If we can only get one major player...

[Torridd]

...what position should he have and why? If you have someone in mind, let me know.

[halonatic13]

Missionary?

[Erstad Grit]

I'll say 1B. Abreu or Bell would be great. 

[Angels 1961]

Aaron Judge. Top 3 in lineup Judge, Ohtani and Trout.

[Ron Mexico]

Trea Turner 

[Taylor]

Major Tom

[Angelsjunky]

I assume you mean among those available (so no Tatis or Soto)? In terms of who would make the most impact in the win-loss columns next year? Aaron Judge would be the obvious choice, followed by one of the shortstops - Correa, Turner, Bogaerts, Swanson. Rodon among pitchers or, if Verlander repeats 2022, he's up there. 

But in terms of what position the Angels most need filled with a solid major leaguer, I think OF. The Angels can use improvement at C, 1B, MI, and OF, but I think O'Hoppe will shortly take care of catcher, and Walsh has a chance of bouncing back to at least decent levels. So it comes down to MI vs. OF, and I'm more comfortable with Rengifo/Fletcher/Soto platooning at SS/2B/UT than I am Moniak/Adell in LF.

 

[Inside Pitch]

Left Field.   Even league average both offensively and defense would be a "major" upgrade.

[Angels 1961]

25 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Left Field.   Even league average both offensively and defense would be a "major" upgrade.

All Rise who plays left Judge or Ward?

[halodground]

Turner. Let’s you gamble a little on Walsh coming back healthy. The Turner/Rengifo/Rendon/Walsh infield with Fletcher as the super utility has risks still but I’d be pretty stoked going into the season with that.

However, I think the odds of Turner being an Angel are less than 1% so a more realistic choice would be a 1B who can play a little outfield with a solid hit tool. Josh Bell maybe? Doubt he’s a realistic choice either but more so than Turner.

[PattyD22]

Carlos Correa is opting out and coming available.

I would consider him.

[79CAAman]

How about a player that can show our current lineup how to put a ball in play instead of striking the f___ out.

[Make Angels Great Again]

11 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Carlos Correa is opting out and coming available.

I would consider him.

 

He's a good player, but an unbearably large douchebag.

 

Edwin Diaz and Aaron Judge. 

 

Print the world series tickets people!

[BTH]

5 hours ago, Torridd said:

...what position should he have and why? If you have someone in mind, let me know.

OF.

and if can be any major player, Judge.

Realistically, if I can have one major player, Brandon Nimmo.

This team needs an OF to go with Trout and Ward, and Nimmo would fill the leadoff spot and be a good 3-4 WAR OF that the Angels could plug in at LF.

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, Trendon said:

OF.

and if can be any major player, Judge.

Realistically, if I can have one major player, Brandon Nimmo.

This team needs an OF to go with Trout and Ward, and Nimmo would fill the leadoff spot and be a good 3-4 WAR OF that the Angels could plug in at LF.

Nimmo would be my choice too because he knows how to get on base, can actually play CF, and let's be real ...the Angels need some insurance there.  Conforto looking to make good might end up being attractive to them if they are once again looking for a ONE YEAR stopgap until the ownership situation gets resolved.  Myers is another guy that may be looking at because he can play 1B too.

[Dtwncbad]

If I could wish for just one player, I would wish for a Genie that would allow me to wished for three players.

[79CAAman]

While on this topic, how about a competent GM to sign this player?

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

If I could wish for just one player, I would wish for a Genie that would allow me to wished for three players.

Cheater!

Wait... so Correa then?

[BTH]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Nimmo would be my choice too because he knows how to get on base, can actually play CF, and let's be real ...the Angels need some insurance there.  Conforto looking to make good might end up being attractive to them if they are once again looking for a ONE YEAR stopgap until the ownership situation gets resolved.  Myers is another guy that may be looking at because he can play 1B too.

One appeal of Conforto over Nimmo is he should be cheaper, likely wants a shorter term deal, and will have no QO attached. Obviously, though, he’s not as good a defender and is coming off shoulder surgery.

Yeah, I mentioned Myers in another thread as a good fit who should be cheaper than other 1B options.

[Angels 1961]

Big help in bullpen could be Tyler Danish

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, Trendon said:

One appeal of Conforto over Nimmo is he should be cheaper, likely wants a shorter term deal, and will have no QO attached. Obviously, though, he’s not as good a defender and is coming off shoulder surgery.

Yeah, I mentioned Myers in another thread as a good fit who should be cheaper than other 1B options.

I am hoping the new ownership won’t mean chasing the cheaper player strictly to spend less.  We all “hate” the huge spending teams that get all the best players, but I would gladly welcome the Angels being exactly the same way.

[stormngt]

14 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Aaron Judge. Top 3 in lineup Judge, Ohtani and Trout.

Almost as impressive as Ohtani, Trout, and Remdon....oh my bad

[Docwaukee]

Lots of expensive names being bandied about as targets.  Judge, Correa, Turner, etc.  

I hope I'm wrong about not putting any of those guys on my wish list for practical purposes.  

[Lou]

4 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

Lots of expensive names being bandied about as targets.  Judge, Correa, Turner, etc.  

I hope I'm wrong about not putting any of those guys on my wish list for practical purposes.  

They're doing it again.

[Docwaukee]

8 hours ago, Lou said:

They're doing it again.

I want to dream on certain players as well - from a baseball standpoint only of course.  

But this year in particular it's tough for me to feel a ton of confidence that we'll pursue anyone for more than a 1yr deal if they're even remotely expensive.  I.e. anything above 10m per.