Martin Maldonado traded to the Astros

[Slegnaac]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Maldonado will be the World Series MVP and Sandoval will have Tommy John surgery on both elbows and his left big toe. 

F'n Eppler.

And use the International money to sign a can't miss second baseman. 

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

I love this trade 

[Docwaukee]

14 minutes ago, 2020worldseries said:

Looks like they just updated today?

Only 3 Angels in top 100

BA > MLB

there's about a dozen 55 grade guys not in the top 100.  Jones is one of them.  

[Blarg]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

I love this trade 

Almost as much as Josh Hamilton to the Rangers?

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, Slegnaac said:

And use the International money to sign a can't miss second baseman. 

Better than a can't hit second baseman!

 

[Lou]

I like this trade 

[Torridd]

Sorry to see him go, but I like the kid Sandoval.

[Hubs]

When a player is a pending free agent, and the team is struggling, they are almost always available.

 

[WeatherWonk]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

He went to MVHS. I swore I knew a baseball player with the last name Sandoval when I went to MVHS. Do you know if he has an older brother?

I graduated from MVHS. When did you go there?

Of course there is a chance I am old enough to be your GRANDfather.

[disarcina]

Don't like to lose Martin Maldonado - who I think did a stellar job behind the plate for our Halos.

But no regrets over this deal -- Halos had to make such a move - Maldonado's a F/A at the end of the year - he can really help a contender with a good pitching staff -- and that's Houston.

Good move -- we get a pitcher who can probably stick with the big club next year, provide some pen depth and is under club control for about four or five years.

Also -reflects reality -- we are sellers.........

Does this trade mean / mark the near of the end of the Scioscia era in Anaheim?

[Dick B Back]

The Angels have not lost a game since this trade.

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, WeatherWonk said:

I graduated from MVHS. When did you go there?

Of course there is a chance I am old enough to be your GRANDfather.

Class of 2007

[WeatherWonk]

Yikes! Class of '71. The second class of students to complete all four years there. I believe it was founded in 1967. I entered in '68.

I moved to El Toro (later called Lake Forest) in Oct of '66. There was still no one living in MV, although homes had been started. People lived in El Toro and Laguna Hills, but not MV.

As Jr high kids, we were bussed all the way to Irvine to a school called Irvine Intermediate School that was a K-8. It was off Sand Canyon and the I-5. The last time I was in So Cal, I believe it was converted to a school bus parking area there and a very small Christian church was still there. Of course, El Toro MCAS was there, and very close. We were part of Tustin Unified School District, as the time. 

I can barely recognize South County now, when I go back, especially the way it is growing along the inland toll roads between San Clemente and NE Irvine. The roads will NEVER be able to keep up with all that traffic.

[ettin]

Remember we can always re-sign Maldonado in the off-season. In fact the catcher market will be quite saturated so he could come back at a pretty fair price.

[Lou]

I'm indifferent about this trade

[Blarg]

Passively or passionately?

[UndertheHalo]

I can’t be anything other then indifferent.  Maldanado was pretty good.  They may well have walked him.  We got a prospect.  Depth is good.  

Its fine.  Definitely the right thing to do.  

Edited July 27, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[Lou]

I don't like this trade

[Tank]

10 hours ago, Blarg said:

Pretty sure Sandoval is at least two years out. Which would be moving quickly.

Man, that's going to be a pretty quick jump to AAA and recovery from PSS.

 

*Patrick Sandoval Surgery

[Tank]

9 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

Valbuena will bring a pack of @tdawg87 autographed condoms.

S T U B B Y.    C L A P P.

tdawg is dead. Long live the clapp.

[Tank]

4 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

The Angels have not lost a game since this trade.

Vindication!

[Billy_Ball]

Thank you Machete, class act!

 

[Do0mT3cH]

One of the better catchers we've had in a whileeee. Great arm and defense. He seemed to enjoy his time here and it seems like he wants to be a starter so why not just re sign him next off season if both sides are interested? 

[Pujols4MVP]

20 hours ago, DMVol said:

We are out of the post season race and Maldonado is only signed through 2018....division makes no difference, at least not to me.....

+ at least it isn't the Rangers, Mariners & Athletics. Angels don't have any bad blood with the Astros that i know of, their competitive rivals but not a team they hate alot.

Besides helping them means more Kate Upton boobs in the playoffs.

[zenmaster]

This trade is good. Got a young arm that could turn into something in exchange for giving up a guy who is a FA in a few months. And we all know we aren't going to the post season so I see no downside.