Eppler: "I have nothing active now" in regards to improving the starting pitching

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

He will pitch in the PCL but we won’t lose his bat.

I'm guessing he'll start in SB 

[Lou]

18 minutes ago, Jason said:

That has to be a chick throwing that

Matt Harvey

[ukyah]

31 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

What is he supposed to say?  I have multiple deals in the works?  No.

He isn’t going to say that now and then have the media in his face 24/7 on what is happening, and he also doesn’t want the absence of a deal to look like another failure to execute.

I believe he is going to say this no matter if he has four deals working or zero.

i think he's being as open as you'll ever see him. eppler knows how to use doublespeak, and he's using none of that. his statement is cut and dry, and plain spoken.

[AngelsFaninGA]

"i'm working on some deals in secret so that Arte doesn't interfere"

[T.G.]

11 minutes ago, Lou said:

I'm guessing he'll start in SB 

I agree.. if he's going to shuttle back and forth between the bigs and rehab, this makes more sense.

[goldenGlove]

[goldenGlove]

35 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Going to be pretty awkward for Rengifo in that dugout LOL

It's kinda like when the CP3 trade didn't go through with the Lakers (ugh). Hopefully he doesn't pull a Lamar Odom haha

[ScottT]

43 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Going to be pretty awkward for Rengifo in that dugout LOL

How so?  

[Angelsfan1984]

3 minutes ago, ScottT said:

How so?  

Would you feel comfortable in a place you knew you were being sent out of and the only reason it didn't happen was because the other team changed their minds/terms?

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, ScottT said:

How so?  

Seriously?

[T.G.]

Fabian adds that last line... "We're open to it..."

 

Maria's question is different from Jeff's question which was: "Asked if he could still supplement the starting pitching, #Angels GM Billy Eppler said: "I have nothing active right now."

Maria's question was specific to the Dodgers and others weren't posed the same way.

 

It's like a game of telephone...

 

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by True Grich

[Stradling]

Just now, Angelsfan1984 said:

Would you feel comfortable in a place you knew you were being sent out of and the only reason it didn't happen was because the other team changed their minds/terms?

I thought it was Arte who pulled out. 

[m0nkey]

Angels about to trade for deGrom and Scherzer now

[ScottT]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Seriously?

Yeah. I wasn't aware he slept with a teammate's wife.  

Billy Eppler isn't in the dugout. 

Baseball is a business.  He knows that.  All of em know that.  

[Angelsfan1984]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I thought it was Arte who pulled out. 

No way Arte pulls out of the deal if it wasn't changed from what was originally reported. My guess is the terms changed once the Red Sox/Twins/Dodgers deal was altered (getting Graterol). If the Dodgers came back and said, well we dont really need player X so give us player Y instead, i'm guessing that went to Arte and he said hell no. If i had to guess, i'm thinking Player X was a pitcher they valued (like a Soriano or Yan) and then it changed to their next highest (perhaps Adams). 

Negotiations change all the time and in reality the public is only seeing the 1% of things that actually happen. Typically when "rumors" come out, its for 1 side to gain leverage or to put other clubs on notice that certain people are up for discussion. 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, ScottT said:

Yeah. I wasn't aware he slept with a teammate's wife.  

Billy Eppler isn't in the dugout. 

Baseball is a business.  He knows that.  All of em know that.  

And none of that matters when it comes to managing emotions. 

[AngelsFaninGA]

10 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Angels about to trade for deGrom and Scherzer now

Taylor Ward for DeGrom/Scherzer. Mets and Nats split Ward for 81 games each. 

[eligrba]

4 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

Taylor Ward for DeGrom/Scherzer. Mets and Nats split Ward for 81 games each. 

Seems severe. What did the Mets and Nats do wrong?

[Tank]

16 minutes ago, Stradling said:

And none of that matters when it comes to managing emotions. 

i think it'd be a lot more awkward if rengifo was actively trying to leave but somehow his deal fell through and he had to return to a team he was trying to leave. 

i'd imagine the guys will give him a slap on the back, tell him it's good to see him, and get back to business as usual.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

We're getting Ian Snell!

Nah, it's this Snell.  Just a wee bit on the older side

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

That has to be a chick throwing that

[mulwin444]

Man, that's disappointing.  What he really needs to say is:

"Phew, I am desperate for starting pitching!  Des-per-ate!  I'm working those phones and talking to anyone who will listen 'Have you seen my rotation?! I needs help, yo! Won't someone help a man out?!' I've got my knee pads on and I am ready and am willing to do what it takes."

It's professional and it shows he's really, really trying...

Really..

[T.G.]

Eppler's actual response...

 

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by True Grich

[Tank]

30 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Eppler's actual response...

 

 

wow, nice pull.

[Angels 1961]

If you have something do not tell us until it's done