Who will be our big acquisition?

[Stradling]

Ok, so far we have signed Syndergaard and Loup, but we are not done yet.  Who do you think will be our big name acquisition?  It could be Syndergaard, but it feels different this year.  Tell me what you think.  

[Stradling]

I’m going with Scherzer.  I want Stroman, but think we are going to find a way to land Scherzer using deferred money.  

[jsnpritchett]

Tyler Wade, clearly.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Tyler Wade, clearly.

Clearly

[OldAndInTheWay]

Scherzer.  Blow the bank!  Finally a TOR ace.

[Hubs]

Scherzer has to be plan A, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade for a TOR arm, probably Marquez.

[Stradling]

Just now, Hubs said:

Scherzer has to be plan A, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade for a TOR arm, probably Marquez.

I like the idea of trading for Marquez or Castillo, because while the acquisition cost is going to be significant it just lends itself to being less risky.  If we go all out and sign Scherzer for 3 years and he breaks down, we are too far towards the top of the threshold that course correcting isn’t really possible.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think Stroman. Hes always seemed to like the Angels, and the Syndegaard and Loup signings almost seem like a "of course"

Only way I see Scherzer is if Trout is calling for it. 

[bloodbrother]

Trevor Story

[Hubs]

21 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I like the idea of trading for Marquez or Castillo, because while the acquisition cost is going to be significant it just lends itself to being less risky.  If we go all out and sign Scherzer for 3 years and he breaks down, we are too far towards the top of the threshold that course correcting isn’t really possible.  

Yeah, I only think they need two starters, and some help in the pen. I've always said they will sign one and trade for one. 

I think they need a SS, but maybe they want to wait a year until Upton is out and they know what they have in Davis.

If after this Loup signing, they just resign Iglesias (say 14 per) and add a starter like Stroman (say 21M first year salary?/25M average)...they will have spent all of their available money on pitching, Syndergaard at 21, Loup at 7.5 Iglesias at 14 and Stroman at 21, would be 65M increase and would put the Angels somewhere around 190M payroll. 110 previously committed, Mayers and Stassi and Wade in arbitration at 8, club control x 14 or so at 9, then it's a bit of an increase over their 2021, 10-12 M over.

If they were to acquire Marquez, and then add an OF like Lagares or another journeyman, the investment in payroll stays around 180.

 

 

[T.G.]

I don't know who, but I'm guessing it will be via a trade.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I really want Stroman. More than Scherzer. But if in some imaginary world, we could sign Scherzer to a bauer deal, ridiculous money for two years, Id be very happy.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Who else keeps refreshing the main page expecting to see @mmc announcing we signed someone cool?

And we'll all owe roger lodge an apology

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Who else keeps refreshing the main page expecting to see @mmc announcing we signed someone cool?

And we'll all owe roger lodge an apology

[Jason]

53 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I’m going with Scherzer.  I want Stroman, but think we are going to find a way to land Scherzer using deferred money.  

It's possible. Signing Syndergaard, Loup and knowing there's a healthy Trout and Ohtani on the roster has to show the Halos are serious. 

[Stradling]

I’m obsessing over it as well. 

[Jason]

11 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Who else keeps refreshing the main page expecting to see @mmc announcing we signed someone cool?

And we'll all owe roger lodge an apology

He owes us one for making up Halo Honk

[totdprods]

I think it'll be Scherzer. As much as the Dodgers would like to have him back, I think they're too smart to go overboard with a contract for him. They'll go another direction and Arte will go above and beyond to sign him. 

If they couple that with another reliever or two or another cheap SP, I'd be pretty happy. They can go cheap with SS and C at that point.

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, totdprods said:

I think it'll be Scherzer. As much as the Dodgers would like to have him back, I think they're too smart to go overboard with a contract for him. They'll go another direction and Arte will go above and beyond to sign him. 

If they couple that with another reliever or two or another cheap SP, I'd be pretty happy. They can go cheap with SS and C at that point.

I'd be happy to have him but a serious decline has to be right around the corner so getting straddled with another brutal contract doesn't sound appealing. I'm Ok with winning now though 

[tdawg87]

Syndergaard.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Given the trend of historical bad contracts and new love of Mets players, I say Perry goes all in on Bobby Bonilla. 

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Hubs said:

Scherzer has to be plan A, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade for a TOR arm, probably Marquez.

Rockies are not trading MarQuez

[Angels 1961]

Graveman to close

[Angelsjunky]

Tyler Loupengaard.

[Taylor]

Someone who won't be mentioned in this thread.