Angels are interested in Corey Kluber

[Tank]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Rosenthal: Angels out on Gruber

What about Bill Clay?

[Troll Daddy]

Angels are apparently back in on Kluber

[Pancake Bear]

8 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I just wish the new guys would have been with the commandos in Grenada.

 

Yeah, we did get Patrick O’Neal out of it. 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Angels are apparently back in on Kluber

Really?

[Lhalo]

28 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

If anything, the star was the weird guy that lives in the basement that had all the maps.

Without him McClain wouldn’t have known about the annex skywalk brah. 

[Pancake Bear]

18 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Angels are apparently back in on Kluber

 

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Really?

Just scrolled around on Twitter, can’t find anyone reporting a change in status. Where did you see this, Pop?

[Jeff Fletcher]

4 hours ago, floplag said:

i think thats what he wants to do, but if hes looking at trading for guys that are costing 15-20M he can surely sing one thats in the same range. 
He probably wants to trade for an upgrade, but if the money is comparable it matters not which bucket it comes from.  In fact unless its a clear upgrade, a la Kluber, youre betting of signing the FA and keeping the kids, can always make a trade at the deadline.

This is why I think when he says “trade” he doesn’t mean a Kluber-Price, but a cheaper Ray-Quintana-Boyd

[mulwin444]

4 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

 

Just scrolled around on Twitter, can’t find anyone reporting a change in status. Where did you see this, Pop?

Yeah, no usual suspects on this one

[Pancake Bear]

Just now, Jeff Fletcher said:

This is why I think when he says “trade” he doesn’t mean a Kluber-Price, but a cheaper Ray-Quintana-Boyd

That’s what my impression was also. I take him to mean they have somewhere around 20-30m budgeted for pitching - enough for one guy but not two, meaning the second guy would either be a low end guy like Miley or a a trade form arbitration pitcher.

[floplag]

12 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

This is why I think when he says “trade” he doesn’t mean a Kluber-Price, but a cheaper Ray-Quintana-Boyd

Youre likely correct.  Im just not much more thrilled over those names than i am those in FA.

[Pancake Bear]

21 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

This is why I think when he says “trade” he doesn’t mean a Kluber-Price, but a cheaper Ray-Quintana-Boyd

Any guesses on specifics of what Boyd or Quintana would cost?

[Troll Daddy]

54 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Really?

Have you ever known me to make something up

[totdprods]

45 minutes ago, floplag said:

Youre likely correct.  Im just not much more thrilled over those names than i am those in FA.

You should be...

Here’s the Angels staff last year...

• Skaggs/Suarez (33 GS, 158 IP): 5.74 ERA
• Heaney/Peters (32 GS, 164 IP): 5.15 ERA
• Pena/Sandoval (31 GS, 135 IP): 4.75 ERA
• Harvey/Canning (29 GS, 148 IP): 5.35 ERA
• Cahill/Barria (29 GS, 133 IP): 6.99 ERA

Aside from the fact that it took 10 pitchers for 5 rotation spots is sad enough, it’s worse that no one even managed 100 IP. 

• Bundy (30 GS, 162 IP): 4.79 ERA
• Quintana (31 GS, 167 IP): 4.80 ERA
• Ray (33 GS, 174 IP): 4.34 ERA
• Boyd (32 GS, 185 IP): 4.56 ERA
• Gray (25 GS, 150 IP): 3.82 ERA

Any one of these guys could step into any rotation spot and it’s pretty much already a big improvement.

The Angels might even make the playoffs with that rotation last year, especially if Simmons and Upton held up. 

Edited December 15, 2019 by totdprods

[floplag]

4 minutes ago, totdprods said:

You should be...

Here’s the Angels staff last year...

• Skaggs/Suarez (33 GS, 158 IP): 5.74 ERA
• Heaney/Peters (32 GS, 164 IP): 5.15 ERA
• Pena/Sandoval (31 GS, 135 IP): 4.75 ERA
• Harvey/Canning (29 GS, 148 IP): 5.35 ERA
• Cahill/Barria (29 GS, 133 IP): 6.99 ERA

Aside from the fact that it took 10 pitchers for 5 rotation spots is sad enough, it’s worse that no one even managed 100 IP. 

• Bundy (30 GS, 162 IP): 4.79 ERA
• Quintana (31 GS, 167 IP): 4.80 ERA
• Ray (33 GS, 174 IP): 4.34 ERA
• Boyd (32 GS, 185 IP): 4.56 ERA
• Gray (25 GS, 150 IP): 3.82 ERA

Any one of these guys could step into any rotation spot and it’s pretty much already a big improvement.

The Angels might even make the playoffs with that rotation last year, especially if Simmons and Upton held up. 

I wasnt comparing them to our rotation but to what could still be had in FA.  Yes they would be upgrades to last year, but there are still better options available before going that route. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

9 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

If anything, the star was the weird guy that lives in the basement that had all the maps.

man knows how to bargain

[CanadianHalo]

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

[Tank]

9 hours ago, Lhalo said:

Without him McClain wouldn’t have known about the annex skywalk brah. 

Absolutely! Have to get to the outer marker so he can talk to his planes before they start splashing into the Atlantic.

[Lhalo]

*Potomac

[hangin n wangin]

49 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

[CanadianHalo]

1 minute ago, hangin n wangin said:

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, CanadianHalo said:

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

No

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, CanadianHalo said:

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

[CanadianHalo]

The Cubs aren’t going to give away those two for free

[TroutField]

1 hour ago, CanadianHalo said:

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

Eppler would fuck up the entire offseason if he were to do that 

[floplag]

1 hour ago, CanadianHalo said:

Marsh/Sandoval/Renigfo/additional prospect(s) for Quintana and Contreras 

No, way too much of an overpay, if im Chi i take that yesterday.  For that package they would need to include Schwarber in my opinion which they wouldnt likely do