Lincecum Close To Signing With Angels

[nando714]

With Angels per a BR update on my phone And Twitter 

[Homebrewer]

There will be a formal announcement at 4:20.

[Sam Sanchez]

I can confirm this via a GroupMe message from a buddy I received.

[AngelsWin.com]

sources: 2-time cy young winner tim lincecum is leaning toward the angels. could happen today.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 16, 2016

[Docwaukee]

This is gonna be interesting.  Naturally, he would replace Shoe, but I am very curious to see who someone like Skaggs or Wilson displace.  

[HaloCory22]

This team can't even tank correctly.

 

I love Linecum tho. Glad to have him.

[m0nkey]

My first game this season will be a lincecum start

[nando714]

Thank god no more shoemaker 

but im assuming it'll take Lincecum about 3 weeks before he's ready to start a major league game 

[Docwaukee]

If we are gonna do this I hope we add a team option for next year just in case he actually does well.  

[Taylor]

The piece!

[Homebrewer]

[Troll Daddy]

Bullpen piece?

[Homebrewer]

[AngelsWin.com]

7 minutes ago, HaloCory22 said:

This team can't even tank correctly.

 

I love Linecum tho. Glad to have him.

Why? No love for Trout? 

Oh that's right, Bryce Harper doesn't play for the Angels. 

[AngelsWin.com]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Bullpen piece?

No.

[Pujols4MVP]

8 minutes ago, HaloCory22 said:

This team can't even tank correctly.

 

I love Linecum tho. Glad to have him.

Amen. They probally end up with 90 losses instead of 99 to 100 that would get them the #3 or #2 pick so they can get a nice head start on building the farm system up.

[floplag]

i dont get this i really dont, its such mixed signals.  Why bother with this after passing one so many other options to help the club?
Does he suddenly put us back in the race somehow?  i doubt it, still cant hit.  
Are they going to try to spin him but he signs with us for a ML deal?

color me confused. 

[Homebrewer]

[Lhalo]

I like it. If he does well and the Angels still suck he can be traded for prospects.

[nando714]

3 minutes ago, floplag said:

i dont get this i really dont, its such mixed signals.  Why bother with this after passing one so many other options to help the club?
Does he suddenly put us back in the race somehow?  i doubt it, still cant hit.  
Are they going to try to spin him but he signs with us for a ML deal?

color me confused. 

They're 5.5 game out of first on May 16th. Forgive them for not giving up in mid May 

[jimbo]

C'mon you guys. We'are only six games out and it's not even June. You act as though the season is already hopelessly lost. This may actually help us, so why not take the chance?

[Angelsfirst]

16 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

If we are gonna do this I hope we add a team option for next year just in case he actually does well.  

That would be ideal.

[Taylor]

12 minutes ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

Amen. They probally end up with 90 losses instead of 99 to 100 that would get them the #3 or #2 pick so they can get a nice head start on building the farm system up.

Wow, Linecum will have a 9-10 WAR?

Thanks, Eppler!

[AngelsWin.com]

8 minutes ago, jimbo said:

C'mon you guys. We'are only six games out and it's not even June. You act as though the season is already hopelessly lost. This may actually help us, so why not take the chance?

Even better, we're 5.5 games out. 

Going to be tough going against the Dodgers best two pitchers though.

I'm hoping and praying that we at least split this two game series. 

[Jason]

This isn't costing the Angels much to sign him so why not? Maybe he finds his mojo like Kazmir did.