that. Also, now Calhoun can play!

[Bobster7587]

I would love to see the posts here if this deal falls apart now, and / or he fails his physical

[Angel Oracle]

Boesch fell off the face of the earth in 2012.

[JAHV76]

I hope he does well against the Chowds and Rangers.

[AngelArcher]

Addition by subtraction PLUS money saved??!!!!??

Is there room next to the Jeets statue to raise a JeDi one?

[AZMike]

I would love to see the posts here if this deal falls apart now, and / or he fails his physical

 

It would be pretty epic if the Angels end up backing out of the deal at the last second. Kinda like a role reversal of the Haren for Marmol trade, in which the Cubs backed out at the 11th hour and Cubs fans were super pissed.

[Carlota Gonzalez]

So is it 13 million Saved and minor leaguers? What is the terms?

[Wallerrrr]

we should re-sign Bill Hall!

[Chuck]

So is it 13 million Saved and minor leaguers? What is the terms?

There will be something coming back. How good? I'm not sure.

[Wallerrrr]

There will be something coming back. How good? I'm not sure. doesnt really matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beatlesrule]

This almost makes me forget how bad the Lakers are.  Awesome job Dipoto!!!!

 

[bloodbrother]

So is it 13 million Saved and minor leaguers? What is the terms?

 

No clue on what they are getting back from NY, but multiple people are confirming that the Yanks will be eating $13 million, which is amazing

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

But what I really want to know is how the Wells' acquisition is gonna hurt their chances in free agency

[mancini79]

So is it 13 million Saved and minor leaguers? What is the terms?

 

Yanks are responsible for $13m of the contract. This does not mean the Yanks are paying him $6.5m/yr. Instead they are allocating almost all of the $13m to the 2013 season for luxury tax reasons. This helps the Yanks keep their luxury tax threshold lower for 2014.

[ukyah]

Yanks are responsible for $13m of the contract. This does not mean the Yanks are paying him $6.5m/yr. Instead they are allocating almost all of the $13m to the 2013 season for luxury tax reasons. This helps the Yanks keep their luxury tax threshold lower for 2014.

 

 

i know that information was posted by some national writer, but i think it's incorrect. i believe that the luxury tax is calculated by using average annual salary. this would prevent teams from messing with their tax liabilities. i believe when you see differences in annual avg salary within a player's contract that the purpose is serving the teams payroll projections and not actually luxury tax obligations or threshholds.

[Capital_Dave]

I love this classic example of East Coast Bias in mlb.com's write up:

 

He's exactly the type of player who could find a comfort zone on a contending team. In similar situations, others have been invigorated by the environment and reborn by the lineup. That could be exactly what happened to Ichiro Suzuki after the Yankees acquired him last summer.

 

How long do you think it's going to take the national writers to realize that being traded from the Angels to the Yankees means a likely trade from a first place team to a last place team?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

@Joelsherman1: A few baseball people say Scioscia liked Wells more than #Angels mgment, and trade forces Scioscia to stick with Bourjos in CF even (cont)

[Troll Daddy]

I love this classic example of East Coast Bias in mlb.com's write up:

 

 

How long do you think it's going to take the national writers to realize that being traded from the Angels to the Yankees means a likely trade from a first place team to a last place team?

 

I hear you but the Yankees won their division last season and the Angels might as well have finished last.

 

Let's play ball first before we make assumptions.

[Taylor]

@Joelsherman1: A few baseball people say Scioscia liked Wells more than #Angels mgment, and trade forces Scioscia to stick with Bourjos in CF even (cont)

 

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