Angels sign Aaron Loup (2 years, $15 million + $7.5M club option/$2M buyout), DFA Yan

[DCAngelsFan]

2 hours ago, mmc said:

 

From mlbtraderumors:

 

Surprised he didn't ask for Ohtani ...  

[BTH]

6 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Still feel Arte is presenting Minasian with two roads. 

1)  Sign a $25m-$30m arm plus Iglesias, and call it a day (mostly)

2) If you can't deliver both of those, make it work for ~$25m. Just Iglesias won't work.

Basing this purely off nothing, but it kinda feels like how Arte would be operating based off prior comments on take-it-or-leave-it negotiating, spending for the right players, etc.

Yeah I could see that being the case.

If there's a lane to get Scherzer, I think Arte might open it up completely. If not, it could be Perry trying to make the most of the remaining budget.

[Torridd]

3 hours ago, totdprods said:

Matz will also likely get multiple years.

After adding Syndergaard and Loup, we're about $23m away (give or take a couple million) from last year's payroll around $180m.

I read Matz will make his decision tomorrow.

[Hubs]

52 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/payroll/angels

Fangraphs seems to be pretty good in the whole in terms of salary accounting and projections.  We are roughly 23mil below the 180M mark per their estimates.

In the end, we don’t really know what Arte is willing to spend.  I would guess that it’ll be at least 180mil.  
 

All that said, our best acquisitions last year were rather cheap.  It’s easy to target big names, but where Minasian will earn his keep is by finding guys like Cobb and Iglesias last year.

They and Spotrac and Cots all have extra signing bonus money on Rendon and Trouts contract.

[totdprods]

15 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I read Matz will make his decision tomorrow.

And saw one report he might make more than DeSclafani. I'm guessing 3/$39m. I'd pass at that point, unless Arte is still willing to sign a #1, a CP, or the pieces necessary to replace guys dealt for a #1.

Edited November 23, 2021 by totdprods

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, eligrba said:

Arte has to be around a 210 payroll if he wants to keep Ohtani and have stars on the team.

We've had those guys, they didn't work out all that well. I'll go with just very good regulars and keep Ohtani.

[WicketMaiden]

33 minutes ago, totdprods said:

And saw one report he might make more than DeSclafani. I'm guessing 3/$39m. I'd pass at that point, unless Arte is still willing to sign a #1, a CP, or the pieces necessary to replace guys dealt for a #1.

That sounds fine. Low risk, pretty reliable 150+ middle of the rotation innings that will keep the team in games and leaves plenty $$$ for other needs whatever Arte has capped the spending at. (I'm hoping the budget has at least a 5% uplift just to keep pace with cost of living/ inflation etc, raising it to $190m+.) Matz, Syndergaard, and Loup plus $20m still to spend should give us a pretty good chance of being a damn fine team.

[Kotchman]

Somebody needs to tell Perry an occasional chunky girl is understandable. In no way does this justify fucking every pig on the farm 

[eligrba]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

We've had those guys, they didn't work out all that well. I'll go with just very good regulars and keep Ohtani.

I agree but Arte seems to prefer stars.  I only say this because of his big splashes when it was probably better to reallocate those resources.

[Jason]

1 minute ago, eligrba said:

I agree but Arte seems to prefer stars.  I only say this because of his big splashes when it was probably better to reallocate those resources.

Arte is not the best owner 

[eligrba]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Arte is not the best owner 

No argument. However, it could be worse.

[Jason]

6 minutes ago, eligrba said:

No argument. However, it could be worse.

As a fan of the formerly known as the Redskins I can confirm this is true 

[eligrba4ever]

Loup had (past tense) a nice season. Will he have another right away?

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Loup had (past tense) a nice season. Will he have another right away?

Yes because only good things happen to the Halos 

[tdawg87]

More like Aaron Poup

[AngelsLakersFan]

20 hours ago, Dochalo said:

 It's got the potential to mean that they're about to go huge on spending or it means they're about to do some really stupid crap.  Or I guess it could mean that they'll leave the team unfinished

That was my reaction to it as well. Either they feel they have a lot of money to spend or they don’t think they need to spend money on things they really need.

[tdawg87]

That sounds like...all the possible scenarios.

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

That sounds like...all the possible scenarios.

There are others.

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

More like Aaron Poup

Need to get the early names in on AO tags if we get any guys that end up sucking

Syndegarbage

Robbie G.... (probably not in 2021)

Matz harvey

 

[Cosmo_Kramer]

11 hours ago, mmc said:

Based on?

Matz to Cardinals for 4/44

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

So since Eppler has taken over in NY, Syndergaard and Loup have both bolted for here and Matz has gone to St Louis. Eppler has responded by claiming Antonio Santos off waivers and signing a 25 year old outfielder named Nick Plummer who's never sniffed the big leagues lol. So glad Eppler is the Mets problem now. Mets fan will be pissed when he claims 10 bullpen arms off waivers and calls it good like he did with us.

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 minutes ago, asuangelsfan05 said:

So since Eppler has taken over in NY, Syndergaard and Loup have both bolted for here and Matz has gone to St Louis. Eppler has responded by claiming Antonio Santos off waivers and signing a 25 year old outfielder named Nick Plummer who's never sniffed the big leagues. So glad Eppler is the Mets problem now. Mets fan will be pissed when he claims 10 bullpen arms off waivers and calls it good like he did with us.

Gross!

[Lou]

18 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Need to get the early names in on AO tags if we get any guys that end up sucking

Syndegarbage

Robbie G.... (probably not in 2021)

Matz harvey

 

OutofGausman 

[AvsBroncosAngels05]

2 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Gross!

Haha didn't realize I made a pun there! No pun intended lol

[Angel Oracle]

On 11/24/2021 at 3:41 PM, asuangelsfan05 said:

So since Eppler has taken over in NY, Syndergaard and Loup have both bolted for here and Matz has gone to St Louis. Eppler has responded by claiming Antonio Santos off waivers and signing a 25 year old outfielder named Nick Plummer who's never sniffed the big leagues lol. So glad Eppler is the Mets problem now. Mets fan will be pissed when he claims 10 bullpen arms off waivers and calls it good like he did with us.

Eppler is a solid development guy posing as a GM.