Cespedes..

[tdawg87]

Cespedes wasn't interested in going to the Angels unless it a severe overpay.

Move on

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[Blarg]

Cespedes has missed the last few games and is being checked by doctors in New York today to see if he has to go on the DL.

[Erstad Grit]

Sell. The. Team. If you are worried about annual profits.

Angels have one of the highest payrolls. I'm confused by your point.

Edited April 25, 2016 by Erstad Grit

[19HALO71]

And we're still only 2 games out?

 

It's going to be an exciting year. Don't abandon ship just yet.

 

Go Halos!!!

[floplag]

i wanted him, its no secret... so im gonna just leave this alone for now.   too early to make any sweeping judgements but we would certainly be in a much better place.

i feel like weve gone back in time as a franchise.  Weve gone back to the Disney days and even some of the autry days where we behaved like a small market club in the big Orange.   I feel somewhat cheated as a fan right now.   I  know i shouldnt, thay have made some moves that just didnt pan out, i get it, but using that as an excuse to not finish the job and leave us with little more than daily Trout highlights is kinda pointless. 

[nando714]

We'd be at .500 right now instead of 3 games under if we had the Cespedes

[Billy_Ball]

It's a good thing nobody is running away with the division thus far.  Because no way do the A's win the West.

[Inside Pitch]

Cespedes Trout and Calhoun

 

dam, what could had been

 

I'd have rather we kept Grichuk.   Dude got off to an absolutely brutal start and had a .133 OPS with 8 Ks in his first five games.  Since then he's gone .286/.421/.571 with as many walks as strikeouts.

[Billy_Ball]

I feel better now that Jered Weaver (3.12) has a lower ERA than John Lackey (4.97).

[Angel Oracle]

The Grichuk trade could prove to be a real bad one over time. He's always had the great defensive tools and the ability to hit the ball hard.

[Jason]

LF is a problem but it's just one. Cespedes would've made the team better but it still wouldn't be enough. 2B, 1B and the bullpen have been a huge problem as well.

[Blarg]

The Grichuk trade could prove to be a real bad one over time. He's always had the great defensive tools and the ability to hit the ball hard.

At the time of the trade the Angels had Hamilton for 4 years, there was only a bench spot for Grichuck and for Bourjos. They were considered expendable assets, teams make these trades all the time but rarely get bit so hard in the ass when their big dollar player completely shits the bed. Regardless, at the time the Angels needed a 3rd baseman more than a backup left fielder.

[Angel Oracle]

I get that, which makes the Hackilton signing even more stupid, since Grichuk was not far off (maybe a year or so) from making the MLB roster by ST 2013.   My question would be, how many teams, having a Grichuk in their org, would have signed Hackilton given his struggles beginning to emerge in 2012 in Texas and turning 32 in 2013?  

 

It is just one of many bonehead moves by Arte Moreno since the decade started.   But it is a bigger one. 

Edited April 25, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Inside Pitch]

At the time of the trade the Angels had Hamilton for 4 years, there was only a bench spot for Grichuck and for Bourjos. They were considered expendable assets, teams make these trades all the time but rarely get bit so hard in the ass when their big dollar player completely shits the bed. Regardless, at the time the Angels needed a 3rd baseman more than a backup left fielder.

 

It was a bad use of assets.  They traded a potential everyday player for a middle reliever...  teams that do that end up paying a heavy price for the lack of vision.   Also, it's a matter of opinion but Calhoun had fewer than 300 at bats at the time of the trade, he wasn't established to the point where it afforded the Angels the luxury of moving a 22 year old OF in AAA to make sure he had a spot... particularly not given the state of our farm system at THAT time.

Edited April 25, 2016 by Inside Pitch

[beatlesrule]

Just hit a pinch hit 3-run homerun on the very first pitch.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Remember when we just missed on Randy Johnson or we foolishly thought we could replace our ace with two 8-7 pitchers? Uh yeah... Awesome thread.

[nate]

This guy was my pick... just saying.

[nando714]

This guy was my pick... just saying.

We agree!!