OC Register: Angels offseason roster moves: who’s new and who’s gone?

[AngelsWin.com]

As the Angels arrive for spring training, here’s a reminder of what roster changes have taken place …

WHO’S IN …

3B Zack Cozart, free agent, from Reds

RHP Jim Johnson, acquired in trade from Braves for minor league LHP Justin Kelly and international pool space.

2B Ian Kinsler, acquired in trade from Tigers for minor league OF Troy Montgomery, minor league RHP Wilkel Hernandez

RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani, minor league free agent, from Japan

Other additions: IF Emmanuel Burriss, LHP Ian Krol, OF Rymer Liriano and IF Colin Walsh are among the players with major league experience who signed minor league deals with the Angels. They also selected RHP Luke Bard in the Rule 5 draft.

WHO’S OUT …

RHP Jesse Chavez, free agent, unsigned

3B Yunel Escobar, free agent, unsigned

OF Cameron Maybin, free agent, unsigned

RHP Ricky Nolasco, free agent, unsigned

RHP Bud Norris, free agent, unsigned

RHP Yusmeiro Petit, free agent, signed with A’s

RHP Fernando Salas, free agent, signed minor league deal with Diamondbacks

2B Brandon Phillips, free agent, unsigned

OF Ben Revere, free agent, unsigned

RHP Huston Street, free agent, unsigned

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[Blarg]

The only player in that group I would consider an offer to would be Been Revere but if the outfield is healthy he would be bored to death being Albert Pujols designated pinch runner.

[stormngt]

If you want to see just how much the Angels over achieved last year just look at all of the unsigned players from last year's roster.  Those guys aren't unsigned because of collusion!

Of the group I would co sides Norris for the pen or Maybin in for 4th outfielder.

[totdprods]

11 minutes ago, stormngt said:

If you want to see just how much the Angels over achieved last year just look at all of the unsigned players from last year's roster.  Those guys aren't unsigned because of collusion!

Of the group I would co sides Norris for the pen or Maybin in for 4th outfielder.

We were a below .500 team last year. How did we over-achieve?

Seeing as how they may not find MLB deals soon, I wouldn't be against offering minor-league deal/ST invites to Norris, Chavez, Revere, or Maybin.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=853&iso=20180223T1205&year=2018&month=2&day=23&hour=12&min=5&sec=0&msg=Countdown to First Preseason Game

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

We were a below .500 team last year. How did we over-achieve?

Seeing as how they may not find MLB deals soon, I wouldn't be against offering minor-league deal/ST invites to Norris, Chavez, Revere, or Maybin.

We were leading for the second wild card spot until Trout went into a rare Sept. Slump.

That team had no business being in the wild card race!  None!

[totdprods]

3 minutes ago, stormngt said:

We were leading for the second wild card spot until Trout went into a rare Sept. Slump.

That team had no business being in the wild card race!  None!

That's just because all the other second WC teams weren't good either. They were all .500 teams and they played like it - it just happened to be good enough for the WC race last year.

[DerekGMZ]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

We were a below .500 team last year. How did we over-achieve?

Seeing as how they may not find MLB deals soon, I wouldn't be against offering minor-league deal/ST invites to Norris, Chavez, Revere, or Maybin.

Being below or above .500 has nothing to do with the idea of over or under achieving. 

 

10 minutes ago, stormngt said:

We were leading for the second wild card spot until Trout went into a rare Sept. Slump.

That team had no business being in the wild card race!  None!

This. 

[totdprods]

They scored 710 runs, they gave up 709 runs. Everything indicated they should have played right around a .500 level all year and that's exactly what they did. What the rest of the league did has no bearing on if they over or under-achieved. Just because they were in the thick of the WC race all year doesn't change that.

[stormngt]

My premise is that the team had no business competing for a wild card spot.  Think of you want about the overall quality of its competition.  Fact is they were competing and shouldn't have.

 

BTW. Wildcard Yankees beat the Indians which had the best record in the AL.

[zenmaster]

We unloaded a whole lot of crap. Amazing what we were playing with last year.

[Erstad Grit]

Bud just signed with the cardinals

[tomsred]

Here the link on the Norris signing, price not yet known.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cardinals-reportedly-sign-reliever-bud-norris-to-a-one-year-deal/

[NorCal Halo]

Since Maybin got traded, wouldn't resigning him cost us a pick?

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎2‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 8:57 AM, Blarg said:

The only player in that group I would consider an offer to would be Been Revere but if the outfield is healthy he would be bored to death being Albert Pujols designated pinch runner.

+1, although Norris' signing would have been tempting if kept away from the 9th inning.   He was really good except for those 2 weeks after the ASB.

[Erstad Grit]

23 minutes ago, NorCal Halo said:

Since Maybin got traded, wouldn't resigning him cost us a pick?

No. He was traded as you said plus he wouldn't have been given a qualifying offer anyway.