The Official Angels Hot Stove - Winter Meetings - Rumors thread

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, CALZONE said:

Come on, we are talking about Pujols and Utley playing on the right side of the infield together. That's 32 years of combined experience so there's no way a ball gets through there. 

Isn't Pujols going to mainly be the DH going forward?   He's already mostly DH'd in 2016.

[Angel Oracle]

11 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I wonder if it's his mom or dad who drop him off at the park everyday.  or does he ride his schwinn?  

The Doogie Howser of MLB

Hey, wasn't Theo pretty darned young when starting off with the Red Sux? 

[Angel Oracle]

We know that Eppler won't be late to the winter meetings, unlike a certain GM pre-Dipeutered. 

[JAHV76]

19 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I wonder if it's his mom or dad who drop him off at the park everyday.  or does he ride his schwinn?  

It's probably a ten speed schwinn 

[totdprods]

9 minutes ago, VariousCrap said:

Utley better be a last case scenario.  If the Dodgers thought he had anything left, they'd be bringing him back.  They are letting him go because they know there isn't much left in the tank.

He was terrible playing in Dodger Stadium last year. They may be letting him go simply because they have the prospects and money (we don't) to find a better, younger 2B but that doesn't mean he's done. 

I agree though - I hope he is the last resort option. I would be gobsmacked if they can't find a way to bring a better, younger player into the fold with Harrison, Espinosa, Dietrich, Asauje, Hernandez, Spangenberg, Solarte, Peterson, and Garcia all with varying levels of being realistically available. I think I would prefer any of those over Utley. But if for some reason none of those were doable, Utley wouldn't be bad.

[IEAngelsfan]

14 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Acquire Turner, and you have Bach Turner Overdrive.

Yup, they would be Takin Care of Business.

[Angel Oracle]

4 minutes ago, IEAngelsfan said:

Yup, they would be Takin Care of Business.

And Halos fans ain't seen nothing yet.

[Richard]

9 minutes ago, totdprods said:

He was terrible playing in Dodger Stadium last year. They may be letting him go simply because they have the prospects and money (we don't) to find a better, younger 2B but that doesn't mean he's done. 

I agree though - I hope he is the last resort option. I would be gobsmacked if they can't find a way to bring a better, younger player into the fold with Harrison, Espinosa, Dietrich, Asauje, Hernandez, Spangenberg, Solarte, Peterson, and Garcia all with varying levels of being realistically available. I think I would prefer any of those over Utley. But if for some reason none of those were doable, Utley wouldn't be bad.

When mediocrity is considered an "upgrade".

[VariousCrap]

59 minutes ago, totdprods said:

He was terrible playing in Dodger Stadium last year. They may be letting him go simply because they have the prospects and money (we don't) to find a better, younger 2B but that doesn't mean he's done. 

I agree though - I hope he is the last resort option. I would be gobsmacked if they can't find a way to bring a better, younger player into the fold with Harrison, Espinosa, Dietrich, Asauje, Hernandez, Spangenberg, Solarte, Peterson, and Garcia all with varying levels of being realistically available. I think I would prefer any of those over Utley. But if for some reason none of those were doable, Utley wouldn't be bad.

 

I pretty much agree with this.  If none of the options materialize, sure Utley would be fine for a year, but I am really hoping it doesn't come to that.

[Second Base]

Slow day at the winter meetings, as has become typical for the Angels.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Scotty@AW said:

Slow day at the winter meetings, as has become typical for the Angels.

 i think thats fine.  smart to lay low this year and just try and draft well.  if they a can manage to get some decent 2b, that would be cool tho.

[Billy_Ball]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

Pedro Moura‏ @pedromoura

The Angels hired a young man named Andrew Ball to be their new director of baseball operations. He comes from the Tampa Bay Rays.

 

[Troll Daddy]

59 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Slow day at the winter meetings, as has become typical for the Angels.

So are you suggesting swinging at the first pitch?

[Second Base]

43 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

So are you suggesting swinging at the first pitch?

Walks are a false stat.

[greginpsca]

3 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

The Doogie Howser of MLB

Hey, wasn't Theo pretty darned young when starting off with the Red Sux? 

Didn't Theo start off with the Padres?

 

[Troll Daddy]

1 hour ago, Scotty@AW said:

Walks are a false stat.

I'm not sure what a false stat is or means ? Every action in a game becomes a stat ... please clarify. 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, greginpsca said:

Didn't Theo start off with the Padres?

 

He actually interned with the Orioles for three years but yeah -- his professional career started with the Padres.  Larry Lucchino played a HUGE role in his becoming what he is..   Theo followed him to SD, took up law school at the suggestion of Lucchino and then made the move to Boston when Lucchino went there.

[Ohtaniland]

7 hours ago, Dochalo said:

I wonder if it's his mom or dad who drop him off at the park everyday.  or does he ride his schwinn?  

Upgrade from his old job.

 

 

[Docwaukee]

Good news ladies and gents.  Billy was seen at the hotel this morning and even had some comments about the offseason.

I might be paraphrasing a bit, but he said something like 'The pancakes at this place are fukkin awesome!'.  

 

[Docwaukee]

I'm 80% sure that the blurry website in the near field laptop is AW.  

seriously though, that sure as hell looks like fangraphs on the second closest laptop.

[Troll Daddy]

32 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Good news ladies and gents.  Billy was seen at the hotel this morning and even had some comments about the offseason.

I might be paraphrasing a bit, but he said something like 'The pancakes at this place are fukkin awesome!'.  

 

Does he like PEANUT butter with his pancakes?

[Inside Pitch]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I'm 80% sure that the blurry website in the near field laptop is AW.  

seriously though, that sure as hell looks like fangraphs on the second closest laptop.

Thats def Fangraphs....  

[Ohtaniland]

9 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I'm 80% sure that the blurry website in the near field laptop is AW.  

seriously though, that sure as hell looks like fangraphs on the second closest laptop.

Arte Moneyball 

[Billy_Ball]

Looks like Assistant GM Jonathan Strangio is playing Minecraft on his laptop.  Probably is.

[halomatt]

13 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

I'm not sure what a false stat is or means ? Every action in a game becomes a stat ... please clarify. 

Mickey Hatcher:  "Walks are a false stat."