MLB Trade Rumors: The Angels' Potentially Elite Rotation

[Warfarin]

9 hours ago, IheartLA said:

I think we'd be getting the best version of himself... at least on the field. Given what we know of him I think we'd see an extremely motivated, hungry, even angry version of Bauer eager to prove the Dodgers and the rest of MLB wrong. For potentially the league minimum there is no faster way of improving this team to bona vide WS contenders. It's a no brainer if we want to give ourselves the best chance to win the world series in a franchise defining year in many respects.

We should also be near the top of his list to play. Same city, can stick it to the Dodgers right up the freeway, fan of Trout/Ohtani. One of the main storylines of MLB is when are we going to see Trout and Ohtani win in the playoffs, it seems like Bauer's style to think of himself as the guy that can make that happen. He's playing for the league min where ever he goes and is gone in a year so I think this is actually perfect if Perry/Nevin can make it happen clubhouse wise and PR wise.

I don't think Arte will sign/acquire him.  With the team in the midst of the sale, that would be adding a potential complication that they likely don't want to deal with.  Couple the fact that Bauer is probably going to sue the MLB, and the Angels are themselves already embroiled in a significant lawsuit .. the only way I think we would acquire him is if the sale already went through and the new owner signed off, but that is almost assuredly not going to work out in terms of timing.

[Chuck]

Benji Gil agrees. 

 

[Dtwncbad]

I still wanted Rodon.

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

I still wanted Rodon.