Angels acquisition that made you the most excited?

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Vladdy and it's not even close. 

 

[Angels 1961]

When my cousin Andy Kosco was traded to Angels from Brewers.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

I agree.

 

Seriously.

I like the clarification. For a second there i thought there was proof vladdy wasnt cool, and i was going to look stupid

[Redondo]

Rod Carew

Reggie Jackson

[Dtwncbad]

Vlad.

[DMVol]

Vlad, because it just seemed like he fell in our lap...and you knew it was going to make us a lot better...and it did...Vaughn and Albert didn’t...Vlad was still in his prime, they weren’t...

[GalericX]

Vlad by far, Haren was nice.  Ohtani was a nice surprise.

[Torridd]

Pujols, Hamilton, and C.J. Wilson. I thought we were shoo-ins for great things.

[Erstad Grit]

37 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Vlad, because it just seemed like he fell in our lap...and you knew it was going to make us a lot better...and it did...Vaughn and Albert didn’t...Vlad was still in his prime, they weren’t...

Mo was really good here

[Taylor]

I remember getting super excited when they signed Vladdy. I was 15 at the time.

Unfortunately, Pujols and Hamilton.

[Jason]

Vlad is at the top for me. I’m not sure they’re technically “acquisitions” but the contract Jared Weaver signed for and extending Trout were pretty exciting 

Edited January 9, 2021 by Jason

[Jason]

32 minutes ago, Torridd said:

Pujols, Hamilton, and C.J. Wilson. I thought we were shoo-ins for great things.

Great things (money) for them 

[DMVol]

21 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Mo was really good here

For 2 years, then he was toast and Stoneman made the best trade ever to get rid of him...

[Keener]

Vlad.

But also remember being very excited for Langston.

[happybat4]

Mo Vaughn, Vlad, Colon. I wasn't as excited when we signed Pujols because of the length and decline. I still expected him to be way better.

[wopphil]

Vlad

Texiera

Pujols

Colon

Rendon

[Bronson]

For me it was Rendon surprisingly. I think a big factor for it being him was losing out on Cole the day before. Getting him was like a big sign of relief. Like a “thank god we didn’t leave without something” type of feeling.

[Lazorko Saves]

Jim Abbott, 1988 draft, 8th overall pick.  A lot of hype but also questions about him in the spring BA issues about him leading up the to draft.  He was one of the biggest wildcards in the history of the MLB draft, and he ended up going to my favorite team.  As a draft geek, this was as exciting as it got.

https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/jim-abbott-scouting-reports

 

[Junkballer]

Fred Lynn and Reggie Jackson.  More easily excited back in the day.

[Pancake Bear]

Either Albert or Ohtani.

[T.G.]

I will say that when the Angels signed Vlad, I thought to myself... "We just got the best player in baseball." I used to think about that all the time... of course, I now say that about Trout.

Vlad was the reason we bought season tix.

But Hunter will always be my favorite.

Drafting and signing Weave was pretty special too. Go Dirtbags!

[Docwaukee]

7 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I will say that when the Angels signed Vlad, I thought to myself... "We just got the best player in baseball." I used to think about that all the time... of course, I now say that about Trout.

Vlad was the reason we bought season tix.

But Hunter will always be my favorite.

Drafting and signing Weave was pretty special too. Go Dirtbags!

I, too, was psyched about getting Weaver.  I thought for sure he wasn't going to sign though.  

[Lazorko Saves]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I, too, was psyched about getting Weaver.  I thought for sure he wasn't going to sign though.  

Yep.  I was just looking at those 1st round signing bonuses from 2004 (below), and those Boras clients at #12 and #15 stand out.  But I kind of thought, well, maybe Weave kind of paid the team back with that team-friendly extension later on.  Good thing we took the right Boras client at 12.  Stephen Drew...ugh.

[fanfromday1]

Getting Lyman Bostock in 1978 was pretty cool too. But sadly that had a very tragic ending.  

[T.G.]

Vlad's 2004 MVP season was really special. He carried the team the last few weeks into the postseason. It was one if the most impressive stretches I've ever seen. He was a wrecking machine; especially against Texas, if I remember correctly. 

That is probably my all time favorite season by a player wearing an Angels uniform. He had the swagger and that menacing swing.

Trout's MVP seasons have been special, but Vlad's was more memorable to me because it had so many big moments.

Edited January 9, 2021 by T.G.