Trout 12 years/$440 million! Its done!!

[Duren, Duren]

This insures that the Angels will almost certainly never have to do an intensive rebuild the next decade. All things being equal, they will  have the stable foundation (Trout, Ohtani, Addell, possibly Simmons) to contend long term. Assuming that a solid pitching staff evolves/progresses in the next few years.

Trout could remain the foundation of two or even three re-tooling cycles as well. The stability of his presence long term now means that the Angels become one of the most attractive markets for free agents. Hopefully Eppler continues to prioritize the farm system, but has enough flexibility to make necessary trades/signings.

Pitching really is critical to get to championship level, but keeping Trout is going to have an amazing number of positive effects on and off the field.

[Stradling]

This is incredible.  It is tough to look at a $430 million contract and call it a bargain, but man, this is a really good deal for both the player and the team.  Trout could have gone in to the free agent market and gotten more, but why?  He got the biggest deal ever and it increases the Angels budget by $2 million annually, a-fucking-mazing.  

[Cody Pendant]

1 minute ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Can we get in n out and see captain Marvel first?

Not the fries though, those things are gross.

Sog-fest fries. Hell, even those sound good today. 

[T.G.]

Now... about that Eppler extension....

[GrittyVeterans]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

This is incredible.  It is tough to look at a $430 million contract and call it a bargain, but man, this is a really good deal for both the player and the team.  Trout could have gone in to the free agent market and gotten more, but why?  He got the biggest deal ever and it increases the Angels budget by $2 million annually, a-Facking-mazing.  

It'll be super interesting to see what Betts gets now. Either way, this is a great deal for us.

[Cody Pendant]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

This is incredible.  It is tough to look at a $430 million contract and call it a bargain, but man, this is a really good deal for both the player and the team.  Trout could have gone in to the free agent market and gotten more, but why?  He got the biggest deal ever and it increases the Angels budget by $2 million annually, a-Facking-mazing.  

Amen. Speaks yet more volumes to the fiber of the guy. I’m not saying he’s a diety or a god, but I also have yet to not see him able to walk on water. 

[Cody Pendant]

1 minute ago, GrittyVeterans said:

It'll be super interesting to see what Betts gets now. Either way, this is a great deal for us.

What I’m seeing says $400m. ESPN projected he won’t touch Trout (and offered that Betts doesn’t deserve to!)

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

PhilaDopephia

 

13 points · 3 hours ago

I dont wanna see his face at an Eagles game for at least a year... Facking daggers man.

level 1

dweigle27

 

63 points · 3 hours ago

[red321]

4 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Now... about that Eppler extension....

I'm not sure how much this had to do with Eppler, at least directly...this is probably more of an Arte and the money folks. Sure, maybe seeing what Eppler is doing trying to build a winner around him, but Eppler wasn't pulling the strings on this signing.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

24 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

Now we need Artie and the COA to make a long term deal.

COA?

[Stradling]

Just now, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

COA?

City of Anaheim

[Dick B Back]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

I think he did. The initial SHOCK broke the server for a sec. lol

It did...

[Angelsjunky]

What I learned today is that Stephen A Smith (whom I've never watched before) is a dumbass.

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

It did...

that's what I got too

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

surfinbari88 @Phillies board

 

3 points · 2 hours ago

 

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.

 

[Cody Pendant]

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

City of Anaheim

Or Certificate of Authenticity, but I’m cool with either for the moment. 

[Chuck]

7 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

that's what I got too

Yeah, I just rebooted the server. 

We're all good now. Too many pages got cached from today and it has been about 8 weeks since my last server reboot, so it was due.  

[fan_since79]

26 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

This insures that the Angels will almost certainly never have to do an intensive rebuild the next decade. All things being equal, they will  have the stable foundation (Trout, Ohtani, Addell, possibly Simmons) to contend long term. Assuming that a solid pitching staff evolves/progresses in the next few years.

Trout could remain the foundation of two or even three re-tooling cycles as well. The stability of his presence long term now means that the Angels become one of the most attractive markets for free agents. Hopefully Eppler continues to prioritize the farm system, but has enough flexibility to make necessary trades/signings.

Pitching really is critical to get to championship level, but keeping Trout is going to have an amazing number of positive effects on and off the field.

HEALTHY pitching is the real necessity here. I'm fed up with all the TJ surgeries and other assorted ailments on this team. Just stop it already!!!

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

What I learned today is that Stephen A Smith (whom I've never watched before) is a dumbass.

 

He was uninformed, but not a dumbass, in my opinion.  I often wonder just how hard it would be to have a National show.  He called them Anaheim and said he wasn’t going to call them Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  It took us on this board two years to realize they dropped the of Anaheim part of the name.  He also said Trout was 26 years old.  I won’t call him a dumbass because he didn’t disrespect the Angels and felt the Angels signing him was good for baseball.  Oh and he also talked shit on the Dodgers and Mets.  

[Angelsjunky]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

He was uninformed, but not a dumbass, in my opinion.  I often wonder just how hard it would be to have a National show.  He called them Anaheim and said he wasn’t going to call them Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  It took us on this board two years to realize they dropped the of Anaheim part of the name.  He also said Trout was 26 years old.  I won’t call him a dumbass because he didn’t disrespect the Angels and felt the Angels signing him was good for baseball.  Oh and he also talked shit on the Dodgers and Mets.  

He also said the Angels were 88-82 last year, and the Astros won 153 games.

There are lots of nice dumbasses.

[Cody Pendant]

34 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Can we get in n out and see captain Marvel first?

Not the fries though, those things are gross.

I think a bit of in n out is implied by gay sex, regardless of orientation! 

[Blarg]

26 minutes ago, red321 said:

I'm not sure how much this had to do with Eppler, at least directly...this is probably more of an Arte and the money folks. Sure, maybe seeing what Eppler is doing trying to build a winner around him, but Eppler wasn't pulling the strings on this signing.

Contracts go through the GM and are approved by the owner. It was a deal negotiated by Eppler and Landis. Moreno's only role was setting a ceiling. 

[Cody Pendant]

Trout should wear number 430 tonight. For kicks. 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

He also said the Angels were 88-82 last year, and the Astros won 153 games.

There are lots of nice dumbasses.

Sorry I didn’t hear those comments.  He was mostly complimentary when I was listening to him.  

[Blarg]

21 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

What I learned today is that Stephen A Smith (whom I've never watched before) is a dumbass.

 

Yeah, I watched his usual shouting and how Trout had earned his paycheck, then immediately made it about the Yankees and how their players needed to earn their contracts. Never went back to Trout, it was all about Yankees.