The Official 2021 Los Angeles Angels Spring Training News & Notes Thread

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

If he was an undefeated Fortnight coach I know I'd have a heck of a lot more respect for him.

Lol! Clearly they didn’t do a good enough background check 

[tdawg87]

Fortnite is just Call of Duty for 8 year olds.

[Jay]

I hope the Angels don't suck this year.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

I hope the Angels don't suck this year.

Are you sure?

[tdawg87]

Just now, Stradling said:

Are you sure?

I'm a maybe.

[Taylor]

55 minutes ago, Jay said:

I hope the Angels don't suck this year.

But then you'll stop posting.

[Stradling]

12 hours ago, TaylorBot said:

But then you'll stop posting.

That was my point

[Stradling]

 

[tdawg87]

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

 

Maddon ain't letting him get away that easy.

[Warfarin]

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

[tdawg87]

22 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

 

[tdawg87]

[Warfarin]

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

Wow.  So they basically just dumped Iglesias for Rivas.  

[jsnpritchett]

24 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Wow.  So they basically just dumped Iglesias for Rivas.  

Yep.  And guys like Rivas are a dime a dozen, so we basically got Iglesias for "free."

[Warfarin]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Yep.  And guys like Rivas are a dime a dozen, so we basically got Iglesias for "free."

Not bad, not bad.  Well done by Minasian to essentially pick up a closer in a salary dump move.  

[Angelsjunky]

Sort of like this three-way trade:

Astros get: Jose Alberto Rivera

Pirates get: Jose Soriano

Angels get: Jackshit

Edited March 27, 2021 by Angelsjunky

[Angelsfan1984]

Good for rojas. Make the most of your shot 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Sort of like:

Astros get: Jose Soriano and Jose Alberto Rivera

Angels get: Jackshit

Not really how it went, but ok...

[Angelsjunky]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Not really how it went, but ok...

Yeah, kind of like the Angels getting Iglesias for "free." He was a salary dump, so they're paying $9M for a year of him.

I fixed it - forgot the Pirates claimed Soriano.

The bottom line is that the Angels should have protected Soriano and they didn't.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Yeah, kind of like the Angels getting Iglesias for "free." He was a salary dump, so they're paying $9M for a year of him.

I fixed it - forgot the Pirates claimed Soriano.

The bottom line is that the Angels should have protected Soriano and they didn't.

Your analogy still doesn't work, though.  The Astros had Rivera last year and now they have him again--so it's like he essentially never left.  If you want to say "Pirates get Soriano, Angels get jackshit," then cool...but it's still not really the same idea.

Your bottom line is probably correct.  You're just going about getting there the wrong way. 

[Angelsjunky]

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Your analogy still doesn't work, though.  The Astros had Rivera last year and now they have him again--so it's like he essentially never left.  If you want to say "Pirates get Soriano, Angels get jackshit," then cool...but it's still not really the same idea.

Your bottom line is probably correct.  You're just going about getting there the wrong way. 

Well, I'm being facetious and picking on the Angels (and we fans) for bobbling the pass. I remember many of us saying, "Crap, we lost Soriano but Rivera looks even better and is close to major league ready! At worse its a wash."

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the Angels get Soriano back. He won't be on the IL all year and I doubt the Astros will want to take up a roster spot in a playoff run. On the other hand, they could be assholes and falsely keep him on the IL all year with "complications" during his recovery.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

If the Angels bring back Noe Ramirez, it'll be like they got Iglesias for Rivas straight up. 

4D chess

[tdawg87]

Minasian is a genious.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, TaylorBot said:

If the Angels bring back Noe Ramirez, it'll be like they got Iglesias for Rivas straight up. 

4D chess