Cody Bellinger

[AngelStew43]

Maybe we should try to add Cody Bellinger.  Having a good season so far in Chitown.  Playing on a one-year deal, could help us offensively at 1B, CF, RF.  Thoughts?

[T.G.]

I like him as an option at 1B

[gurn67]

I'd be more interested in Canha. He'd be cheaper in terms of money, and what you would have to give up. He can bat leadoff against lefties, and he's a hardass. Something that this team has been sorely lacking in the dugout for many years.

[Angel Oracle]

Crazy thing about Bellinger’s 2023 so far: 1.019 OPS vs LHP in 75 PAs

Edited July 6, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[Chuck]

I'm in. Good post, @AngelStew43

[AngelStew43]

37 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

I'd be more interested in Canha. He'd be cheaper in terms of money, and what you would have to give up. He can bat leadoff against lefties, and he's a hardass. Something that this team has been sorely lacking in the dugout for many years.

Bellinger has a better bat, and is better defensively at multiple positions.  He's also playing out a one year deal. 

[Erstad Grit]

2 weeks ago yes.

Honestly now I feel like we are toast. 

[Vlad27Trout27]

I would love to get both Him and Canha. like in the other post, both guys can fill in at 1st and Of. You get more upside with Bell, but Canha skillets will help and has an option.

[Tank]

which bellinger would we see - the mvp or the guy who hit under .200? i can't think of a more jekyll and hyde kind of player, and for that alone, i'd pass on him. 

of course, being a player who swings from one extreme to the other makes him an ideal angel player so maybe we should go ahead and pull the trigger.

[Angels 1961]

Why would you pay for a rental? Especially when halos falling out of race. They need pitching help BP and starters.

[AngelStew43]

We can use another offensive piece, which is why I thought Bellinger would be a fit.  Another SP would be ideal as well, especially given the difficulties of most of our back end starters this season.  Even Sandoval, a guy that I expected to step up, has regressed. 

[Slegnaac]

Of course it depends upon what you have to give up to get him.

Not being tied to him next year isn't a negative.  The Angels have had their share of one and done guys these last few years. It would be nice to get one that is + performer for the team.

[khouse]

At this point...both would likely have been better options than Moose & Escobar. Who, I assume, Perry was hoping would have added some pop (like Drury) to the offense but haven't done diddly...

[gurn67]

3 hours ago, AngelStew43 said:

Bellinger has a better bat, and is better defensively at multiple positions.  He's also playing out a one year deal. 

Neither player is signed for next year. Canha has a team buyout. Bellinger has a mutual buyout. Bellinger would cost a little over $3 million more in guaranteed money than Canha.

Canha makes a little under $2 million a month with a $2 million buyout. 

Bellinger makes a little over $2 million a month with a $5 million buyout.

[Torridd]

Who would these players replace?

[CaliAngel]

He would come here and suck or get hurt so why bother. 

[Revad]

12 hours ago, Torridd said:

Who would these players replace?

Maybe it’s both buying and selling, ideally selling expiring contracts and buying contracts of players controllable for at least 2024.

[Stradling]

You can’t go get anyone to help you win this year until this team shows it deserves to be upgraded. They do that by playing better. 

[Reveille1984]

Unless Perry is truly worried about his job security, I can't see a world where we make serious TDL acquisitions.  We've lost 12 of 15, have lost some major ground in the WC hunt, half our starting lineup is injured, and we have one of the most brutal schedules in baseball coming up in the next month.  

Outside of some last ditch desperation effort to try and keep Ohtani around, what about this team is inspiring people to sell off the remaining few assets we have for rentals?