Angels Pursuing Ohtani

[KevinJ14]

I really like what Minnesota are doing

[greginpsca]

This is starting to remind me of the night the Angels signed Vlad.

[Chuck]

Eppler via Arte/Sosh are at play here. Trying to kick Dipoto square in the balls. 

[Stradling]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

Eppler via Arte/Sosh are at play here. Trying to kick Dipoto square in the balls. 

Have you reached out to Tim?

[totdprods]

I've gone from thinking this was a cool possibility and the Angels were a dark horse to now feeling almost confident...there's a gut feeling here and reading the tea leaves looks promising.

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

Eppler via Arte/Sosh are at play here. Trying to kick Dipoto square in the balls. 

I wouldn't be surprised if we see Eppler bring in more money still. 

[Stradling]

If we lose out then our consolation prize will be the rest of the Braves prospects.  

[greginpsca]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

If we lose out then our consolation prize will be the rest of the Braves prospects.  

Are any of their remaining guys blue chippers?

 

[2112]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

If we lose out then our consolation prize will be the rest of the Braves prospects.  

Which wouldn't be a bad thing at all.  I wonder how much stronger it would make the Mariners.

[totdprods]

I wonder how close this is to coming to reaching the end.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Get this done. I’m confident. He will be an angel tomorrow. 

[wopphil]

Just now, totdprods said:

I wonder how close this is to coming to reaching the end.

Probably soon. Ohtani isn't wasting time.

[jordan]

Just now, totdprods said:

I wonder how close this is to coming to reaching the end.

As exciting as the wait and hype have been, I’m ready for it to be done so we can get on to the 70+ free agents out there. 

[Stradling]

Seal the deal, get our second baseman in Gordon and get their pool money, all of it.

[bloodbrother]

 

[jordan]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

 

So all this time, there have been no leaks, and now all the sudden Bowden has a connection.  I call BS.  

[cez]

he'll end up in texas

[Make Angels Great Again]

Lol Jim Bowden is a failed GM and a homo.

[bloodbrother]

One of these teams is getting played

[nando714]

Just now, jordan111280 said:

So all this time, there have been no leaks, and now all the sudden Bowden has a connection.  I call BS.  

RIght lol

i can see the mariners being a favorite but San Diego? Lol

[John Smith]

10 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Are any of their remaining guys blue chippers?

 

Ranking The Ex-Braves Who Have Been Granted Free Agency

2. Yunior Severino, 2B
Severino signed for $1.9 million in 2016 as one of the top players in the Braves' loaded international class. He is an offense-first switch-hitting middle infielder with power potential and loads of bat speed. As you would expect for a teenager, he has plenty of work ahead of him, especially defensively, but 17-year-olds who slug .444 in the Gulf Coast League are exceedingly hard to find.

5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS

Bae was one the better international prospects to play in the 18U World Cup this summer–he hit .286/.393/.412 at the tournament–and he signed with the Braves soon after. Scouts who saw Bae projected him as a well-rounded, athletic middle infielder with a chance to stay at shortstop. His plus speed is an asset, although there are more questions about his power potential.

7. Juan Contreras, RHP
Contreras is all about arm strength. He can light up radar guns from 92-97 mph already and he's got a little room to add more velocity. But right now he has no idea of where the ball is going when it leaves his hand (10 walks per nine in the GCL this year) and his secondary pitches are more ideas than refined offerings at this point.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/ranking-braves-prospects-granted-free-agency/

[southpaw]

Just now, nando714 said:

RIght lol

i can see the mariners being a favorite but San Diego? Lol

There's lots of connections in San Diego for Ohtani. But I would think that there wouldn't be movement to secure more international money if the GMs weren't told to do so from Ohtani's reps. 

[totdprods]

Severino would be a great get if we miss on Ohtani.

Also, if we miss on Ohtani, it increases chance of signing Santana.

[greginpsca]

1 minute ago, John Smith said:

Ranking The Ex-Braves Who Have Been Granted Free Agency

2. Yunior Severino, 2B
Severino signed for $1.9 million in 2016 as one of the top players in the Braves' loaded international class. He is an offense-first switch-hitting middle infielder with power potential and loads of bat speed. As you would expect for a teenager, he has plenty of work ahead of him, especially defensively, but 17-year-olds who slug .444 in the Gulf Coast League are exceedingly hard to find.

5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS

Bae was one the better international prospects to play in the 18U World Cup this summer–he hit .286/.393/.412 at the tournament–and he signed with the Braves soon after. Scouts who saw Bae projected him as a well-rounded, athletic middle infielder with a chance to stay at shortstop. His plus speed is an asset, although there are more questions about his power potential.

7. Juan Contreras, RHP
Contreras is all about arm strength. He can light up radar guns from 92-97 mph already and he's got a little room to add more velocity. But right now he has no idea of where the ball is going when it leaves his hand (10 walks per nine in the GCL this year) and his secondary pitches are more ideas than refined offerings at this point.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/ranking-braves-prospects-granted-free-agency/

Thanks John

 

[ettin]

27 minutes ago, Stradling said:

What would it take to get the rest of the Marlins money?

Obviously another prospect like Pearson.

Also remember, per our handy-dandy Angelswin.com 2018 Primer Series article (Eppler's Strategy Part II), that the Angels can only acquire a maximum of 75% of their base pool money:

 

"Of course the Angels could simply go after the only two-way threat in free agency as it seems possible that Japanese superstar Shohei Otani will be posted in the off-season. He has been called Japan’s “Babe Ruth”, throwing high-90’s heat, even touching triple digits, with the lumber to match.

If the Angels somehow managed to acquire him they could potentially put him at 1B or in an OF utility role and fill a rotation spot all at the same time. It’s a long shot, however, because the Angels have spent roughly $3M-$4M of their $4.75M International Bonus pool.

The new rules allow the Angels to acquire an additional 75% of their pool base (no more than $3.5625M) but unless they trade for more pool money, to hit their maximum cap of $4.3125M-$5.3125M, between now and the time Otani signs it’s probably a no-go. Otani would be another example of a low-impact to team payroll, at least in the very near-term."

 

We have now acquired $2.2M, which means we can acquire no more than about $1.3M give or take, which means trading another prospect similar to Pearson to a club willing to part with that amount (likely $1M or $1.25M since bonus pool money must be traded in blocks of $250K or all of a team's remaining pool money one or the other).