Official 2022-23 Offseason Hot Stove Thread

[BTH]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Halos have been quiet over the past few weeks, aside from the Phillips signing to a real small amount.

Coincidence?   Or is Arte Moreno not wanting to spend any more money this off-season.

Mostly a coincidence, but Arte staying could have some sort of impact.

Moves throughout the league have slowed down the past few weeks.

[AngelStew43]

If the Angels add any more, I would count on a corresponding move to take it back down.

[jsnpritchett]

5 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Mostly a coincidence, but Arte staying could have some sort of impact.

Moves throughout the league have slowed down the past few weeks.

Agreed.  Plus, most of the guys who are left aren't difference-makers in any real sense, so I'm not surprised that teams aren't willing to spend multiple millions on guys who might be marginal upgrades at best.

[TempeAngel]

37 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Halos have been quiet over the past few weeks, aside from the Phillips signing to a real small amount.

Coincidence?   Or is Arte Moreno not wanting to spend any more money this off-season.

I think it's more that Minasian did his shopping early, not about Moreno. 

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[Chuck]

20 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Didn't that Jomboy hack say that the Angels had the worst offseason in all MLB? 

[angelsnationtalk]

46 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Love seeing the Dodgers at the bottom of a ranking finally.....

[failos]

39 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Didn't that Jomboy hack say that the Angels had the worst offseason in all MLB? 

Probably. The Angels get so much unwarranted hate from the press and other fanbases. I like to think it’s jealousy Trout and Ohtani aren’t on their favorite teams.

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[ukyah]

2 hours ago, mmc said:

 

here it comes.

[Pancake Bear]

Not Hot Stove but I couldn't skip this one:

True or total BS, all I can say is

[Revad]

5 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Not Hot Stove but I couldn't skip this one:

True or total BS, all I can say is

Oh man, thanks for posting this.  Maybe I can ask him for advice.

[ten ocho recon scout]

26 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Not Hot Stove but I couldn't skip this one:

True or total BS, all I can say is

"You know what they say about big feet..."

[Revad]

2 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

"You know what they say about big feet..."

K. Escobar had big feet, is what I heard.

[Revad]

On 1/31/2023 at 1:46 PM, mmc said:

 

Interesting article by Kyle Kishimoto, link below.  I’d say this looks like a good deal for Toronto for a multi-inning reliever.

Green will earn $2.25 million in 2023. At the conclusion of the season, the Blue Jays can pick up a three-year option that will keep him in Toronto through the end of 2026, paying out $9 million per season. Should they decline this team option, he has the option to tack on one more year to the deal worth $6.25 million, but if he’s not interested, the Jays get the chance to exercise yet another team option, this one for just two years and $21 million with some escalators based on playing time. In short, if the Blue Jays are satisfied with Green’s arm health, he could be wearing blue for four years, but if they’re not, he could test free agency again as soon as this November. He can guarantee himself $8.5 million over the next two seasons, provided he accepts the player option for 2024. The nested levels of team and player options are reminiscent of Julio Rodríguez’s mega-extension signed last August (although with fewer years and fewer zeroes on the total value), which Dan Szymborski dubbed “the most expensive Choose Your Own Adventure book ever.” Green’s deal doesn’t warrant that distinction, but it’s still one of the more complicated baseball contracts in recent memory.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chad-green-signs-convoluted-deal-with-toronto/

 

[ukyah]

i should ask kris if his guy can do my penis reduction. 

[beatlesrule]

1 minute ago, ukyah said:

i should ask kris if his guy can do my penis reduction. 

I have to tuck mine in my sock.

[Angels 1961]

23 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

"You know what they say about big feet..."

Yeah, big hands and big feet = big gloves and big socks and shoes

[Revad]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

Yeah, big hands and big feet = big gloves and big socks and shoes

Dude, welcome back!

[Erstad Grit]

3 hours ago, Pancake Bear said:

Not Hot Stove but I couldn't skip this one:

True or total BS, all I can say is

OK now I'm paying attention to that Lion guy

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Revad said:

Dude, welcome back!

Thanks, I paid my bet I lost to Stradling.