Official 2015-2016 Hot Stove Thread

[Docwaukee]

Alden GonzalezVerified account‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Angels are still open to bringing back David Murphy, who could form a platoon in LF with a RH power hitter. Fallback to not signing big FA.

 

 

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[DMVol]

Cincinnati heavily shopping Todd Frazier

They want prospects that are close to big league ready....that rules us out....

[GrittyVeterans]

 

Alden GonzalezVerified account‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Angels are still open to bringing back David Murphy, who could form a platoon in LF with a RH power hitter. Fallback to not signing big FA.

 

 

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lol...get ready for more mediocrity in Trout's prime years if that happens. What a waste of an inner circle hall of fame player if that happens

Edited December 9, 2015 by GrittyVeterans

[tdawg87]

 

Alden GonzalezVerified account‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Angels are still open to bringing back David Murphy, who could form a platoon in LF with a RH power hitter. Fallback to not signing big FA.

 

 

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What "RH power hitter"?

[Turd Ferguson]

 

Alden GonzalezVerified account‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Angels are still open to bringing back David Murphy, who could form a platoon in LF with a RH power hitter. Fallback to not signing big FA.

 

 

ug

 

 

Given the composition of this year's FA class and some of the upcoming ones, and given the sorry state of the farm, this would be an epic fail.

[Turd Ferguson]

What "RH power hitter"?

 

Lol, exactly. 

[nate]

Why platoon a LH slappy hitter with a RH power hitter?  So we can have a power hitter play 1/3 of the games?

[beatlesrule]

Why platoon a LH slappy hitter with a RH power hitter?  So we can have a power hitter play 1/3 of the games?

 

I'm sure this is just so teams don't think the Angels are desperate and will pay anything to sign an OF.

[tdawg87]

 

Alden GonzalezVerified account‏@Alden_Gonzalez

Angels are still open to bringing back David Murphy, who could form a platoon in LF with a RH power hitter. Fallback to not signing big FA.

 

 

ug

 

 

I can actually hear Sosh's boner

[totdprods]

Like Johnny Gomes? Venable?

Oh! Mike Napoli plays OF now!

[Biergott]

Reading this page of this thread, is incredibly deflating and disappointing.  Vurp.

[Jay]

Reading this page of this thread, is incredibly deflating and disappointing.  Vurp.

 

but not surprising

[bloodbrother]

Marc Topkin ‏@TBTimes_Rays

And FWIW, hearing #Cubs, who need CF, could be big players for free agent Jason Heyward

 

fun times for Cubs fans

[tdawg87]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 4m4 minutes ago

Hearing #Angels owner Arte Moreno really waffling on whether to take payroll past $189-million luxury tax threshold.

 

lol

[martinpa25]

Moreno "waffling" about payroll?? Wtf man..you'd think this has been discussed before and agreed upon...this is piasing me off..we have nothing in value to upgrade at the positions in need..they need to spend or we're screwed

[laagamer]

This team isn't going ****ing anywhere next year.

[GrittyVeterans]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 4m4 minutes ago

Hearing #Angels owner Arte Moreno really waffling on whether to take payroll past $189-million luxury tax threshold.

 

lol

 

He's really being a tight ass it seems like. We've got Wilson and Weaver coming off the books after the season which is going to free up like 38 million. Why not just pay the luxury tax for one year, be a good team, then scale back next year?

 

He shot his wad on the wrong players, and now he's afraid to spend on team needs. That's embarrassing ownership

[beatlesrule]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 4m4 minutes ago

Hearing #Angels owner Arte Moreno really waffling on whether to take payroll past $189-million luxury tax threshold.

 

lol

 

Fact is, he owns the team and it's just his play thing.  Dude is richer than all of this board will ever be combined.  If he doesn't want to go over 189, he doesn't have to.  We are at his mercy.

[Turd Ferguson]

While he's waffling, the options for improving the team are dwindling. He should at least make up his mind so we have a clear direction.

[tdawg87]

It's his money, and I get why he'd be reluctant. But this is a guy who apparently said the tax threshold isn't a "line in the sand". So why is he apparently so afraid to cross it? Do it now when the team has a desperate need and the FA's available for the biggest position of need are as deep as it gets.

[Turd Ferguson]

Free agent class next season:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/03/2016-17-mlb-free-agents.html

 

He shouldn't be spending much money next season. Now's the time.

[Inside Pitch]

This team isn't going ****ing anywhere next year.

 

Its okay -- the much improved farm system will save the day.  

[tomsred]

The only thing I don't like about all of this is that you can't keep giving your GM conflicting directions, he has to precisely know his budget constraints and implement the best possible plan with those limitations.  You can't jerk him around from time to time about this, if that is indeed what he is doing.

[Docwaukee]

It's his money, and I get why he'd be reluctant. But this is a guy who apparently said the tax threshold isn't a "line in the sand". So why is he apparently so afraid to cross it? Do it now when the team has a desperate need and the FA's available for the biggest position of need are as deep as it gets.

Because he has free agent PTSD.  He's already gonna pay another 60 mil for a guy to play for someone else.  If you add another bust to that, you are paying 50-60 per season to crappy LF production.  I can see why he wouldn't want to do it.  

[tdawg87]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 5m5 minutes ago

The Angels had lots of discussions about Chase Utley, Neil Walker and, to a lesser extent, Ben Zobrist. Point being: They'd like a LHH 2B.

 

Asdrubal Cabrera is the only viable option left in that regard.