Great Jerry Dipoto Quote Tonight

[Chuck]

"Everybody’s waiting for the big move. The goal is to figure out how to get younger, better, more cost-effective, put yourself in a situation where you can sustain winning. It’s not to get a bunch of guys that everybody has heard of all the time and run them out there and let it flame out. We’re trying to find a way to turn a veteran roster into a veteran roster that can compete now with the elements that are young and can continue to sustain moving forward. The heaviest criticism of the Angels over the last 10 years are that we’re getting older, or that we’re in a short window to win. … I think we’re more sustainable than that.”

 

[Ochocinco!]

F*cking majestic quote, just win baby!

Edited December 11, 2014 by Ochocinco!

[bloodbrother]

What a boss

[ukyah]

hard to disagree with that mindset. add in the fact that the angels can sustain a hefty payroll and you've got all the manageability you could hope for.

[Tyler]

Trading Kendrick for Heaney is a big move. So yeah, I guess I have been waiting for that.

[Inside Pitch]

This has been JD's best offseason as a GM.   

[Chuck]

This has been JD's best offseason as a GM.

I agree.

[Ochocinco!]

Can't wait to see what Jerry has up his sleeves for tomorrow

[Agalloch]

Damn right!

[ScottT]

We're waiting for another World Series title.

 

Right?

[ukyah]

This has been JD's best offseason as a GM.   

 

 

i'd think it has to be last year's. for various reasons, the most important being his unbelievable roster building to get us some controllable young pitching, his bullpen rebuild, and position player flexibility. not to be overlooked though and what i think sways it, is the fact that the angels had sucked hard under his tenure up to that point and zero of his FA signings had been even worth a shit. the point being his contract was up and there is no way his job wasn't on the line. 2013 saw him save his job and give birth to a new angels future. today, he's just building on that.

[seenoevil]

War Jerry

[ettin]

"Moving Window of Contention" is a reality. Thanks Jerry!

[QuinlansMinion]

We're waiting for another World Series title.

 

Right?

 

Thats the goal.  Dont listen to anyone who tells you winning the division is enough.

[Redondo]

Like hearing this.

 

Keep the balance of veterans to young players. Also have a deep farm to keep building the roster and move players before they come over paid.

 

Getting these young cost controlled pitchers will help into the future. Now we need to do the same with some bats.

[wopphil]

I wonder how pundits would rank our farm now. The addition of Baldoquin, Heaney, and Tropeano goes a long way toward improving the farm.

[Glen]

I wonder how pundits would rank our farm now. The addition of Baldoquin, Heaney, and Tropeano goes a long way toward improving the farm.

 

 

I imagine they'd still rank it pretty low because...whatever reason they can find.

[Mark68]

I wonder how pundits would rank our farm now. The addition of Baldoquin, Heaney, and Tropeano goes a long way toward improving the farm.

Well, it literally can't be ranked any worse.

[DMVol]

"Everybody’s waiting for the big move.”

After Hamilton and Wells, I've been dreading a big move....

[NrM]

i'd think it has to be last year's. for various reasons, the most important being his unbelievable roster building to get us some controllable young pitching, his bullpen rebuild, and position player flexibility. not to be overlooked though and what i think sways it, is the fact that the angels had sucked hard under his tenure up to that point and zero of his FA signings had been even worth a shit. the point being his contract was up and there is no way his job wasn't on the line. 2013 saw him save his job and give birth to a new angels future. today, he's just building on that.

I think we can now all agree dipoto had little to do with the signing of pujols and hamilton. Those were definitely moves made by arte.

There's no way he would've kept his job if he made the call to sign them.

Glad to see arte and scioscia are letting dipoto actually do his job now.

Edited December 11, 2014 by Poozy

[NrM]

Thats the goal. Dont listen to anyone who tells you winning the division is enough.

trading kendrick also improves our chances in the playoffs.

[DMVol]

I think we can now all agree dipoto had little to do with the signing of pujols and hamilton. Those were definitely moves made by arte.

 

DiPoto:  " It’s not to get a bunch of guys that everybody has heard of all the time and run them out there and let it flame out.”

Yep....pretty sure I know who DiPoto was talking about with this quote....

[Mark68]

"These are not the droids you're looking for..."

[DowningRules]

I like the balance of being the A's and being, well, the Angels.  The all or nothing approach doesn't work.  It didn't work in the '70/'80s with big signings and it hasn't worked with the Hamilton, Pujol moves.  (The goal in MLB is always to win the World Series; it's not enough to get to the playoffs).

 

Dipoto's attitude and strategy is the what the Angels have been lacking for decades.  A version of this has worked well for your SF Giant and SL Cardinal.

[Angel Oracle]

Past two off-seasons >>>>>>>>>>>>> prior two off-seasons.