.500! So excited

[Angelsjunky]

Yeah, baby.

[Angel Oracle]

The AL West is projected to be +16 over .500, although no one is projected to win over 86 games as all 5 teams are projected to be just 7 games apart.

 

That is a very ambitious projection for the A'th.

Edited January 11, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Chuck]

There's literally no excitement surrounding this team other than Mike Trout, who to me, is enough to be excited enough about going into 2016. 

 

Whatever else happens from this point forward, whatever. We've been spoiled by Arte and Dipoto's signings/trades over the last several years. I'm confused about the direction of the team and decided it's best to quit guessing what it is to avoid frustration. 

 

At the end of the day, we're Angels fans .... Through thick and thin. 

 

Back in the old days we would NEVER base our fandom over who was on our roster, so it would behoove us all to appreciate what roster is going into 2016 and continue to be fans, rather than conditional fans. 

 

/The End.

[Docwaukee]

While I can't fault them for their estimates, the interesting thing is that they have the A's two games worse, the Rangers 2 games better, the M's 3 games better and the Astros 5 games better.  The confidence interval can't be any less than 5-7 games on either side of that estimate.  So on paper, the division is wide open.

 

The most impactful things we would do at this point according to these numbers is

1. Add a LFer

2. Add a SP (like Chen)

3. Add Chris Davis and trade Cron.  

4. Add a 1 WAR reliever somehow 

5. Add Howie Kendrick

 

If you add Chen and trade Santiago for a club controlled LFer that can get you 2.5 WAR, you are essentially adding like 4 wins.  Throw a reliever on top of that and you are close to 5 wins.  Probably costs you an additional 15mil in 2016.  

[ukyah]

i'm not really one of those good old days kind of guys. i don't look at the dark ages and think those were the golden years. a history of low to no expectations isn't something that should be used as a counterbalance to high expectations. in my mind, and it's the way i think in general, when the bar is raised that becomes the new standard. the angels need to think like world series champions and their fans need to expect that from them, because they have been to the mountaintop. being happy with mediocrity isn't what the great organizations are about. they expect championships from themselves and it's not simply an idealized notion. i absolutely loathe the "get into the tournament" mentality. screw that, go in as the #1 seed, and make someone knock you off.

 

something i realized a little later than i would have liked is, your goals have to be more than your true appetite because you're unlikely to attain all of your goals. if you set them higher, when you get less, then you'll have most of what, if not everything, you actually wanted.

[Ray McKigney]

What a crock of shit.

[bloodbrother]

.500 looks about right for this squad. Roster that's littered with replacement players and then Mike Trout

[tomsred]

Now that we know what the order of finish is, when do the playoffs start?  Can we move them up to April 1st, and not have to watch people freeze to death at the games?

[mtangelsfan]

oh no, we've lost the pre-pre-pre-pre-season!!!!!!!

[Docwaukee]

I think when people consider these as true predictions, they are missing the point (sorry tom and mt - I know you guys are joking).  I find them interesting as a general mathematical assessment to get a frame of where the midpoint is for your potential performance as well as that of your direct competition.  

 

Sometimes it can help to think of other ways on how to skin the cat.  For instance, adding a solid starter such as Chen and trading Santiago for a LFer could be as effective as bringing in a Cespedes or Upton.  

 

To me, these are more food for thought than anything.  

[laagamer]

Probably about right. We haven't really improved and we overplayed our means last year. 

[JAHV76]

Wait Mariners are better than the Rangers next year? That seems hard to believe.

[Sully151]

Wait Mariners are better than the Rangers next year? That seems hard to believe.

F'n Dipoto

[zenmaster]

Haven't the Mariners been predicted to be good for the last five years or more now?

[VariousCrap]

I think as the team is right now, they are a .500 or a few games above .500 team.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

If you add Chen and trade Santiago for a club controlled LFer that can get you 2.5 WAR, you are essentially adding like 4 wins.  Throw a reliever on top of that and you are close to 5 wins.  Probably costs you an additional 15mil in 2016.  

 

With Santiago now signed to a one year deal, it's going to be hard to move him and get anything of value.

[Docwaukee]

With Santiago now signed to a one year deal, it's going to be hard to move him and get anything of value.

that's just his 2nd yr arb settlement.  He still has another year of control left as well.  

[AngelStew43]

Santiago still has another year of club control, I think.

[HaloNArizona]

I understand Arte expecting the club to perform within certain financial parameters....if this is the case, than Arte needs to stay out of baseball ops. 

 

Let your baseball people run the show, and come to you when you need to approve the check. 

[seenoevil]

I'm actually pleased with 500 with the way this shit off season has gone