Gerrit Cole signs with the Yankees (9 years, $324 million)

[ScottT]

1 minute ago, Lhalo said:

It’s silly money. I thought the Strasburg contract was ridiculous. This Cole contract makes me question humanity. 

Makes me think Trout was a bargain.

Can you imagine if he hadn't signed that extension?

[Bronson]

Just now, angelsnationtalk said:

Considering every other free agent on the market is at best a second tier pitcher.... Not much..

I meant with Rendon. At least get a big bat and defensive stud. 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

The writing was on the wall. During the WS, there were reports that the only way Houston might be able to keep Cole would have been to win and offer a chance to repeat. 
 

the dude wants to win. 

[Bronson]

Just now, ScottT said:

Makes me think Trout was a bargain.

Can you imagine if he hadn't signed that extension?

He would have gotten 500 million on the free agent market. 

[Second Base]

And for the record..... I'm not mad about Cole. I'm mad about Cole AND Strasburg AND effing Wheeler. 

Suddenly 5/110 for Wheeler is a walk in the park. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

33 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Oh I forgot about the 12 million. Effing awesome. Watch our stupid ass GM panic because his ass is firmly planted on the hot seat (his own effing doing) and pull a Tony Reagins and acquire Vernon Wells and his entire effing contract. 

The modern day version would be basically like trading Brian Goodwin for David Price....all 96 effing million. Sweet. 

Maybe just go for Chris Sale too. Surely his elbow will hold up and we can bail the red Sox out if that hole they did themselves in.

I’m pretty sure you are a week behind me with this post. And my trade proposal was Goodwin and La Stella for Price.

[Troll Daddy]

WOW I step out for dinner and Cole is a Yankee and already 12 page thread. It’s a shame he’s a Yankee now but $324M ouch  

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, ScottT said:

Makes me think Trout was a bargain.

Can you imagine if he hadn't signed that extension?

He might be headed to New York. We lucked out in a gigantic way.

[Second Base]

Hey Trout! How's that extension looking now? Fly Eagles fly? 

[Bronson]

Just now, Second Base said:

And for the record..... I'm not mad about Cole. I'm mad about Cole AND Strasburg AND effing Wheeler. 

Suddenly 5/110 for Wheeler is a walk in the park. 

Yeah we should have done that in a heartbeat considering Madbum is gonna get around the same. 

 

We probably would have had to bump it up to 130-140 since he really wanted to pitch in Philly but still.

[Second Base]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I’m pretty sure you are a week behind me with this post. And my trade proposal was Goodwin and La Stella for Price.

Yeah just effing awful. 

[angelsnationtalk]

1 minute ago, Bronson said:

I meant with Rendon. At least get a big bat and defensive stud. 

Welp.... I'll agree he's a better bat than Fletcher. Defensively that's questionable compared to Fletch.

[Bronson]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

He might be headed to New York. We lucked out in a gigantic way.

Holy shit. Could you imagine that team if they had Trout in center?

 

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Welp.... I'll agree he's a better bat than Fletcher. Defensively that's questionable compared to Fletch.

Fletch can play second....

[ADHB]

What does this mean for the Yankees and the luxury tax? They’ve got to be so far over they’ve got no chance of getting under, right?

 

Do they start losing draft picks at some point?

[AngelsLakersFan]

30 minutes ago, Sean-Regan said:

No Cole

No Strasburg

No Wheeler. 

What an awful offseason. 

Don’t forget Grandal

[wopphil]

It wasnt that long ago Cole was an average pitcher. In 2016/2017, he combined for a 4.12 ERA and 102 ERA+. He has admittedly been amazing the last two years, but this is an incredibly risky contract.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Welp.... I'll agree he's a better bat than Fletcher. Defensively that's questionable compared to Fletch.

no, it isn't. 

[beatlesrule]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

You’re the “I told you so” guy.  

Yea fuck us for having some actual optimism.  

Except that a lot of signs pointed toward him NOT signing with the Angels. The realist in me saw things objectively. I voted on him signing with the Yankees in the MLBTR poll and the poll Scotty put up here. I understand that being a realist is the same as being a pessimist but I choose to live life in reality and not fantasy. I get that many here prefer fantasy although it got out of hand with the Cole obsession and I stated it many times but hey, most optimists will just be really disappointed their dream didn't come true but then go on to the next fantasy and that's fine if they want to live their life that way. I need to start betting against all the fantasyland posters here. I could finally afford the medium sized jacuzzi.

[tdawg87]

I hope Cole never wins a championship. 

[Pancake Bear]

Just now, RBM said:

The bottom line is the Angels don't have an answer to this. They are not this type of organization at this time.

I said this at the time. If the Astros won, he’d be less invested in winning. Since they lost, he might sign with the Yanks. Dipshits here we’re celebrating like the jackbrains they are. 

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, wopphil said:

It wasnt that long ago Cole was an average pitcher. In 2016/2017, he combined for a 4.12 ERA and 102 ERA+. He has admittedly been amazing the last two years, but this is an incredibly risky contract.

There it is!

[WeaverFever]

8 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

It’s silly money. I thought the Strasburg contract was ridiculous. This Cole contract makes me question humanity. 

I agree, yet it also questions our ability to play in a wild card game this year. 

[Hufflepuff]

4 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Why is there some thing wrong with high risk / high reward? One team in 30 wins a World Series each year, how does that system imply that it’s wise to make ‘low risk moves?’ 

High risk signings can set you back, make you less flexible. I think Eppler has done a good job building more depth and longevity. It’s not sustainable for the Angels to make huge signings. We have a ton of holes. Improving one particular aspect really well still leaves the other gaps.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

There it is!

“He’s a #4”