Holy Hell, Trevor Bauer!

[Warfarin]

28 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

It may also end up being foolish for free agents to assume this is the one irregular offseason.  That would assume everything magically goes back to normal with a normal 2021 season so next offseason is a normal offseason.

That might be a bad bet.

Likely a good point, too.  It seems probable that the stadiums will be empty, or close to it, to start the year.  Perhaps by summer, when the vaccine has been deployed throughout the nation, they will increase attendance, but I imagine it still will be at a significantly reduced capacity.

The owners will probably face significant losses next year, too.

[Junkballer]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

It may also end up being foolish for free agents to assume this is the one irregular offseason.  That would assume everything magically goes back to normal with a normal 2021 season so next offseason is a normal offseason.

That might be a bad bet.

Not to mention the decline of cable/satellite/regional sports network subscriptions and revenue.

[Angels in 2030]

The elite top guys will always get their money.  Maybe not like the last two years which have been crazy.  But it's the good, mid & low guys that will really get hurt in this years FA market.  Bauer will get 5/150....6/175 from someone -- IF he wants a LT deal.  My wishful thinking is he comes to Angels on a 3-4 year deal with maybe a player opt-out option after 2nd year to further entice such (& peak his betting on himself flirtation).  

[Stax]

Trevor Bauer may be an ace, but he seems to be a douche bag and character matters to Perry Minasian.

 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

10 minutes ago, Stax said:

Trevor Bauer may be an ace, but he seems to be a douche bag and character matters to Perry Minasian.

 

I am pretty certain that winning also matters to Perry. 
I don't care how much a GM of any team speaks about character and targets high-character guys -- there is always a talent level that will override those concerns.  Besides; Bauer is more "Twitter Troll" than "bad teammate," from what I can tell. 

[angelsnationtalk]

2 hours ago, Stax said:

Trevor Bauer may be an ace, but he seems to be a douche bag and character matters to Perry Minasian.

 

He seems like a douche cuz he doesn't act like everyone else. He acts like us. Free spoken and not afraid to say what he feels. 

He acts like a normal human being. 

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, angelsnationtalk said:

He acts like us. 

He acts like a normal human being. 

Who wants to break the news to ANT?

[angelsnationtalk]

1 minute ago, T.G. said:

Who wants to break the news to ANT?

For a second I though you were CNN only using a tiny part of what I said to get the reaction you wanted.

[eligrba]

16 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

He seems like a douche cuz he doesn't act like everyone else. He acts like us. Free spoken and not afraid to say what he feels. 

He acts like a normal human being. 

Ahem......He seems like a douche because he acts like us?  Speak for yourself.......douche.

[Halodays]

2 hours ago, Stax said:

Trevor Bauer may be an ace, but he seems to be a douche bag and character matters to Perry Minasian.

 

Douche bag no..opinionated yes. Maybe some of his opinions rub people the wrong way because they don't agree with him. It's called the pussifying of America. People can't handle the differences in opinions anymore.

[Erstad Grit]

9 hours ago, Warfarin said:

If Arte is willing to spend above the luxury tax level for one year, I'd opt for 4/120.  Bauer had a great year, but his track record is not nearly as impressive as Cole's, so I don't see him remotely approaching Cole's deal.  And, of course, he's a free agent in likely the worst free agency year ever in terms of financials, so he has that working against him, too.

I've mentioned before, but I'd sign Bauer (4/120?), trade Adell for a good catching prospect + backend SP type, and basically go from there.  We can fill the rest of the bullpen cheaply with some good arms, and we can probably find a platoon LHH OF fairly cheaply too.  

Bauer, Bundy, Heaney, Canning, Barria, Ohtani* should form a pretty good pitching core.  Sandoval can kick over to the pen, which would give us a strong five of Iglesias, Mayers, Pena, Buttrey, Sandoval, along with Rivera who will basically be a mop-up guy.  Reyes holds a lot of promise and can quickly become another strong relief option.  We'd just need one to two more under-the-radar bullpen signings.

6/150 would be nowhere near what Cole got

[failos]

3 hours ago, Stax said:

Trevor Bauer may be an ace, but he seems to be a douche bag and character matters to Perry Minasian.

 

Ur the bag of douches

[Pancake Bear]

Is he douchier than the average player? I dunno. He certainly is more open about what he thinks. Lot of people in the game tend to be cautious about what they say, but Bauer is far less than most. Is that a bad thing? It could be. Depending on how his teammates view it, I suppose. Like, is it a clubhouse issue? I don't know.

Let's get him signed and find out.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Pancake Bear said:

Is he douchier than the average player? I dunno. He certainly is more open about what he thinks. Lot of people in the game tend to be cautious about what they say, but Bauer is far less than most. Is that a bad thing? It could be. Depending on how his teammates view it, I suppose. Like, is it a clubhouse issue? I don't know.

Let's get him signed and find out.

I have no idea..... but what I do know is that every clubhouse has idiots. If the idiot gets the job done, nobody minds them....

Guys may not go out of their way to hang with them after the game. But if a guy like bauer, with his skill, acts like an idiot, i think he'd still be more than welcome

[rafibomb]

 

[Pancake Bear]

Bauer to Toronto confirmed. 

[CanadianHalo]

Not so fun fact: Growing up in LA wasn’t very fun for Trevor. 

[Chuck]

16 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

Not so fun fact: Growing up in LA wasn’t very fun for Trevor. 

Anaheim isn't in LA county.

[angelsnationtalk]

19 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

Not so fun fact: Growing up in LA wasn’t very fun for Trevor. 

Well thank God Anaheim is in Orange County. 

[eligrba]

7 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

I am probably the only one starting to get annoyed with Bauer's antics. 

[tdawg87]

Just now, eligrba said:

I am probably the only one starting to get annoyed with Bauer's antics. 

Definitely not the only one.

I think it's funny. This offseason has been boring as hell so he provides some nice entertainment.

[angelsnationtalk]

5 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I am probably the only one starting to get annoyed with Bauer's antics. 

His antics make me feel like a decision is no where close. 

[CanadianHalo]

19 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

His antics make me feel like a decision is no where close. 

His agent said half jokingly he’s spent about as much time trying to decide on how he wants to announce where he’s going as he has on where he wants to go

[Taylor]

49 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I am probably the only one starting to get annoyed with Bauer's antics. 

I am too.

[angelsnationtalk]

27 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

His agent said half jokingly he’s spent about as much time trying to decide on how he wants to announce where he’s going as he has on where he wants to go

I hope those rumor boys at MLB Network announce it before he does. I'm sick of waiting.