Which position players do you want the Angels to target in free agency this year?

[Mark68]

But seriously, if we're looking for a FA catcher, Tyler Flowers might be a decent candidate.

[Mark68]

Otherwise, pitching, pitching, pitching.

 

I have two names in mind: Cole & Ryu

[totdprods]

30 minutes ago, floplag said:

The fact remains that we have 4 guys, for 3 spots.  Either way i was just tossing that out as an " if" option.  

I getcha...

But, depth is the 4th spot. Good teams have great depth. Wilfredo Tovar started too many games for us this year.

[floplag]

6 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I getcha...

But, depth is the 4th spot. Good teams have great depth. Wilfredo Tovar started too many games for us this year.

That was to be expected though, no one expected Rengifo here already, but he got a shot and made it count.   A lot of that was also determined by roster spots and options and such. 
This roster will look very different at the end of '19 than it did at the beginning, thats a given.   I did not expect some of these kids to develop this fast, i dont think anyone did, but here they are making the most of it showing what they can be. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

None, Get a Ace and that it. 

Sign Cole 

Sign Shoemaker, yeah i know he's allways hurt. But i don't care and would not  mind seeing that Magnification Beard in the Club House!  1 year 2.5 mil with incentives

Stick with Smith/Garneau 

Shop Barria or Suarez and see what there value is

Pitching Rotation

 

[Jay]

I think we're spending enough on position players currently.

Need to spend on pitching.

 

[jgimondo]

21 hours ago, mymerlincat said:

It seems like we talk about the free agent pitchers all the time on here, but not so much the position players.  Who do you hope the Angels target?  I would love it if the Angels went all in on Yasmani Grandal.

That's because every year pitching is what kills us, we need pitchers!

[Tyler]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

I'm curious about this statement as I've not heard this and would be interested to find out what you know.  Is he a clubhouse cancer?  Milwaukee hasn't played great this year even though barely own the 2nd WC.  Could he have something to do with that?  

He's the obvious choice for a position player upgrade.  

If for some reason the Angels absolutely whiff on every possible pitcher then they could go big on Rendon and make a trade for some pitching.  That would be sort of painful though because then they'd be moving from a pool of players I'd like to see them keep like Fletcher, Rengifo, La Stella, and Thaiss.  

It's always risky to make a move that requires a corresponding move.  I'd rather see them overpay a bit for pitching. 

Yeah, he can swing the bat. Definitely not going to deny that. But from what I've heard, from ex-teammates, he's an arrogant d-bag who is me-first. Plus, he gets pulled defensively every year in the playoffs.

[GoodTimesGoneBad]

Moose! 

[mmc]

2 hours ago, Tyler said:

Yeah, he can swing the bat. Definitely not going to deny that. But from what I've heard, from ex-teammates, he's an arrogant d-bag who is me-first. Plus, he gets pulled defensively every year in the playoffs.

Considering the Dodgers made 2 straight World Series with him, he doesn't appear to be all that detrimental to the clubhouse.

[Tyler]

18 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

Considering the Dodgers made 2 straight World Series with him, he doesn't appear to be all that detrimental to the clubhouse.

They are 32 games above .500 after getting rid of two bad clubhouse guys in Puig and Grandal. 

[UndertheHalo]

Anthony Rendon is the best position player so that’s who I want.  

[failos]

Bauer

[Roy Hobbs]

1 hour ago, RBM said:

It’s well known Puig is a distraction at times but had never read or heard anything negative about Grandal.

Would you mind posting your source?

50 game PED suspension 

[Erstad Grit]

Grandal has been benched consecutive world series. That tells you all you need to know. Dude falls apart end of the season.

Cole + Rendon + middle tier low floor SP + Ohtani healthy = a legit AL West team. 

[aznhockeyguy]

Don't need position players.  Angels have a dearth of good position player prospects.  They need starting pitching.

[CDiaz27?]

Id like to see them take a shot on James Mccann and see if he can reproduce his all star year again, from Goleta Doesn’t help much but he’d be a good pickup 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

6 hours ago, RBM said:

 I don't think we can sign a #1, a #3 and a high priced ED player.

I guess we will have to get a bargain-bin ED player and pump him full of Viagra,

[Lou]

5 hours ago, CDiaz27 said:

Id like to see them take a shot on James Mccann and see if he can reproduce his all star year again, from Goleta Doesn’t help much but he’d be a good pickup 

Anyone?

[angelsnationtalk]

I think it depends how much money we have left to spend after pitching is checked off the list. I’d like to see Grandal, but I’m okay with a Smith/Garneau combination. 

[totdprods]

6 hours ago, CDiaz27 said:

Id like to see them take a shot on James Mccann and see if he can reproduce his all star year again, from Goleta Doesn’t help much but he’d be a good pickup 

He’s controlled through ‘20. Wouldn’t be opposed to trading for him if the cost is reasonable but I’d imagine the Sox will ask a lot. 

Interesting thought though, what if the Angels tried prying away someone like Reynaldo Lopez/Dylan Covey and McCann for some prospects? Or Ivan Nova and McCann as a rental for ‘19 and catcher for ‘20? Colome, controlled through ‘20, is an option too. 

[floplag]

20 hours ago, Mark68 said:

Otherwise, pitching, pitching, pitching.

 

I have two names in mind: Cole & Ryu

Ryu scares the hell out of me.  Someone is going to pay premium, when aside from this last about 18 months, he isnt.  Whoever buys into that will get regression, fast, book it.  
Not that he was terrible prior mind you, he just wasnt Kershaw like he is now.   Suddenly at 31/32 hes the best hes ever been? 
This one scares me. 

[Tyler]

11 hours ago, RBM said:

It’s well known Puig is a distraction at times but had never read or heard anything negative about Grandal.

Would you mind posting your source?

Current Dodger. 

This is stuff people arent gonna publicly blast someone about because it's not Puig level craziness. It's more tolerable of a personality but still one you're not sad to see go. 

Just saying, on an Angels site, let's not target him. 

[Angel Oracle]

Bring Machete back?    Otherwise, the position players roster here and up and coming from the farm is plenty.  

Total focus on Cole, a mid-rotation guy, and "maybe" one additional late innings guy