Angels interested in Anthony Rendon

[mmc]

 

[floplag]

For this one time, i want Heyman to actually be right.

Can you imagine if we won both those battles?

That, right there, is how you officially step out of the Dodgers shadow, please let this be true as a combo not an either or. 

[T.G.]

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, floplag said:

For this one time, i want Heyman to actually be right.

Can you imagine if we won both those battles?

[jchalos89]

I hope their "interest" pays off this off season

[NorCal Halo]

Yes please.  Then raise the right field wall back up.

[red321]

Didn't realize Rendon pitched...he have a good slider?

[beatlesrule]

Hopefully they are seriously interested. I would hope they go after Bryant if they can't sign Rendon.

[mulwin444]

Holy shi-...if they sign Rendon, Cole and add that to Trout and Pujols. that's a lot of money for 4 guys.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Fletcher/Rengifo

Trout

Ohtani

Rendon

Adell

Marsh/Upton

Contreras

Pujols

Simmons

 

[jchalos89]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

Holy shi-...if they sign Rendon, Cole and add that to Trout and Pujols. that's a lot of money for 4 guys.

+ Upton. That's like $160M for five guys 

[CanadianHalo]

I feel like Rendon will age well much like Justin Turner 

[tdawg87]

They're interested in every free agent.

[Second Base]

I highly doubt the Angels are interested in Anthony Rendon, any more than any other team with money.

This is Heyman, which means this is being used as a ploy to drive up his market.

[Mark68]

8 minutes ago, red321 said:

Didn't realize Rendon pitched...he have a good slider?

It's a sneaky 60 mph pitch.

[Warfarin]

While I'd love to sign Cole + Ryu, I'd be okay if they pivoted to Cole + Rendon, although to do that, Arte would have to be okay completely flying over the LT limit.

Rendon would slot in nicely behind Ohtani.  Having Trout/Ohtani/Rendon/Adell for the upcoming years would make this quite an offensive juggernaut.  Sign Castro to play catcher, trade Simba for a SP prospect to free up some payroll (Fletcher at SS, LaStella at 2B), and voila - the team would be in great shape.

[totdprods]

Rendon is probably more of a back-up plan in case they miss out on Cole...not in addition to. But they could still sign perhaps one of Ryu/Bumgarner, or at worst Keuchel/Teheran, and/or make an aggressive trade for an arm, perhaps a bat as well. 

Say, sign Rendon, one of Ryu/Bumgarner, trade for Ray, or trade for a Cubs SP/C. They could just opt to double-down on offense and hope the arms they are able to get work. 

Edited December 10, 2019 by totdprods

[Docwaukee]

my guess is the Angels will be interested in Rondon if they can't get Cole.  Then they'd create some redundancy in the IF and trade for a pitcher.  

Rendon is probably the second safest bet in the FA market to be really really good for at least 5-6 years after Cole.  

[red321]

The only way they would be looking at Rendon is if it's as a backup to missing out on Cole...and then going after someone like Bumgarner or Ryu and hoping they can win a bunch of games 7-6.

 

[Warfarin]

8 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Fletcher/Rengifo

Trout

Ohtani

Rendon

Adell

Marsh/Upton

Contreras

Pujols

Simmons

 

Trade Simmons for a SP prospect, shift Fletcher to SS, LaStella anchors 2B.  Rengifo serves as our utility IF.

LaStella 2B, Trout CF, Ohtani DH, Rendon 3B, Goodwin RF (for now, then Adell), Upton LF, Thaiss/Pujols 1B, Castro C, Fletcher SS

Rotation:  Cole, Ohtani, Heaney, Bundy, Canning, Barria/Suarez/Sandoval/Pena (whoever emerges, and likely to be a rotating committee).

Sure, I'd love another SP, but having Rendon in that lineup definitely transforms it and makes it really good.

[totdprods]

1 minute ago, red321 said:

The only way they would be looking at Rendon is if it's as a backup to missing out on Cole...and then going after someone like Bumgarner or Ryu and hoping they can win a bunch of games 7-6.

Yup, I think this is more the case...just put a little more faith in the arms we have and are able to get. 

[totdprods]

Castellanos looms too, and while he doesn’t fit as well as Rendon he could still come at good value, and Donaldson at fewer years.

Basically, there are options still. Minnesota won by just clubbing the shit out of everyone and having a solid staff. Weaker division, but there is a path still if we just opt for all offense and durable arms. 

Edited December 10, 2019 by totdprods

[SLCHalo]

13 minutes ago, jchalos89 said:

+ Upton. That's like $160M for five guys 

Seems about right. The burgers and fries are worth it though imo.

[gotbeer]

16 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

Holy shi-...if they sign Rendon, Cole and add that to Trout and Pujols. that's a lot of money for 4 guys.

Yeah, but it's not our money.

[notherhalo]

perhaps more accurate would be "Boras doing his best to drive up bidding through my tweets"