Fletcher: Arte Moreno said the #Angels will increase their payroll. He wouldn’t say how much.

[rafibomb]

Arte Moreno said the Angels’ payroll will go up this coming season, though it doesn’t sound like the club will approach the luxury tax.

 

 

[Second Base]

Tease....

[T.G.]

We're going to Applebee's!

[Vlad27Trout27]

so about 10 mil.

[Dtwncbad]

The amount of the increase was just announced!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Angelsfan1984]

46 minutes ago, RBM said:

They are about $80 M below the luxury tax cap of $208 M right now. The Angels were $21 M below the cap in 2019.

So if they spend to within $10 M of it this year it equates to offseason spending of $70 M AAV dollars.

This is the result of Eppler's plan with all the 1 year contracts last year. He opened up a window for 2020.

They could drop 70M (30 Cole and 25 Strasburg 15 Wheeler) and still have some for a catcher and bp piece...

Cole, Strasburg, Wheeler, Ohtani, Canning...

[ten ocho recon scout]

Its like when I told my ex wife Id try harder.

[Mark68]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Its like when I told my ex wife Id try harder.

Should never have used the word "harder".

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 minute ago, Mark68 said:

Should never have used the word "harder".

I said try not would. 

Haha.... wood.

[Dick B Back]

Yacht fuel...

[maestro]

Exciting!

[Second Base]

The Angels hover around 175 on a yearly basis. My guess is they go up to 190. If they're at 140 right now, and after trimming the excess fat from the roster we'll probably be down around 130-135. My guess is they'll have around 55-60 million to spend in free agency.

Or in layman's terms, enough for Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler and Travis D'Arnaud.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I said try not would. 

Haha.... wood.

awww, damnit.

i chuckled.

[ukyah]

4 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Its like when I told my ex wife Id try harder.

it's even funnier if you told her that when she was already your ex. there's nothing quite as satisfying as disappointing your ex.

[Claude]

Arte and Boras at the winter meetings.

[kevinb]

Of course he's not saying how much. If he did fans would hold him to it to the exact cent. 

[Erstad Grit]

5 hours ago, RBM said:

They are about $80 M below the luxury tax cap of $208 M right now. The Angels were $21 M below the cap in 2019.

So if they spend to within $10 M of it this year it equates to offseason spending of $70 M AAV dollars.

This is the result of Eppler's plan with all the 1 year contracts last year. He opened up a window for 2020.

Does that include letting Calhoun walk?

I agree giving a little cushion for mid-season trades would be wise.

Having 70-80 to spends would be fun

 

 

[Tank]

56 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

Of course he's not saying how much. If he did fans would hold him to it to the exact cent. 

That would harken back to the “big splash” years.

And yes, harken is a real word, you pedestrians.

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, Second Base said:

The Angels hover around 175 on a yearly basis. My guess is they go up to 190. If they're at 140 right now, and after trimming the excess fat from the roster we'll probably be down around 130-135. My guess is they'll have around 55-60 million to spend in free agency.

Or in layman's terms, enough for Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler and Travis D'Arnaud.

I don’t think they can really cut below 140 without trading Simmons. I think they’re at 140 even without García, Bour, Calhoun, etc. 
 

If you want to go lower than that, you need to trade Bedrosian or La Stella or Goodwin. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

1 hour ago, Kevinb said:

Of course he's not saying how much. If he did fans would hold him to it to the exact cent. 

Or agents. 

[Blarg]

I think he learned a lesson from Phildelphia last season that made good on their promise.

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I don’t think they can really cut below 140 without trading Simmons. I think they’re at 140 even without García, Bour, Calhoun, etc. 
 

If you want to go lower than that, you need to trade Bedrosian or La Stella or Goodwin. 

restructure Simmons and save 5m.  

 

[Blarg]

Why would he take a pay cut?

[ettin]

6 hours ago, True Grich said:

We're going to Applebee's!

[T.G.]

@ettin  More like....

 

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by True Grich