The Official 2022 MLB Trade Deadline Thread

[DMVol]

18 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Simply put Soto has a higher trade value than Ohtani.  

We don’t know that….

[angelsnationtalk]

I still feel like the Dodgers are going to swoop in and get Soto.

[Dtwncbad]

22 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Still think the Mets have the best play at Ohtani. 

Eppler and him have a rapport. Cohen would spend whatever it takes on an extension. They have a spot at DH. Paired with a healthy deGrom or Scherzer they're almost unstoppable, and he's insurance if they aren't or if deGrom walks. They have upper-level prospects and MLB-level players they can part with and not hurt their MLB club's chances. Only real lack of a return they have to offer is MLB-ready pitching, and the obvious Cohen v. Arte aspect. 

Any 3-4 of Alvarez (consensus #10, 20 year old C in AAA with 19 HR, .883 OPS on season), Baty (consensus top #30, 3B/LF, AA, 22, .893 OPS, .300/13 HR) Mauricio (consensus top #100, AA SS, 16 HR, .743 OPS), Peterson (CA born 26 year old LHP with 3.54 ERA this year), Vientos (AAA 1B/3B, 22, .862 OPS, 18 HR), plus maybe a MLBer (Smith Guillorme, Davis, McNeil) would be awfully hard to not consider.

All of those guys could impact 2023 and could go a long way to locking in LF, SS, C, a rotation spot...areas we're struggling with.

If “paired with a healthy DeGrom or Scherzer they’re almost unstoppable”. . . .

Then why aren’t the Angels just committed to adding one or two super premium players so that is is the Angels that are almost unstoppable?

This is exactly what they should do instead of even considering trading him.

[angelsnationtalk]

1 minute ago, Dtwncbad said:

If “paired with a healthy DeGrom or Scherzer they’re almost unstoppable”. . . .

Then why aren’t the Angels just committed to adding one or two super premium players so that is is the Angels that are almost unstoppable?

This is exactly what they should do instead of even considering trading him.

Arte Moreno

[Deek]

2 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

If “paired with a healthy DeGrom or Scherzer they’re almost unstoppable”. . . .

Then why aren’t the Angels just committed to adding one or two super premium players so that is is the Angels that are almost unstoppable?

This is exactly what they should do instead of even considering trading him.

...uh... where do you see another DeGrom and Scherzer laying around...?!?!?!?!?

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Arte Moreno

I know this is the one-size-fits-all answer to most things these days.

But there is also an argument for him being historically perfectly willing to buck up to get the player they want.  They have just chosen some of the wrong players.

Seems more likely he would have the same interest but might be more willing to let others help pick the right players.

[Dtwncbad]

3 minutes ago, Deek said:

...uh... where do you see another DeGrom and Scherzer laying around...?!?!?!?!?

You trade for Montas or Castillo or Lopez as a start.

[angelsnationtalk]

Angels are listening on everyone. But of course, Mike Trout is going nowhere and the chances for an Ohtani trade are seen as very remote as well@Joelsherman1 https://t.co/D3RKDTIcqS

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 28, 2022

[mmc]

16 minutes ago, DMVol said:

We don’t know that….

Uh yeah we do, he’s 5 years younger 

[DMVol]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

Uh yeah we do, he’s 5 years younger 

Uh no we don’t….Soto doesn’t pitch…

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Uh no we don’t….Soto doesn’t pitch…

We know it because one is controlled for this year and next and the other for this year and two more years. 

[Lou]

To the trade simulator!

[Angelsfan1984]

I just hit 300 golf balls, had a beer and a club sandwich. In conclusion…ohtani is worth more. #because

[ThisismineScios]

10 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Seems now they aren't hanging up about Ohtani. It's smart to at least gauge the market. This also gets teams to get excited and make their best offers. Interesting to hear that he considers Iglesias, Loup, and Tepera the ones they are discussing. I'm fine moving off of Iglesias, especially with Murphy, Joyce and possibly others (ahem, Bachman) filling that role. His velo has dipped to 93-94 also. The question is, is he a negative or positive asset at 3 more years and his money? 

[DMVol]

44 minutes ago, Stradling said:

We know it because one is controlled for this year and next and the other for this year and two more years. 

Could be true but we just don’t know what packages are being offered…media reports are usually scattershot, at best…

[totdprods]

40 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Replace one of the position players with a second pitcher, and I concur.

That's the trickiest thing with the Mets, not a whole of upper-level impact pitching prospects. Otherwise what they can offer nearly perfectly fits our needs. 

Acquiring a couple OF/corner guys would sure make it easier to part with Adell/Marsh, Ward, or Walsh for pitching though...

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Deek said:

...uh... where do you see another DeGrom and Scherzer laying around...?!?!?!?!?

[mmc]

 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, angelsnationtalk said:

[angelsnationtalk]

SOURCE: The #Padres are in serious talks with the #Nationals for a Juan Soto trade for. Talks have intensified since last night.

— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) July 28, 2022

[m0nkey]

Only less than a week of these types of rumors. Team X leader in the clubhouse to acquire player Y. Can another team overtake them??

[failos]

2 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

I just hit 300 golf balls, had a beer and a club sandwich. In conclusion…ohtani is worth more. #because

I love TopGolf, especially since it’s free for me.

[Angels 1961]

I turned in an application at Blockbuster 4 years ago and still I have not heard back.

[Angels 1961]

Last year Angels got junk in 1 trade

[rafibomb]

Thor conveniently pushed to start after the trade deadline