Official 2015-2016 Hot Stove Thread

[Ohtaniland]

 

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick

#Brewers, #Angels, #Rangers have kicked the tires on free agent OF Austin Jackson. #Cubs could be a fit for the right price.

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Eppler has been pretty busy this offseason.

 

[Hollyw00d]

There were zero expectations heading into the Angels 2002 season. If you ask most baseball experts and even Giants fans if they had the warm and fuzzies about the club's outlook heading into the last three world series they've won, all of their answers were a resounding NO.

Chuck you're reaching

[Troll Daddy]

Dipoto left a mess for the new GM. I think we're on the right track now. Those of you who want instant gratification need to find a corner and take care of business.

[nando714]

Chuck you're reaching

I stopped reading at 2002 myself

[wopphil]

Dipoto left a mess for the new GM. I think we're on the right track now. Those of you who want instant gratification need to find a corner and take care of business.

Disagree. He left an organization deep in starting pitching, the most valuable commodity in baseball. And he probably could have pulled off some trades that would have helped the offense and kept us within Arte's budget, something Eppler hasn't been able to do yet.

[Turd Ferguson]

Cespedes and Mets discussing a 3 year deal with opt out after year 1. So let me get this straight: we can't afford him but THIS TEAM can?

[tdawg87]

The company line is already being toed. 2002 has already been mentioned. It is officially another year of Angels Baseball!

[Angel Oracle]

Arte "Rip VanWinkle" Moreno

Sleeping on his yacht while the Halos franchise struggles this off-season

Edited January 22, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[VariousCrap]

If Cespedes is open to a three year deal with an opt out after the first year, how the hell do the Angels not get in on that???

[Hollyw00d]

Arte driving his yacht

[Turd Ferguson]

I've accepted the fact that we are going to be a 75-81 win team in 2016

If I'm trout I ask for a trade. Prime years are wasting away very fast. No way arte does trade him bc when he sees trout he sees dollar signs

 

I hear our proprietary metrics have us at 97 wins though.

[tdawg87]

If you factor in the team's IF and mAY-B projections, we're easily a 92-95 win team.

 

You guys are just debbie downers.

[Troll Daddy]

If Cespedes is open to a three year deal with an opt out after the first year, how the hell do the Angels not get in on that???

We wants to play for the Mets. He also prefers a long term deal. Nats already have a 5 year deal on the table.

[Hollyw00d]

Dont forget our caWARce and UZDisar

[zenmaster]

If every player we signed who has been crappy the last few years has a "return to average" year like Eppler or whomever said then maybe we can sneak in as a wildcard team and play 1 more game than we did last year. We aim high in our goals. 

 

On the flipside, if these guys who have sucked continue to suck we are winning about 70 games.

[Homebrewer]

If you look at last year, and the AL West competition...Texas struggled until they got healthy and took off late in the season, and Houston dominated until they slowed late in the season.

Both those teams have improved in the off season. The Angels added a classy SS, but failed to address the leadoff role AND the weak platoon in LF.

I expect the Angels starting pitching to be improved with the addition/return of Skaggs, but the pen looks mediocre and highly suspect to me.

I think the Halos will compete through the first half, finishing the season behind both the teams from Texas, and possibly even a rejuvenated Mariners..who will probably continue to make trades during the season, with Dipoto at the helm.

With Cespedes looking to be signed in the next day or two, things look bleak for any great improvements in the offense.

[Angel Oracle]

More Caddieshack gifs are needed in here.

[Homebrewer]

well its not a gif...but this seems completely inappropriate enough..
 
 

[bloodbrother]

Padres DFA LFer Rymer Liriano. Former top prospect....never quite got a real chance in SD and we already know how that ballpark saps offensive potential. Would really like the Halos to take a flier on him. Good power/speed combination and still only 24 years old

[Angel Oracle]

Liriano is one DFA'd player definitely worth looking at.

[Stradling]

@JonHeyman: there are more than just the mets and nats in on cespedes. #mystry teams

[Docwaukee]

@JonHeyman: there are more than just the mets and nats in on cespedes. #mystry teams

he does that shit all the time.  dude used to be an 18yo princess in another life.

[Docwaukee]

just when I thought I was out.  they pull me back in.  

 

I bet it's us at 4/80 with an opt out in two years.  

[JAHV76]

I found the mystery team.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1237838/

[bloodbrother]

@JonHeyman: there are more than just the mets and nats in on cespedes. #mystry teams

 

Watch it be the Astros or Rangers