Alden Gonzalez: Angels will look to reload system in Draft

[AngelsWin.com]

Waiting has become a way of life for the Angels' amateur scouting department, which has been left without a first- or second-round Draft choice -- and sometimes both -- in six of the last eight years.

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[YouthofToday]

Tough to replenish the worst farm system in baseball with the 29th highest draft bonus pool available.

[Tyler]

Can't wait for draft day! Let me know if they give you access inside the war room Chuck!

 

The biggest challenge this year:

 

The Angels' bonus-pool money is $2,998,200, which ranks 29th in the Majors. For their first selection (59th overall), they were given $942,000; for their second (95th), it's $541,000.

 

TOTAL $2,998,200   AVG. $333,133

 

[dimitrig]

The worst part of signing this crappy FAs is this:

 

 

"The Angels didn't have a pick in the second round of 2006 (due to the signing of Jeff Weaver), either of the first two rounds in '07 (Gary Matthews Jr. and Justin Speier), the first round of '08 (Torii Hunter), the second round in '11 (Scott Downs) and the first two rounds of '12 (Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson). Then there was the December signing of Josh Hamilton, which eliminated their first-round selection this summer."

 

 

We lost top prospects so that we could get Jeff Weaver, GMJ, Justin Speier, and Scott Downs. It's worth the risk for Torii Hunter or Pujols (even CJ Wilson) but we gave up our top prospects for guys that were bad players signed to bad contracts.

[Brandon]

That's a pretty dumb system to take away draft picks because you signed players to better your team. I understand the comp picks when losing a player, but sticking it to a team for trying to improve in the last capitalism sports league makes no sense.

[Lhalo]

Baseball threw capitalism out the window when they received an antitrust exemption from congress.

[The God of Runs]

Maybe they should draft players who are ready to play in the majors right now

[YouthofToday]

We also gave Texas two top 50 picks by signing CJ and Hamilton. Awesome.

[Docwaukee]

2003 - Brandon Wood, Sean Rodriguez, Reggie Willits

2004 - Jered Weaver, Mark Trumbo, Nick Adenhart

2005 - peter bourjos

2006 - conger, walden

2007 -

2008 - chatwood, kohn

2009 - trout, richards, skaggs, corbin, tbd

2010 - calhoun. tbd

2011 - Maronde, tbd

2012 - Roth, tbd

 

Last 10 years worth of drafts contributions to the current roster

Weaver, Trumbo, Bourjos, Conger, Hansen, Ianetta, Kohn, Trout, Richards

[Erick McClendon]

We also gave Texas two top 50 picks by signing CJ and Hamilton. Awesome.

The 30th pick for Texas this year is for you guys taking our SuperStar

[YouthofToday]

We had an amazing 2009 draft. Wow.

[seenoevil]

That Grienke trade bit us in the ass...

 

Texiera and Grienke both bailed on us for more money. I guess the Angels should avoid trading for stars that are in their contract years

[dimitrig]

That Grienke trade bit us in the ass...

 

Texiera and Grienke both bailed on us for more money. I guess the Angels should avoid trading for stars that are in their contract years

 

Traded prospects for Greinke, then tried to make up for him by signing Hamilton for which we lost more prospects. That's worth it for a World Series, but this team can't even make the playoffs.

[seenoevil]

Traded prospects for Greinke, then tried to make up for him by signing Hamilton for which we lost more prospects. That's worth it for a World Series, but this team can't even make the playoffs.

 

Yes, I thought that Grienke trade would get the Angels into the playoffs, I thought they were solid. Santana, Haren and Wilson were pretty bad down the stretch. Trumbo went cold as ice. It is a huge risk to trade your best players in the farm for a star player in his contract year. Unfortanetly , Angels lost all their chips with that huge gamble.

 

I hope they reconsider trading away their best players in the farm in the future for a star player in their contract year. It could back fire big time.

[YouthofToday]

Traded prospects for Greinke, then tried to make up for him by signing Hamilton for which we lost more prospects. That's worth it for a World Series, but this team can't even make the playoffs.

This team can't even avoid getting swept at home in 4 games by one of the worst teams in recent MLB history with perhaps the smallest payroll since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[markb]

That Grienke trade bit us in the ass...

 

Texiera and Grienke both bailed on us for more money. I guess the Angels should avoid trading for stars that are in their contract years

 

 

Greinke, sure.  The compensation pick they got for Teixeira was used to draft Trout.  

[gurn67]

Wow! If anyone had told me in spring training that the most interesting thing going on with this team in June was going to be the draft, I would never have believed it.

[seenoevil]

This team needs to beg Mike Trout to resign with them right now

[Swee Siong Lim]

2003 - Brandon Wood, Sean Rodriguez, Reggie Willits

2004 - Jered Weaver, Mark Trumbo, Nick Adenhart

 

One of the worst years of draft picks followed by one of the best (as in two starting major league-rs and a possible one if he was still alive)

[Angel Oracle]

Why do the Halos get only the 29th best bonus pool, when they were not the 2nd best team in MLB a year ago?

[Brent Maguire]

It'll be tough to reload with limited money and no high picks. Hopefully we can grab some guys who fall late in the draft. 

[YouthofToday]

Why do the Halos get only the 29th best bonus pool, when they were not the 2nd best team in MLB a year ago?

We don't have a 1st round pick and the slot money that comes with it. When you lose a 1st round pick you lose more than the pick.

[Angel Oracle]

Thanks YOT

 

 

Arte Moreeeeno, STOP losing draft picks and draft money!

What are you, a child?   It's so simple!

[Stradling]

This team doesn't need a top pick in the draft, would it help? Yes of course. We just need to make the most of our picks. This team doesn't need a Joe Mauer, it needs a clutch player like Molina. It doesn't need a player with the hype of Josh Hamilton, it could use a Nick Swisher type. It doesn't need a guy like Jered Weaver in the draft, it needs guys that can come in throw strikes and not wilt under pressure.

[Stradling]

AO, stop with the STOP.