Eovaldi signs with Red Sox

[Dtwncbad]

The market is on fire.

[Blarg]

Thank you for all those details. 

[Dtwncbad]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Thank you for all those details. 

None are available yet buddy.

"Terms of the agreement, which is pending a physical, have yet to be reported."

[The_Outrunner]

17 mill x 4  is steep for him

[arch stanton]

I always thought this was inevitable 

[Angel Oracle]

He is staying with the team that he helped pitch to a WS title.   Makes perfect sense for him, especially being given 4 years/$68 million to do it.

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

He is staying with the team that he helped pitch to a WS title.   Makes perfect sense, especially being given 4 years/$68 million to do it.

Yep -- that's the team that could most absorb the risk -- he's already helped them win a WS, they have already seen him at his best and already seen the payoff.

[Blarg]

His resume doesn't warrant that contract. 

[The_Outrunner]

5 minutes ago, Blarg said:

His resume doesn't warrant that contract. 

agreed but the ws win does

[floplag]

4/67... another overpay.  not good 

[Docwaukee]

figured he was in line for 4/60 even though I was hoping he'd only get 3 yrs.  

I don't feel like this one is as much out of line as the Corbin deal.  that one still shocks me.  

[fan_since79]

We're basically not going to get anybody, are we?

Except for that La Stella guy, or whatever his name is.

 

[ettin]

33 minutes ago, Blarg said:

His resume doesn't warrant that contract. 

No but his 97 mph fastball does. Combine that with the resume and high risk of reinjury and the fresh whiff of a World Series win, you get this result.

[Dtwncbad]

We can all sit back and conclude that all of these contracts are overpays.

And MAYBE that ends up true and they all end up disasters.  They key word is maybe.

But I know that it is NOT A MAYBE that if you pass on all the players, you don't get any players.

And the Angels need players.

[Second Base]

As long as Nate Eovaldi stays healthy, this doesn't seem like it'll be that bad of a deal.  He'll be a solid starter, and if that doesn't work out, throw him in the pen and he becomes an Andrew Miller type of reliever. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

31 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're basically not going to get anybody, are we?

Except for that La Stella guy, or whatever his name is.

 

Did you already forget about Dillon Peters? Expect him to play a prominent role in the rotation after the usual suspects get injured again

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

His resume doesn't warrant that contract. 

He and Richards are both more about their untapped potential than their resumes..... the scary part about this is that they could both end up being modern day Darren Dreifforts.  Eovaldi's two TJ surgeries are scary but if you had to bank on just pure stuff he was the best pitcher available this year.    He finally found a pitch mix that brought out his best -- we will see how it all works out.

As much as I wanted him (I was on the sign him when he was broken wagon), the Angels had to break away from the cycle of hoping a pitcher was finally healthy -- he was too much risk at a time when the Angels can't really afford it.

This is me fanboy-ing BTW...

[Inside Pitch]

42 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

figured he was in line for 4/60 even though I was hoping he'd only get 3 yrs.  

I don't feel like this one is as much out of line as the Corbin deal.  that one still shocks me.  

Yep, I had the starting point at Cobb's 4/58 last year.   He fell where I was expecting him fall.

[WeaverFever]

43 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

We're basically not going to get anybody, are we?

Except for that La Stella guy, or whatever his name is.

 

Could you imagine if he hits a pinch hit single to get us into the playoffs..

[Docwaukee]

9 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

He and Richards are both more about their untapped potential than their resumes..... the scary part about this is that they could both end up being modern day Darren Dreifforts.  Eovaldi's two TJ surgeries are scary but if you had to bank on just pure stuff he was the best pitcher available this year.    He finally found a pitch mix that brought out his best -- we will see how it all works out.

As much as I wanted him (I was on the sign him when he was broken wagon), the Angels had to break away from the cycle of hoping a pitcher was finally healthy -- he was too much risk at a time when the Angels can't really afford it.

This is me fanboy-ing BTW...

it makes sense that we wouldn't go after him consider that Eppler said he'll be focused on guys that are durable.  

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Dochalo said:

it makes sense that we wouldn't go after him consider that Eppler said he'll be focused on guys that are durable.  

Yep....   They are in effect going high floor low ceiling.   Which I can live with given the situation.

[kevinb]

You are worth what someone is willing to pay you. Good for him. 

[WeatherWonk]

1 hour ago, arch stanton said:

I always thought this was inevitable 

That we would sit on our hands until all the pitching is gone, and then bring in retreads?

[mulwin444]

4 years, $67.5MM 

About $17 mil a year for a 29 year old pitcher with two tommy john surgeries and who has been essentially a 5 starter his entire career....meh

Glad we didn't try to beat this price to snag him.

[Inside Pitch]

6 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

That we would sit on our hands until all the pitching is gone, and then bring in retreads?

A two time TJ surgery recipient, thrice traded, once released, pitcher is pretty much the epitome of a retread.  This one will cost 17 mil a year for the next four years.