Ryu to Toronto 4/$80m

[mulwin444]

Ryuh-ryoh!

[AngelsFaninGA]

We were never gonna sign him for more than a one year deal anyway

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Well 81-81here we come. 
 

[GA16]

I think it is important to keep in mind that Eppler likely knows his job is on the line this year. If he had unlimited resources from Arte, then he likely would be happy to overpay to bring in Ryu or Keuchel to help save his job. That didn't happen for one reason or another. It is reasonable to assume that either Arte refused to shell out the extra money to bring one of those guys in or Eppler cares more about the long term health of the team despite his job being at risk which is admirable.  

Would an oft injured Ryu  push this team over the top in 2020? Maybe...probably not. Would Keuchel? Even less likely. 

I know we all want to win now and we are tired of losing and having a shitty rotation but the fact is that the actual TOTR arms, that would have had a significant impact on the rotation, did not  sign here at no fault to Arte or Eppler. The secondary arms we have missed out on, while would have helped, are not going to make or break the team and the arms we have added in their place are pretty comparable. The way I look at it, Teheran will be our Keuchel and Bundy will be our Kyle Gibson. They each have very similar projections and came cheaper leaving much more flexibility. 

 I don't think it is ridiculous that so many fans are calling for Eppler's job but I do think it is irrational and I think it would be a mistake. 

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

pretty sure AO coined the phrase

A friend of mine coined it.

[Angel Oracle]

Screw the Nationals for driving prices over the top, with giving $245 million to a guy who exceeds 150 innings half of the time.

[Revad]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

maybe that money went to Rendon. that means we're only paying him $12M this year. that's a hell of a bargain!

oh, and I don't do drugs. 

We cannot afford to be confused about this, alcohol is a drug.

[stanick88]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

pretty sure AO coined the phrase

I haven’t heard anyone else call him that. If so, then ohh well. I thought I was the original one. 

[CanadianHalo]

It was said Ryu preferred to go to Canada and wanted nothing to do with the west coast so we never stood a chance anyways

[failos]

11 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

It was said Ryu preferred to go to Canada and wanted nothing to do with the west coast so we never stood a chance anyways

Lol

[nate]

This one I am good with, I think Ryu is a ticking time bomb, dude had an amazing walk year but every other year has been constantly injured.

[yk9001]

So the Angelswin idea of offering incentives and team options to Ryu *didn't* work?

 

I'm shocked.

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, nate said:

This one I am good with, I think Ryu is a ticking time bomb, dude had an amazing walk year but every other year has been constantly injured.

Yep. IP in the past 5 years: 152, 4, 126, 82, 182.

 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

So the Angelswin idea of offering incentives and team options to Ryu *didn't* work?

 

I'm shocked.

Ha.

Just wait until we get Syndergaard or deGrom without giving up Adell. 

[Lou]

I'm looking forward to the first time Ryu goes on the IL. 

[AngelStew43]

Or on a SportsCenter highlight giving up a dinger in that launching pad.  

Good for the Jays, they paid him 20 mil a year for 4 years.  

Now, who says he finishes that contract in a Jays uniform?

 

[yk9001]

Good lord, you guys collectively are the most butthurt bitches around.

[Lhalo]

 This offseason is an epic fail if the rotation is set.

[Lou]

I just want to be able to laugh at everyone for losing their minds over not signing Ryu to more than 4/$80M

 

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

 This offseason is an epic fail if the rotation is set.

what if the rotation pitches well? 

[Justin]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

what if the rotation pitches well? 

Then Eppler got lucky 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, SoPas Angel said:

Then Eppler got lucky 

or he knew more than a bunch of hysterical grown men on a message board.

[Justin]

11 minutes ago, Lou said:

or he knew more than a bunch of hysterical grown men on a message board.

I actually quite enjoy things like this in sports. If this is the rotation with which the Angels start the season, there are only two likely outcomes: it's successful and Eppler makes a lot of people look like idiots, or it isn't successful and all the people who have ripped Eppler, all the pundits on TV who have asked "What the hell are the Angels doing?" are going to be even more annoying than usual.

(Its like the current situation with Chip Kelly - he's going to turn the program around and affirm the genius label so many attached to him at UO, or he's going to continue with crappy seasons and be revealed as a fraud who won with the foundation Bellotti built. I don't see any in-between at this point.)

[Lou]

there's a third option:

our rotation fails and the pitchers everyone lost their minds over losing out on turn out to be crappy.  

that would mean that we saved a ton of money.

[Justin]

I expect that from Ryu and I'm hoping for that from Cole.