Now RF is a black hole

[totdprods]

I'm watching Adam Jones and Andrew McCutchen. Either feel like a parallel to the moves for Upton and Phillips - older vet with some charisma who still has chance to make an impact, even if they're shadows of who they once were. Especially if Kole continues to crash and Hermosillo doesn't take a job and run with it. By eating salary, they won't cost much more than a useful prospect or two, tops.

And I could see either re-upping on a one or two year deal too, covering RF in '19 but also holding down back-up CF to give us bench flexibility again. Either can hit before Trout like we're seeing with Kinsler.

Gut feeling, I think Hermosillo is moved for a pitcher this summer.

[stanick88]

Just now, rageous said:

Hermosillo is not the answer.

He was barely above average hitter in AAA with bad strikeout rate for a lower power hitter.

Try out Blash and see if he can produce at major league and then make a decision on a trade after that.

I largely agree. Except I dnt think blash is the answer either. I remember him misplaying a pretty routine ball in RF when he was up with us earlier this year. I do not want to have a defensive liability as an everyday player. I think we need a trade to aquire some real talent. 

[totdprods]

Hermosillo reminds me of Collin Cowgill. And I don't mean that as a diss necessarily - Collin put up a 2 WAR season for us, did a lot of things well. I'd like to think Hermosillo can achieve what Cowgill did not, but that comp as his floor still is a good outcome. Cowgill also bounced around as a good value inclusion in some trades too, if I recall.

[Chuck]

35 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I'm watching Adam Jones and Andrew McCutchen. Either feel like a parallel to the moves for Upton and Phillips - older vet with some charisma who still has chance to make an impact, even if they're shadows of who they once were. Especially if Kole continues to crash and Hermosillo doesn't take a job and run with it. By eating salary, they won't cost much more than a useful prospect or two, tops.

And I could see either re-upping on a one or two year deal too, covering RF in '19 but also holding down back-up CF to give us bench flexibility again. Either can hit before Trout like we're seeing with Kinsler.

Gut feeling, I think Hermosillo is moved for a pitcher this summer.

Man..... I'm starting to like the idea of going after Adam Jones. 

Can you imagine the ground Jones and Trout would cover? Both have a ton of range and strong arms. 

What do you think it would take to land Jones? What does his contract look like?

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Man..... I'm starting to like the idea of going after Adam Jones. 

Can you imagine the ground Jones and Trout would cover? Both have a ton of range and strong arms. 

What do you think it would take to land Jones? What does his contract look like?

free agent at the end of the year 

[Ohtaniland]

16 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Man..... I'm starting to like the idea of going after Adam Jones. 

Can you imagine the ground Jones and Trout would cover? Both have a ton of range and strong arms. 

What do you think it would take to land Jones? What does his contract look like?

I don’t think Trout wants to move to RF.

[floplag]

1 minute ago, OHTANILAND said:

I don’t think Trout wants to move to RF.

There is no player in baseball you move Trout for,  Jones goes to RF, end of discussion.  

[Angelsfan1984]

19 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Man..... I'm starting to like the idea of going after Adam Jones. 

Can you imagine the ground Jones and Trout would cover? Both have a ton of range and strong arms. 

What do you think it would take to land Jones? What does his contract look like?

If you do that might as well try to grab Britton out of that too. 2 birds 1 stone.

[Dtwncbad]

8 minutes ago, floplag said:

There is no player in baseball you move Trout for,  Jones goes to RF, end of discussion.  

How many more years do you think Trout stays in center?

I say 4.

[Stradling]

13 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

If you do that might as well try to grab Britton out of that too. 2 birds 1 stone.

I see what you did there.

[Stradling]

Didn’t Adam Jones just buy Cal Ripken’s mansion?

[Blarg]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

When Chris Young starts our outfield is an Oreo. 

Double stuffed in the middle.

#fatTrout

[floplag]

18 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

How many more years do you think Trout stays in center?

I say 4.

Dont know, nothing lasts forever but right now hes the best in the game. until that statement is no longer true, thats where he plays   Or perhaps more accurately until hes no longer the best on the Halos, and there is noone in mlb today we could get that would be better. 

[Angelsfan1984]

13 minutes ago, The Boogie Man said:

I see what you did there.

That was completely unintended but i'll take credit for it lol

[TroutField]

Dietrich from Miami would be a solid addition to RF that could slide into a 4th OF role when Calhoun returns. 

Solid track record with a .786 OPS this year, could cover the leadoff spot. Just a thought 

[Chuck]

48 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

If you do that might as well try to grab Britton out of that too. 2 birds 1 stone.

Good thinking. 

[Chuck]

50 minutes ago, floplag said:

There is no player in baseball you move Trout for,  Jones goes to RF, end of discussion.  

Bourjos says, hold my beer. 

[floplag]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

Bourjos says, hold my beer. 

and how did that work out for him?    

[Blarg]

That beer is still sitting where he left it.

[Troll Daddy]

It’s my belief Kole will be Kole again ... the OP is wrong. 

[Ohtaniland]

Adam Jones....

Yep that’s all we need is another aging veteran in decline that would probably demand an extension with more money to wave his “no trade” clause. Oh and he’s been quite the juggernaut in Anaheim. Please say no!

 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

That beer is still sitting where he left it.

But it happened. So shut your whore mouth. 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Troll Daddy said:

It’s my belief Kole will be Kole again ... the OP is wrong. 

Gawd you and Claude are the two most predictable guys on this forum.

How's your Yunel these days?

[Troll Daddy]

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Gawd you and Claude are the two most predictable guys on this forum.

How's your Yunel these days?

Get lost! Yunel would be a big improvement offensively. 

[DMVol]

7 hours ago, jordan said:

Jones is a SoCal guy so I'm sure he'd be ok with a trade to the Angels.  But he'd have be ok playing RF.  I don't recall how good his arm is, but if I recall he is accurate but not strong. 

He would make some sense.....but the O’s are really hard to trade with....