The Official 2020-2021 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

I really wish we could've kept Simmons for that much.

I would bet that the Angels didn't even offer him a contract, after he quit on them last year.

[Turd Ferguson]

The flood fates are opening... 

[34red4]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

I would bet that the Angels didn't even offer him a contract, after he quit on them last year.

I’m still hoping the full story of what happened comes out

[tdawg87]

Yeah I will absolutely take Iglesias at 7 million less. 

[Angel Oracle]

54 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

 

Good luck with that contract, Dogs!

[eligrba]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I would bet that the Angels didn't even offer him a contract, after he quit on them last year.

I don’t  blame the Angels for not offering him anything except a glowing letter of recommendation.

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, mmc said:

I really wish we could've kept Simmons for that much.

Same. 

[rafibomb]

Iglesias and Quintana at 11.5 > Simmons 10.5.

Edited January 27, 2021 by rafibomb

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, rafibomb said:

Iglesias and Quintana at 11.5 > Simmons 10.5.

Yeah it's not even close. 

Not to mention we don't know what happened between Simmons and the team at the end of the year.

[Angel Oracle]

Hoping Perry gets another starting pitcher, late innings guy, and one year contract OF in here before ST starts.

[Pancake Bear]

I doubt Bauer gets 250. I don't see anyone out there who is going to pay that much. That said, he ain't gonna be cheap. My guess was 180-200, but I could easily see 220. That would be my top prediction. Will it be with the Angels? Doubtful, but it's not my money. 

[Erstad Grit]

28 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Iglesias and Quintana at 11.5 > Simmons 10.5.

I was about to correct you and forgot we have two Iglesias 

[Cosmo_Kramer]

I'll miss Simmons. Angels didn't win, but it was still a successful trade

[mmc]

 

[mmc]

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Good riddance, Simba. 
 

wasn’t a fan of how his season ended and his bat was pretty bad. He made some beautiful plays out there for us, but I suspect there wasn’t a lot of dialogue between Simba and the Angels. 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Good riddance, Simba. 
 

wasn’t a fan of how his season ended and his bat was pretty bad. He made some beautiful plays out there for us, but I suspect there wasn’t a lot of dialogue between Simba and the Angels. 

He hit .281 while he was here.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Lou said:

He hit .281 while he was here.

What is this, 1913?

(That being said, his OPS+ was 96, which is totally fine for a defense-first SS...)

[Lou]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

What is this, 1913?

(That being said, his OPS+ was 96, which is totally fine for a defense-first SS...)

Batting average still matters. 

Also, Cracker Jacks added a toy in their boxes in 1913, pal. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Batting average still matters. 

[Lou]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Old people still matter. 

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Lou said:

Old people still matter. 

 

[Lou]

[beatlesrule]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Their ownership has more money than Arte.   It's a disgrace.  Does their payroll even equal what they get from the national TV deals and revenue sharing?   Their ownership is a total joke.

Yet the A's win way more than the Angels, have smarter people and better scouts and a better farm system.

[Angel Oracle]

7 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Yet the A's win way more than the Angels, have smarter people and better scouts and a better farm system.

This is exactly what I’m hoping Perry changes.   Better scouting (especially MLB scouts) and development 

Eppler got the ball rolling, but work remains to be done.

Edited January 27, 2021 by Angel Oracle