Ryu to Toronto 4/$80m

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

So this is what I come out of the movies to (which I went to with my JAYS FAN GIRLFRIEND).  I don’t think she’s going to stop laughing at me any time soon.

put your pants back on and get back on Twitter patrol. 

[UndertheHalo]

I got suspended from twitter cause I called Dinesh d Souza a dumb bitch.  Kind of sad I’m missing the meltdown tbh. 

[ukyah]

13 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

So this is what I come out of the movies to (which I went to with my JAYS FAN GIRLFRIEND).  I don’t think she’s going to stop laughing at me any time soon.

this is the only reason why you didn't post the news. i commend you for having some sort of priority while in a movie theater with your GF.

[stanick88]

1 hour ago, calscuf said:

Ha ha.  The only question now is how long until all you fanboys turn on Eppler and give him some ex-girlfriendy nickname like the last guy you loved and then hated.

Like ineptler ?

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Fail!

Major league fail.  To announce we would be major players in FA and need of starting pitching and not to sign one of the impact free agent pitchers is a disaster.  Only a trade  would salvage this embarrassment 

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, AngelsFanSince86 said:

Great job Eppler. Your main goal was to get pitching and you got Bundy and Tehran...and traded away your first round pick from this year to save some cash. Now the only option is to sacrifice some of the farm to upgrade pitching. 

Didn't get a solid catcher either. Unless Eppler pulls a rabbit out of a hat this is a supremely disappointing offseason. 

If he had signed Keuchel or Ryu and traded for a catcher this would be a legit contending team. Instead, in order to get both a front end arm and a catcher they have to mortgage the future. Not happy with the outlook for the team.

Back to the, "if everyone stays healthy and takes a step forward this will be a solid rotation". And "better to save the resources till next year". 

That trade is an embarrassment!  I was excited about it because it freed up money that we all thought would go to money for pitching.   Hell aren't we 30 million under the cap right now?

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, wopphil said:

I didnt realize the off-season ended the moment Ryu signed. 

Who the hell is out there is that is a difference maker?

[Lou]

lol at people getting upset over trading Wilson. 

[Lou]

44 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I got suspended from twitter cause I called Dinesh d Souza a dumb bitch.  Kind of sad I’m missing the meltdown tbh. 

you should try being nice.

I run seminars.

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

you should try being nice.

I run seminars.

Thank you for this advice. 

[Lou]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Thank you for this advice. 

get lost, pal 

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, Lou said:

get lost, pal 

Yes, I understand. I know that I must continue to call Dinesh D Souza names until the twitter people finally permanently ban me.  

Edited December 23, 2019 by UndertheHalo

[Lou]

[stormngt]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

lol at people getting upset over trading Wilson. 

I wasn't upset when I thought we would spend the money on improving the team.  

If you think trading Wilson just to save 13 million and not spend it was a good idea then I suggest you need to take a drug test.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, stormngt said:

I wasn't upset when I thought we would spend the money on improving the team.  

If you think trading Wilson just to save 13 million and not spend it was a good idea then I suggest you need to take a drug test.

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. 

[stormngt]

1 minute 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. 

Bull shit!  We are 25 million under the cap now!

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Bull shit!  We are 25 million under the cap now!

and we're spending more than we did last year. 

and stop swearing at me. I'm sensitive.

[ukyah]

30 minutes ago, stanick88 said:

Like ineptler ?

nice.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, ukyah said:

nice.

pretty sure AO coined the phrase

[ukyah]

11 minutes ago, Lou said:

pretty sure AO coined the phrase

hadn't heard it yet. it's pretty good though.

[failos]

45 minutes ago, stanick88 said:

Like ineptler ?

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, ukyah said:

hadn't heard it yet. it's pretty good though.

I agree.  

I looked it up. 

[failos]

[beatlesrule]

41 minutes ago, Lou said:

and we're spending more than we did last year. 

and stop swearing at me. I'm sensitive.

Correct. The payroll is 1 million higher right now if I am reading this right

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/payroll/

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/payroll/2019/

[AngelsFanSince86]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

lol at people getting upset over trading Wilson. 

Lou, the fact that we shouldn't be upset about trading Wilson is the problem. 

He was our first round pick this past year and his overall value should be significantly more than the approximate $9M we traded him for ($12M minus what they already had given him as a signing bonus). 

My frustrations on Wilson come more from the fact they drafted him to begin with then the fact they traded him. 

I will have to reserve judgment on the money aspect until the offseason is complete. As it stands, they aren't much higher then their "real" payroll has been set at the last few years.  So on the surface it makes it look like the Cozart/Wilson trade was made specifically to stay within reason of the same budget they have had the last few seasons (same one they've said they were willing to overshoot this offseason).

At this point the only way to improve the rotation is through trade which inevitably hurts the farm. They also need to improve at catcher. So if they already traded away this year's first rounder, then have to trade away for an arm, and again for a catcher, what does that do to our farm?

Edited December 23, 2019 by AngelsFanSince86