Why not Cespedes?

[seenoevil]

He's gone

[Inside Pitch]

Who is Fowley?

 

If you mean Dexter Fowler, sure, get him. He'd be cheaper than Heyward/Cespedes and that saves money for Price/Greinke/Cueto.

 

However, Fowler will be entering his age 30 season in 2016.

 

He's Fowley to Mike Scioscia....

[Slegnaac]

Puig is 24 and apparently a club house cancer. Sounds like a good fit in my books.

I'd still take him over the outrageous money for the likes of Cepedes or Hayward.

Although, I don't see the Dodgers wanting to trade him. Dodgers will be trading one of their outfielders.

Maybe Pujols could mentor Puig?

[70runner]

Maybe Pujols could mentor Puig?

 

Exc idea.  Teach him to casually stare at the first pitch even if its down broadway, then swing at crap.  Then teach him how to consistently fail with RISP.  

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Cespedes turns 30 this year in US Age and 36 in Dominican years!!!!

 

 

 

LONG TERM ALL THE WAY BAAAAAAAABY!!!!

[QuinlansMinion]

This guy has absolutely no plate discipline.  Pass.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

AO Fowler scares the crude out of me! A career .260 NL hitter who averages 8 bombs a year (this year in Chicago where the Wrigley wind blows he hit 17 a career high) that has had 100+ k's every year with a bump this year to 150 K's....He's been playing in Big expansive outfield parks in Colorado and Houston with its weird dimensions and this year his OBP dropped in Chicago which is a bit smaller yard. I wouldn't mind having him but at 5/75M is Crazy money! He just maxed out at 9.5M for a career high pay day if you offered him an AVG. of 10-12M per 3-4year deal should more than get it done if we were leaning on a Fowler deal and moving him to left and hit leadoff.

 

He also hit 11 of his 17 bombs in Wrigley.....Which the difference of 6 is closer to his career average of 8.....

Edited October 18, 2015 by SlappyUtilityGuy

[ABC]

I think Yo will get 7 years pretty easily.

[tdawg87]

I'd still give him that. **** it.

 

Guess who's money it isn't?

[QuinlansMinion]

I'd still give him that. **** it.

 

Guess who's money it isn't?

Guess who has less money to spend when he blows it on crappy players?

[CaliAngel]

Not a fan of Cespedes' free swinging mentality. Especiallt during his last playoff games where hes basically swinging himself out by going for balls. We have enough of that on the team already.

[tdawg87]

Guess who has less money to spend when he blows it on crappy players?

 

Is it Arte? Did I win?

 

I know Arte operates under some form of "budget", whatever that may be. But if he considers Cespedes to be "the right guy", he's going to get him. And I don't think he's going to blow his wad on one player without concern for the other needs of the team. Arte will spend money this year.

[tdawg87]

Not a fan of Cespedes' free swinging mentality. Especiallt during his last playoff games where hes basically swinging himself out by going for balls. We have enough of that on the team already.

 

We do. But what we don't have enough of is good hitters.

 

He's not going to walk and he's going to K a lot, which is why Cespedes shouldn't just be a one-and-done deal. The Angels need a guy at the top of the lineup who can take walks and get on base.

[Hollyw00d]

Arte will sign cespedes, Bautista, syndergaard and familia this offseason

[Hollyw00d]

And schwarber

[mota_madness]

It's missing a leadoff hitter and another bat in the middle. Go ham and get Zobrist.

1. Zobrist plays everywhere

2. Trout CF

3. Cespedes LF

4. Calhoun RF

5. Pujols 1B

6. Cron DH

7. Aybar SS

8. Perez/Bandy C

9. Giavotella 2B

LOL pujols @ 5 he hit 40HR. people are trippy

[Hollyw00d]

Pujols sucked balls in RISP situations.

He also had a OPS barely above .700 from July til the end of the sesson

[Troll Daddy]

Pujols sucked balls in RISP situations.

He also had a OPS barely above .700 from July til the end of the sesson

You're right ... Calhoun batting 4th is a great idea. This place rocks!

[CaliAngel]

Calhoun deserves priority over Pujols in every regard as far as I'm concerned.

[seenoevil]

Pujols didn't go through atrocious droughts through the season, I would back him more. Every ****ing year with the Angels, he goes through a long stretch where he is an automatic out, makes me sick!

[Blarg]

Calhoun deserves priority over Pujols in every regard as far as I'm concerned.

Oh yeah, Calhoun's .256 batting average and .308 on base percentage just screams moto bat. Edited October 18, 2015 by notti

[70runner]

Oh yeah, Calhoun's .256 batting average and .308 on base percentage just screams moto bat.

 

as does Pujols .237 with RISP and .188 in September when they really needed him

[tdawg87]

Hence, why this team needs another MOTO bat.

[Brent Maguire]

Cespedes scares the crap out of me. He's a good player but he wasn't a great one before this year. Is this season a true breakout year or a fluke year? That's a tough question to answer, especially if his price range is around 150 mil. 

[UndertheHalo]

What if the best option is perhaps Justin Upton ? He can play the field well, can run, and is a legit MOTO bat.  Chris Davis is also that kind of bat, We could stick him at 1b to alternate DH'ing duties with Albert. 

Edited October 18, 2015 by UndertheHalo