Upton Signs New 5-Year, $106m Deal with Angels

[CanadianHalo]

4 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

 

The check book is coming back out!

[T.G.]

Party on Arte's boat tonight.  RSVP now.

[Chuck]

7 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

 

YES!!! 

Go on now and get Stanton or JD Martinez, or both Hosmer and Moustakas. 

 

[JustATroutFan]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Uh.  He didn’t.

That is my prediction.

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, JustATroutFan said:

That is my prediction.

Your prediction is retarded. 

[tdawg87]

I'll be in my bunk.

[krAbs]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Your prediction is retarded. 

I predict Hillary will win the 2016 US presidential election.

[JustATroutFan]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Your prediction is retarded. 

Never know with Sosh. Never know.

[totdprods]

I really do feel like the Halos will add one more significant impact player this offseason. Getting Upton addressed this quickly definitely helps with that.

[T.G.]

Wait... I thought nobody would want to sign here....

[nate]

18 minutes ago, Jobu said:

Then I think the sign will say "Up-Ton-of-Artes-Money"

oh man, post of the year... epic

[JustATroutFan]

Still say the Angels should go after Darvish or Arrieta. 

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Wait... I thought nobody would want to sign here....

I know, how awful playing in so cal with Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons.

[Angelsfan1984]

2 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I really do feel like the Halos will add one more significant impact player this offseason. Getting Upton addressed thus quickly definitely helps with that.

I would be perfectly fine with trading for Dee Gordon and bringing back escobar for 3rd. Or trade for Hernandez to play 2nd and sign Moustakas. Then spend every last penny for Starting pitching.

Gordon/Hernandez

Escobar/Moustakas

Trout

Upton

Pujols

Cron

Calhoun

Simmons

Maldonado

[bloodbrother]

2 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

Still say the Angels should go after Darvish or Arrieta. 

Otani is younger and will be cheaper than Darvish. Of course, doesn't look like the Angels have even pretended to show interest in Otani

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Otani is younger and will be cheaper than Darvish. Of course, doesn't look like the Angels have even pretended to show interest in Otani

Otani may not even be posted anymore.

[arch stanton]

2 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

Otani is younger and will be cheaper than Darvish. Of course, doesn't look like the Angels have even pretended to show interest in Otani

How does one pretend to show interest?

[UndertheHalo]

I think it’s fine that the angels stay away from Otani.  Guy is a massive boom/bust type.

[Inside Pitch]

24 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Wow, very backloaded... means we have a lot less real money on the books for this season.

Also seems to imply he was willing to work with the team...  Looking up the reports of when he signed his last deal -- it was a straight 22.2 mil a year -- so, he's making less money in each of the next four years than he would have under his previous deal.

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, arch stanton said:

How does one pretend to show interest?

They bat their eyes and look away....   Some other flowery shit too.

[Taylor]

Usually during the off-season, we wait and wait and wait before anything significant happens. This is a pleasant surprise for Day 1.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Usually during the off-season, we wait and wait and wait before anything significant happens. This is a pleasant surprise for Day 1.

they traded for Maybin on day 1 last year.

[nate]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Usually during the off-season, we wait and wait and wait before anything significant happens. This is a pleasant surprise for Day 1.

Sadly, it is probably over a month before anything else.

[Bobster7587]

Hell yes! Great start to the off season! 

[UndertheHalo]

Doing something quickly is sort becoming a norm for Eppler.  He traded Newcomb for Simmons really quick also.