Justin Upton out for the season

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

I guess once he finally brings in a rock solid FA starter instead of a FA slugger, that’s when the narrative goes away.

Until then, it’s been going on 11 years since Nibs was signed, and then no one since then of any note.

In the meantime, Pujols, Hamilton, Upton, and Rendon = $705 million for not a whole lot of production with just Upton’s season and Rendon’s 5 seasons remaining. 

And guys like you think it’s to help with attendance and not in an effort to improve the team.  It’s silly AO. 

[Lou]

Rendon isn't a player who fans go out of their way to watch. Trout and Ohtani are. 

It's a ridiculous narrative.

[angelsnationtalk]

Consider this a blessing

[mmc]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

He was willing to pay Cole $300M, ffs.

 

[Lou]

lol, ok, only just south of$300M.

[mmc]

5 minutes ago, Lou said:

lol, ok, only just south of$300M.

So 3rd place is good enough for you?

[Stradling]

Yea that’s what Lou said.  Reading comprehension is a sonofabitch. 

[Lou]

13 minutes ago, mmc said:

So 3rd place is good enough for you?

Is that what you got from my comment?  If so, try again.

[mmc]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Is that what you got from my comment?  If so, try again.

You said that Arte was willing to pay Cole $300 million as proof he's willing to sign big name pitchers, and after I pointed it it is still still way below market value and a distant 3rd place, you made it seem like it was still significant.  All that really does is prove that Arte has no interest in meeting the market price of these pitchers but will go well over it for position players.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

You said that Arte was willing to pay Cole $300 million as proof he's willing to sign big name pitchers, and after I pointed it it is still still way below market value and a distant 3rd place, you made it seem like it was still significant.  All that really does is prove that Arte has no interest in meeting the market price of these pitchers but will go well over it for position players.

Are you saying willing to commit just under $300M to a player that will appear in about 20% of the team's games isn't significant?  That's crazy. 

[mmc]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Are you saying willing to commit just under $300M to a player that will appear in about 20% of the team's games isn't significant?  That's crazy. 

In a vacuum sure, compared to 2 other teams that care way more about winning and spending money, absolutely not

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, mmc said:

In a vacuum sure, compared to 2 other teams that care way more about winning and spending money, absolutely not

Those 2 teams have WAY more money to spend. 

[Stradling]

“Way below market value”. Get the fuck out of here.  

[Stradling]

Dodgers offer $300 million 

Angels offer $299 million

Way below market value

[beatlesrule]

I thought the Angels offer was $298 million but the Yankees topped both LA teams by over 20 million. It reminded me of when the Angels offered Tex 160 and the Yankees offered 181. I believe the Angels offered Greinke 120 and the Dodgers got him for 147. Arte definitely is willing to pay a lot but in the case of Cole, the Yankees weren't going to be outbid. They usually get their man. I don't fault Arte for not offering Cole more money. I do fault Arte for not doing a better job for Greinke and using that money to sign Hamilton instead though. He was also a bonehead to greenlight the Upton extension. Oh well.

[mmc]

53 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Dodgers offer $300 million 

Angels offer $299 million

Way below market value

Show me where the Angels offered 299

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

Show me where the Angels offered 299

Show me where it was well below the Dodgers.  

[Lou]

The reported offer was just under $300M.

[mmc]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

Show me where it was well below the Dodgers.  

Jeff said it was around $280 million, so $20 below the Dodgers

 

[beatlesrule]

14 minutes ago, mmc said:

Jeff said it was around $280 million, so $20 below the Dodgers

 

Well the report I heard or read was way off.

[Lou]

So maybe a couple of million dollars a year less. 

Yeah, not close. 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

Yea that’s what Lou said.  Reading comprehension is a sonofabitch. 

 

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Is that what you got from my comment?  If so, try again.

This feels like deja vu....