Tigers signing reliever Hanrahan

[fan_since79]

He might have looked good in our bullpen.

 

http://www.freep.com/article/20140502/SPORTS02/305020079/detroit-tigers-joel-hanrahan

 

 

[tdawg87]

Season over.

[Halohappy]

I'll take a wait and see approach.....could be a diamond could be a lump of coal. He have had our share of coal.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Halohappy

[Homebrewer]

Don't need him since Burnett is almost ready.

[MVTrout]

Dipoto didn't even take a look at him, according to reports.

[AngelsFaninGA]

I can sort of understand why we didn't take a look at him, given that the bullpen has looked better lately and that Alvarez and Bedrosian will likely be up later this season. 

[Docwaukee]

the pen needs middle relief help right now.  Bringing him in would accomplish a completely different goal ie help in the pen for a stretch run.  We've been down this road before.  It's gravel, uphill, and our Honda Setback doesn't have GPS

[Blarg]

"...but he's not ready to pitch yet."

 

I am glad Dipoto ignored this opportunity to pay another pitcher to rehab on the Angels dime.

[fan_since79]

Don't need him since Burnett is almost ready.

 

Funny and sad at the same time.

[ukyah]

i've said all along that the angels needed to upgrade the bullpen. i still don't think that hanrahan was the answer for the angels. we need some young guns, diamond in the rough types. i would have passed on hanrahan myself, so i won't hold it against dipoto if he lights it up for the tigers.

[Angel Oracle]

i've said all along that the angels needed to upgrade the bullpen. i still don't think that hanrahan was the answer for the angels. we need some young guns, diamond in the rough types. i would have passed on hanrahan myself, so i won't hold it against dipoto if he lights it up for the tigers.

Like with Frieri two years ago, only this time someone a little more consistent.

Who do we trade though to get that young reliever?

[OregonLAA]

Are people really complaining that we didn't sign ANOTHER GUY coming back from an injury. Also, he walks a ton of batters which everyone hates.

But damn Dipoto for not signing him

[Erstad Grit]

"...but he's not ready to pitch yet."

 

I am glad Dipoto ignored this opportunity to pay another pitcher to rehab on the Angels dime.

 

Absolutely! Let's keep our money going towards washed up Diamondbacks and Rockies where it belongs. Seriously though given our BP a million bucks for a former top closer would have been a good idea imo. 

[ukyah]

Are people really complaining that we didn't sign ANOTHER GUY coming back from an injury. Also, he walks a ton of batters which everyone hates.

But damn Dipoto for not signing him

 

 

this is a little over zealous, because i don't see where anyone is screaming at dipoto for not signing hanrahan. it looks like a pretty clear consensus to me.

[ukyah]

Like with Frieri two years ago, only this time someone a little more consistent.

Who do we trade though to get that young reliever?

 

interesting that you mention frieri because i think dipoto should go back to the well. the padres are last in baseball in nearly all offensive categories, they have plenty of pitching and are in dire need of offensive help. i'd be looking at snatching a major league reliever and a pitching prospect from them. the plus side is that the padres are both cheap and have historically no idea of how to evaluate an offensive player, so dipoto could really talk up some angel guys.

 

you could probably make an impact trade using a guy like green. although i like green; i like pitching more.

[MVTrout]

The overwhelming consensus on Twitter was that the Tigers made a brilliant move and made out like bandits on the deal.

[rageous]

If Frieri can right his ship somehow we can have a decent bullpen.

[ELEVEN]

If Frieri can grow some balls somehow we can have a decent bullpen.

Fixed.

[Blarg]

Absolutely! Let's keep our money going towards washed up Diamondbacks and Rockies where it belongs. Seriously though given our BP a million bucks for a former top closer would have been a good idea imo.

We did that last season and got zero innings out of him. We still have Burnett sucking up coin with no definite timetable. Angels are better off waiting for the trade deadline to pick up a player than waiting to see of another sore arm gets out if rehab by then. Edited May 2, 2014 by Eric Notti

[stevestevens]

i've said all along that the angels needed to upgrade the bullpen.

Hasn't everyone?

[AngelsFaninGA]

The overwhelming consensus on Twitter was that the Tigers made a brilliant move and made out like bandits on the deal.

 

The Tigers could sign Antonio Alfonseca to be their closer right now and it would universally hailed. When you're a playoff team every move you make is brilliant, when you're not, every move is terrible. I remember the reaction when we made the Trumbo trade, every comment I read was about how we were idiots for giving him up. 

Edited May 2, 2014 by AngelsFaninGA

[SoWhat]

I'd love to get Tony Watson from the Pirates. Really solid lefty that can get both lefties and righties out

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/watsoto01.shtml?mobile=false

Edited May 2, 2014 by SoWhat

[Sherlock31]

He had TJ surgery last year, he won't be 100% for another while, so it's wise to not go after this guy.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Sherlock31

[Brent Maguire]

The Tigers could sign Antonio Alfonseca to be their closer right now and it would universally hailed. When you're a playoff team every move you make is brilliant, when you're not, every move is terrible. I remember the reaction when we made the Trumbo trade, every comment I read was about how we were idiots for giving him up. 

That was outside this board right? 

 

I know about 90% of this board loved that trade the second it was made. 

[Inside Pitch]

The Tigers could sign Antonio Alfonseca to be their closer right now and it would universally hailed. When you're a playoff team every move you make is brilliant, when you're not, every move is terrible. I remember the reaction when we made the Trumbo trade, every comment I read was about how we were idiots for giving him up. 

 

Where were these comments?  Beause as far as I could tell nobody on AW.com was able to put their pants on for a good two weeks when that went down.