Kendrick and Aybar-Even with the contracts-does a trade get us a dominant starter?

[DropOfAnaheim]

Would we really take that bad of a step back offensively and defensively letting the kids play, and trading this combo plus throw in Vargus to a team in need? Their contracts are manageable, and if we could get a legit starter in return I would just let Jimenez play 2nd, and Harris/Romine battle it out for shortstop. I have no idea what good starters are out there. Just a thought. 

[nate]

... Aybar is so much better than our other options I have no idea why you would trade him.

 

Kendrick is expendable if Lucho can continue to hit but I doubt the team would seriously consider trading him and I definitely don't think you could get a quality starter for him.  Teams want pitching in trades for pitchers and our farm system is barren.

[DropOfAnaheim]

Too bad AL teams rotate the DH so much more now. CJ Cron is a monster year from our meal ticket towards a good trade. I have accepted the fact the Angels will never have a power hitting 3rd baseman again. Why not trade Cowart and Cron for a legit starter?

[TroutField]

No offense DropofAnaheim but you have no clue what you are talking about. Trade our future third baseman and move Jimenez to second? WTF are you talking about.

[nate]

Yeah, Callaspo is a natural second baseman so Lucho would stay at third.

 

I am not adding validity to this conversation, I actually think it is hilarious, just wanted to point out the logistics of Lucho/Callaspo.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Keep Aybar but trade Kendrick in a package. I think we could at least acquire a decent arm for Kendrick by himself.

[CanadianHalo]

I would be ok with trading Howie but not Aybar.

Like nate said theres such a drop off from Aybar to what we have at short that its not worth it. Lucho has been awesome defensively and i have no problems with him taking over third full time and moving AC to second.

[HaloCory22]

Kendrick and Cron for Matt Harvey! Use the force, JeDi!

[Halos of Anaheim]

I would be ok with trading Howie but not Aybar.

Like nate said theres such a drop off from Aybar to what we have at short that its not worth it. Lucho has been awesome defensively and i have no problems with him taking over third full time and moving AC to second.

Hopefully he has some decent stats by the All Star break.

[jshep]

I would be ok with trading Howie but not Aybar.

Like nate said theres such a drop off from Aybar to what we have at short that its not worth it. Lucho has been awesome defensively and i have no problems with him taking over third full time and moving AC to second.

 

I would trade Callaspo before I would trade Kendrick, and I wouldn't trade either one at this point. Jimenez has a whole 31 ABs.

 

There's a reason Callaspo was moved to 3rd, he was pretty rough at 2nd.

[Angel Oracle]

I'm tired of Kendrick's "potential", not to mention his defensive decline from 2011. 

Time to trade him however can be done, once Callaspo is re-activated.

[Halos of Anaheim]

I would trade Callaspo before I would trade Kendrick, and I wouldn't trade either one at this point.

 

There's a reason Callaspo was moved to 3rd, he was pretty rough at 2nd.

We need pitchers. We have no prospects coming up and there aren't any good pitchers coming out in free agency anymore. Drafting pitchers will take 2-3 years before we even sniff him in the pros.

 

We don't need Kendrick that bad. We need pitching bad though.

[jshep]

But the team doesn't have a viable replacement for Kendrick either. 

 

Romine and Harris aren't good, and we're talking about trading a pretty decent player to make way for a mediocre at best prospect based on 31 major league ABs. And moving another player back to a position he was moved off of because his defense was lacking to boot.

 

I don't think that whatever you would get for Kendrick actually makes the team better when you consider the dropoff from Kendrick to his replacement.

[HaloCory22]

I'm tired of Kendrick's "potential", not to mention his defensive decline from 2011. 

Time to trade him however can be done, once Callaspo is re-activated.

Hes been in the league 6 full seasons and part of a 7th. Going on his 8th year now... I'm pretty sure that "potential" is long gone.

[Halos of Anaheim]

But the team doesn't have a viable replacement for Kendrick either. 

 

Romine and Harris aren't good, and we're talking about trading a pretty decent player to make way for a mediocre at best prospect based on 31 major league ABs. And moving another player back to a position he was moved off of because his defense was lacking to boot.

 

I don't think that whatever you would get for Kendrick actually makes the team better when you consider the dropoff from Kendrick to his replacement.

Cowart is coming up in a couple of years anyway. If we don't make the playoffs this year, trading Kendrick is pretty much a given.

[Angel Oracle]

Exactly Cory, and Kendrick has been given every chance, and is now beginning to decline. 

Potential has long since become meh.

[Tyler]

Bourjos and Trumbo (or Cron) remain the trade candidates. It would have been Aybar if Segura was still in the organziation.

[CanadianHalo]

I would trade Callaspo before I would trade Kendrick, and I wouldn't trade either one at this point. Jimenez has a whole 31 ABs.

There's a reason Callaspo was moved to 3rd, he was pretty rough at 2nd.

I would trade Callaspo first as well but i dont think Callaspo's return would be as good as Howie's. And Jimenez 31 AB's is such a small sample size and he seems to struggle with anything that isnt a fastball. Itll be interesting to see if he can adjust because this is obviously going to spread around the league quickly. But pitching is such a need for us that id be willing to part with Kendrick and take my chances with AC and Lucho.

[DropOfAnaheim]

No offense DropofAnaheim but you have no clue what you are talking about. Trade our future third baseman and move Jimenez to second? WTF are you talking about.

 

 

Future 3rd baseman. We have been waiting for the coming of our future 3rd baseman for 9 years. Cowart shows less promise then Wood (a shortstop at one time I know), and Mcpherson did (he is the same age as Pujols and is still a prospect). Sell high. They are prospects for a reason. Trading Kotchman started the ball rolling, that eventually landed us Trout (6 degrees...lol). 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I don't think Trumbo is a trade candidate right now, especially with Pujols' foot injury.

[DropOfAnaheim]

Trumbo for Price (my hero sent off). Does Dipoto have the guts to chance not landing Price long term?

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Tampa will trade Price for future pitching prospects.

[DropOfAnaheim]

Tampa will trade Price for future pitching prospects.

 

Their GM is too smart.

[Mark68]

Kendrick and Cron for Matt Harvey! Use the force, JeDi!

While this would be awesome from our perspective, the Mets surely wouldn't do something like this. Not when they're essentially building the team around Harvey and Wright.

[405z06]

The answer to the quesion is no, those two won't get you a dominant starter. Not even close. 3B is considered a position where you want some pop, not a guy who hits like a SS like Aybar.