Angels trade for Andrelton Simmons - Aybar, Newcomb, Ellis & $2.5mm to Braves $*#&

[Mark68]

Simmons is crazy good and any team would be lucky to have him at SS.

But this is way too much to pay.

Unless... well...can Simmons lead off?

Aybar sure couldn't, and we wont have an offense unless we get someone who can really lead off.

Simmons' career OBP is .304, so, no.

[SoWhat]

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 5m5 minutes ago

ESPN Stats & Info

Most Defensive Runs Saved Last 4 Seasons

Andrelton Simmons 113

Jason Heyward 92

Screw it...sign Heyward and have a ridiculous team defense with him, Trout, Calhoun, and Simmons

Exactly what I was thinking. That'd be one hell of a defensive team.

[bloodbrother]

The weak ass farm finally has a gem in Newcomb and they immediately ship him off for a defensive SS when the offense couldn't hit for shit

[Tyler]

Outstanding. 

[gotbeer]

Simmons is crazy good and any team would be lucky to have him at SS.

But this is way too much to pay.

Unless... well...can Simmons lead off?

Aybar sure couldn't, and we wont have an offense unless we get someone who can really lead off.

 

For the Braves.  He was their #7/#8 hitter last year.  

[Caralho]

This isn't Vernon Wells bad but this does not look good.

[Turd Ferguson]

So are we signing an ace now?

 

HOT STOVE!

[Adam]

Is Eppler on the Rumblr app? 

[cez]

I think this is a very good deal. 

[bloodbrother]

So what does this mean for Baldoquin? Do they intend on making him a 2B going forward or are they just gonna go and trade him as well?

[Mark68]

I miss Dipoto.

[FabulousFabregas]

Awful.

[Troll Daddy]

I read up on Newcomb last night ... a very promising can't miss front of the rotation starter ... now I HOPE HE'S A BUST!

[Aaronkv]

If only the Angels never traded Jean Segura

[Ohtaniland]

Thank you Billy!

[tdawg87]

I kind of expected Ellis to be gone if this trade were to happen, but Newcomb? How in the hell?

 

We also just went back to having the worst farm system in baseball by a wide margin.

 

I mean, I really like Simmons. He locks down the SS position for the next 5 years. But there is no reason to give up your top 2 prospects along with your shortstop who is already pretty damn good himself. Aybar, Ellis, and a relief prospect I can get. But this is absurd.

[Inside Pitch]

So what does this mean for Baldoquin? Do they intend on making him a 2B going forward or are they just gonna go and trade him as well?

It means the guy that was part of a team with a massive international department and scouting network doesn't think much of JD's guy.  On the plus side we will be able to spend on International FAs again in two years.

[Homebrewer]

The guy is a human highlight reel at SS...but not seeing the Braves much, hard to know what his other attributes are.

[UndertheHalo]

****ing disaster.  What on earth is happening right now.

[Ohtaniland]

Pujols doesn't run the organization anymore. Bye bye Aybar!

[Mark68]

The guy is a human highlight reel at SS...but not seeing the Braves much, hard to know what his other attributes are.

He's just got the one attribute.

[bloodbrother]

I read up on Newcomb last night ... a very promising can't miss front of the rotation starter ... now I HOPE HE'S A BUST!

 

Pretty messed up. I hope he succeeds. Not his fault he got traded. If it turns out bad for the Angels then we can point the fingers at the FO yet again for their blunders

[Inside Pitch]

The guy is a human highlight reel at SS...but not seeing the Braves much, hard to know what his other attributes are.

 

He doesn't K, he can milk a walk..  But hes a defense first guy.  Basically we traded for what the Rangers used to think Elvis Andrus would become.

[HaloCory22]

I'm fine with this deal. Simmons for 5 more years with A++ defense is much better than anything Aybar provides. Prospects are not a guarantee. Nuke has a great chance of being a front of the rotation guy in 3-5 years. I think this means we're going hard after FA pitchers. Price, Greinke, Zimm, Cueto, etc. Makes no sense to trade these two pitchers and not go all in on FAs.

[eligrba]

Dear God,

 

Please help this new GM figure shit out before he trades Trout for Uribe.

 

Thank you.

 

Eli Grba