THE Official 2019-2020 Hot Stove Thread

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml

Trade proposal from Halo Hangout

 

 

Not a bad deal, but I have a good half-dozen arms in mind I’d work on getting before I considered something like this.

[DMVol]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml

Trade proposal from Halo Hangout

 

 

That’s a lot of money to take on....Hermosillo isn’t much of a prospect anymore so he is irrelevant....

[bloodbrother]

24 minutes ago, ukyah said:

i wouldn't trade marsh for boyd straight up. i think boyd is massively overrated.

Boyd is basically Andrew Heaney. The strkeouts are great but the HR ball absolutely kills them

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

23 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml

Trade proposal from Halo Hangout

 

 

Another crazy proposal I doubt goes anywhere

https://halohangout.com/2019/12/28/laa-angels-trading-block-blockbuster-boston-filling-holes-al-east/5/

[totdprods]

24 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Another crazy proposal I doubt goes anywhere

https://halohangout.com/2019/12/28/laa-angels-trading-block-blockbuster-boston-filling-holes-al-east/5/

I think I’d do that trade. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

I'd do that Happ trade but the yanks have to send more

[beatlesrule]

Trade talks between the Angels and Tigers in regard to hurler Matthew Boyd have run cold for the moment, according to a tweet from Jon Morosi of the MLB Network citing unnamed sources (link). According to Morosi, Angels outfield prospect Brandon Marsh was one name discussed.

[TroutField]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

I think I’d do that trade. 

I think I would too. It would probably hurt long term, especially with Marsh killing it with the green monster... but we need the help this year.

[Vlad27Trout27]

And than watch mookie leave? we wont be able to resign him. that's a disastrous waiting to happen.

[TroutField]

3 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Trade talks between the Angels and Tigers in regard to hurler Matthew Boyd have run cold for the moment, according to a tweet from Jon Morosi of the MLB Network citing unnamed sources (link). According to Morosi, Angels outfield prospect Brandon Marsh was one name discussed.

Oh well. Marsh doesn’t seem to be enough to get talks going for legit starters. 
 

we are kinda fucked

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

I think Boyd is a fantastic target, should be a priority, and would be a great get, but no way I offer Boyd.

[Vlad27Trout27]

one think I have noticed about Eppler and his trades involving prospects is that he know their value. Newcomb looks like a BP arm. The main piece in the upton trade is sadly out of baseball and their are many more. Marsh is  highly valued, unless it's the right piece he wont be move.That right piece would be an true number 2 or an 1, not someone that has or shows flashes.

[Inside Pitch]

14 minutes ago, TroutField said:

I think I would too. It would probably hurt long term, especially with Marsh killing it with the green monster... but we need the help this year.

So, what happens next year when Betts leaves via FA?   Trade more guys again?

[Inside Pitch]

Sometimes when you read this board and see the sorts of trades people are willing to do it's easy to see why Jerry Dipoto was such a wildly popular GM here.

[Second Base]

Eppler was altogether unwilling to negotiate Marsh into any deals at the trade deadline last year. He knew his value was on the rise, and it's only going to get higher this season. 

Normally, I'd say Marsh won't be dealt, but Eppler struck out in FA and trades so far. He might just be desperate enough to do it, though I would consider it a huge mistake.

[Tank]

22 hours ago, RBM said:

So is Billy Eppler a Winston Churchill or an Anthony Eden?

I'll let you know after the next GM meetings at Potsdam.

[TroutField]

18 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

So, what happens next year when Betts leaves via FA?   Trade more guys again?

We have Adell, Jackson, Knowles, etc in the OF mix going forward.  Like I said it would hurt long term. And yeah I’m not a baseball GM for a reason, I don’t have the patience Eppler has shown, I’m a fan who wants to win now... 

 

come on now 

[angelsnationtalk]

2 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml

Trade proposal from Halo Hangout

 

 

That's a total steal for the Angels haha

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Another crazy proposal I doubt goes anywhere

https://halohangout.com/2019/12/28/laa-angels-trading-block-blockbuster-boston-filling-holes-al-east/5/

 

[angelsnationtalk]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

I think I’d do that trade. 

I'm hesitant. That would be an additional $38.7M added to the payroll. If the Angels wanted to stay under the tax then Boston will need to eat around $11.7M of that. It's possible, but adding Upton's contract makes me wonder if Boston would consider it and the Angels could afford to re-sign Betts after this year and still have the money to get an ace for 2021.

But Jesus, Imagine this:
Betts, Trout, Rendon, Ohtani, Simmons, Adell, LaStella, Stassi, Fletcher
Price, Ohtani, Teheran, Heaney, Canning, Bundy

That's pretty good. 

[angelsnationtalk]

If Boston ever considers passing on a trade with the Dodgers for Betts and partners with the Angels then they'd have to give up much more than just Upton, Sandoval and Marsh. They'd need to be convinced to take Upton's contract and that means likely adding in Jackson and Yan. The deal would need to be sweet to not involve Adell.

Though Boston would likely never trade away Betts to the Angels here is what I'd offer:

Angels Get: David Price and Mookie Betts (retains $11.7M)
Boston Gets: Brandon Marsh, Jose Suarez, Jeremiah Jackson, Hector Yan and Justin Upton.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

I think I’d do that trade. 

in 2021 with no Marsh or Betts we would need a LF again.

[Second Base]

It would be a short vacancy with Jordyn Adams being ready at some point in 2022.

[angelsnationtalk]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

in 2021 with no Marsh or Betts we would need a LF again.

Worst case scenario yes, but as @Jeff Fletcher once pointed out to me by saying that it's much easier to find a corner outfielder replacement than it is for pitching. So finding an outfielder would be the least of my worries. 

[ukyah]

4 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

Boyd is basically Andrew Heaney. The strkeouts are great but the HR ball absolutely kills them

ok. i certainly wouldn't trade marsh for an andrew heaney look a like, that's for sure.