More pitchers coming off the board, are you worried yet?

[Angels 1961]

Pitchers coming off the board daily is it getting frustrating and are you starting to be concerned? I am just because of recent history.

[Lou]

Which starters have signed?

[mmc]

No

[GalericX]

Nope, because I do not believe we are going to get any.  Not for lack of trying, I do hope I am wrong.    

[angelsnationtalk]

I'll be worried if Bauer, Odorizzi, Gray, Musgrove and Castillo go else where. 

If those players are gone then i'll panic. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

I'm bored....it's been a slow offseason..

[floplag]

not yet since none i have on my list have as yet...

[Erstad Grit]

If Bauer signs somewhere not here I imagine the panic will set in.  

[Junkballer]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

If Bauer signs somewhere not here I imagine the panic will set in.  

More like not until 2-3 weeks after he signs elsewhere.  He is the first domino to the rest.

[eligrba]

Dung beetles navigate using stars.

https://www.livescience.com/26557-dung-beetles-navigate-stars.html

[Angels in 2030]

I was worried for the OP since it's been a couple days since his last unnecessarily created thread.  Good to see everything is ok and back to normal.

[T.G.]

I'm more concerned about what I'm going to have for dinner.

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

Pitchers coming off the board daily is it getting frustrating and are you starting to be concerned? I am just because of recent history.

Pitchers like who are coming off the board? There's plenty of FA pitchers and trade targets available. 

[Angel Oracle]

12 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I'm more concerned about what I'm going to have for dinner.

Filet mignon and asparagus?

[Angel Oracle]

Which is better for hangovers?

Bloody Mary, or take a sleeping pill?

[Revad]

3 hours ago, Revad said:

Ok but where’s the  pitching 

 

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Which is better for hangovers?

Bloody Mary, or take a sleeping pill?

Both?

[Taylor]

It's cute that you guys take 1961's threads as genuine.

[Lou]

At 92 feet below sea level, Baku, Azerbaijan is the lowest national capital across the world. 

[Second Base]

Not worried yet, as much as I'm having my doubts as to whether or not Minasian can acquire the upside pitching this team needs. 

I think they'll get pitching, but it's probably going to be in the Eppler vein of unexciting #4/5 starting pitchers. I wish there could be more, but I'm just not seeing it. 

The Reds don't seem intent on taking Gray or Castillo at this point, Darvish and Snell are gone, Bauer's interests don't exactly line up with the Angels that we've come to know...

If they end up with something like Quintana and Tanaka, it'll probably be enough to keep them competitive, around .500, but not enough to unseat the Astros or A's. 

And if that's the case, then I'll wonder exactly why we got rid of Eppler when his successor does the same exact thing.

[Docwaukee]

9 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Not worried yet, as much as I'm having my doubts as to whether or not Minasian can acquire the upside pitching this team needs. 

I think they'll get pitching, but it's probably going to be in the Eppler vein of unexciting #4/5 starting pitchers. I wish there could be more, but I'm just not seeing it. 

The Reds don't seem intent on taking Gray or Castillo at this point, Darvish and Snell are gone, Bauer's interests don't exactly line up with the Angels that we've come to know...

If they end up with something like Quintana and Tanaka, it'll probably be enough to keep them competitive, around .500, but not enough to unseat the Astros or A's. 

And if that's the case, then I'll wonder exactly why we got rid of Eppler when his successor does the same exact thing.

because the results from Eppler on 1yr deals were for shit.  We were around .500 even with Eppler's moves.  +10 base runs differential.  We're a .500 team without doing anything.  

it's about results.  

[Docwaukee]

31 minutes ago, Lou said:

At 92 feet below sea level, Baku, Azerbaijan is the lowest national capital across the world. 

yet it's very important to have a basement for obvious reasons.  

[Angels 1961]

If Bauer does not sign your getting number 3 or 4 type starters. I see some good options for pen coming off the board.

[Second Base]

8 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

because the results from Eppler on 1yr deals were for shit.  We were around .500 even with Eppler's moves.  +10 base runs differential.  We're a .500 team without doing anything.  

it's about results.  

Maybe they're a .500 team without making a move, if they're lucky. As you said, it does come down to results and the W-L record last season, which are the only results that count indicate a .500 record from this team is probably the ceiling, rather than a likelihood,

And the results of Quintana and Tanaka, are probably going to yield an 80-85 win team, in likelihood. The Angels would need some things to go right to make the playoffs with that rotation, most specifically a healthy Ohtani and a breakout from Canning. Quintana and Tanaka force the Angels into that gamble because they don't advance the rotation as much as they stabilize it. 

Stability is good. The Angels simply need more than that.

[T.G.]

I’m also concerned how someone can spend a lifetime not knowing the difference between “your” and “you’re.”

[Revad]

 

Spoiler

29 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

yet it's very important to have a basement for obvious reasons.  

 

I remember when I had a basement