Alden Gonzalez: Miggy nearly went to Halos in 2007 deal

[AngelsWin.com]

Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera, arguably the two best players in the game, launching missiles in the same Angels lineup? Believe it or not, it could have happened.

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[stormngt]

OH what could have been. Not only would the angels had acquired Cabrera but there would have been no Napoli/Wells trade......

[stevestevens]

While I would have been nice to have Miggy, I still would rather have the memories of Willits. 

[Angelsfirst]

Actually if we had traded for Miggy (I was absolutely devastated when that deal didn't happen), we likely wouldn't have traded for Teixeira the next year in 08', ultimately leading to Trout's draft pick. So unlikely that we would have seen the two in the same lineup. But still, Trout and Albert ain't too shabby.

[SoWhat]

Actually if we had traded for Miggy (I was absolutely devastated when that deal didn't happen), we likely wouldn't have traded for Teixeira the next year in 08', ultimately leading to Trout's draft pick. So unlikely that we would have seen the two in the same lineup. But still, Trout and Albert ain't too shabby.

Trout was number one of the Angels board before Grichuk. If they didn't have that extra pick, he would've been chosen over Grichuk

[HaloCory22]

That makes me sad. Could have had him for pretty much nothing.

[nate]

Story has been told a hundred times

[Schildog]

and it doesn't really seem the deal was that close. 

[Brian Ilten]

Don't really understand why articles like these are written.  "What if" scenarios are stupid.  I mean, IF my aunt had balls, she would be my uncle....  doesn't really matter... she doesn't so she isn't - move on.

[Chuck]

I've known this for years. Nothing new here.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I think majority of fans have known this...

 

Get something fresh Gonzalez.

[Lou]

in other breaking news........

 

[Angelsjunky]

But, but, but...Howie was a future batting champion.

[Tank]

Don't really understand why articles like these are written.  "What if" scenarios are stupid.  I mean, IF my aunt had balls, she would be my uncle....  doesn't really matter... she doesn't so she isn't - move on.

Insert smarmy sneaky_flute reference here.

[Brian Ilten]

Insert smarmy sneaky skin_flute reference here.

 

 

FIXED!

[jshep]

in other breaking news........

 

 

Damnit IE, common courtesy!

[Tank]

FIXED!

http://www.angelswin-forum.com/forums/topic/2097-have-you-ever-been-in-love-with-a-transgender-person/

[AZMike]

Actually if we had traded for Miggy (I was absolutely devastated when that deal didn't happen), we likely wouldn't have traded for Teixeira the next year in 08', ultimately leading to Trout's draft pick. So unlikely that we would have seen the two in the same lineup. But still, Trout and Albert ain't too shabby.

We would've drafted Trout with the pick we got from not resigning KRod. We had two consecutive picks, the other was from Texeira and that was actually used to sign Grichuk.

 

They just switched the order so they could pay Trout a lower signing bonus.

[RenoHalo]

Yeah, this story still makes me wanna vomit...I guess it's sorta fresh again now that Sybil Santana is gonzo...I guess all I see now is Howard for Miggy....hurling...

[seenoevil]

Piggy Miggy

[AZMike]

Yeah, this story still makes me wanna vomit...I guess it's sorta fresh again now that Sybil Santana is gonzo...I guess all I see now is Howard for Miggy....hurling...

 

Speaking of rosterbation / hyopthetical murderer's row scenarios. Imagine if the money this club has wasted on the likes of Vernon Wells and others were spent on Miguel Cabrera AND Adrian Beltre:

 

Trout (CF)

Hunter (RF)

Cabrera (1B)

Morales (DH)

Beltre (3B)

Trumbo (LF)

??? (2B)

Not Jeff Mathis ©

Aybar (SS)

[RallyMo]

Trout was number one of the Angels board before Grichuk. If they didn't have that extra pick, he would've been chosen over Grichuk

 

That assumes that the Angels would still have that pick.

 

If Miggy comes here, the Angels may have done a whole bunch of things differently re: player personnel.  The might have re-signed Frankie, and not had the Grichuk pick. There are too many variables at play. All we really know is what happened and a we can make a very basic guess as to what would have happened if an alternative path was taken.

[Tank]

Piggy Miggy

Too full to be dull.

[beatlesrule]

I've known this for years. Nothing new here.

 

Yeah, the names might be different (Mathis, Adenhart) but it was always a 4 for 1 and for some reason, the Angels didn't want the stud that is Cabrera.  Oh well.

[AZMike]

Yeah, the names might be different (Mathis, Adenhart) but it was always a 4 for 1 and for some reason, the Angels didn't want the stud that is Cabrera. Oh well.

Not only that, with the Angels luck Cabrera would have been terrible under Mickey hatcher, and Arte would have been paying ten million a year for him to rake in Yankees stadium.