The Official Los Angeles Angels 2023-2024 Hot Stove Offseason Thread

[Blarg]

I really think the Angels need to let the unicorn go and build a conventional 5 man rotation. 

[angelsnationtalk]

3 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I really think the Angels need to let the unicorn go and build a conventional 5 man rotation. 

They can sign him and still have a 5-man. Dude won't pitch.

[tdawg87]

8 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I really think the Angels need to let the unicorn go and build a conventional 5 man rotation. 

Shut up.

[HaloBronco]

32 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I really think the Angels need to let the unicorn go and build a conventional 5 man rotation. 

Regardless if they sign him or not I hope they go with a 5 man rotation this upcoming season.

The better baseball move would be to let him go and spread that capitol around to other players.

However emotionally it would be good to see him resign with the Halos and watch people melt down…..

[Dtwncbad]

For all the anticipation of the Winter Meetings getting started, today was an absolute snore.

[HBAngel13]

I am really not in favor of a $500m contract to anyone and would prefer if they passed.  Still, it will be exciting if he resigns, especially if Arte changes his stance on the luxury tax. 

[Angels 1961]

Any word on Fedde?

[drpiranha]

Last year everyone thought the bullpen was overworked (according to the metrics the team wanted to use). Next year they will have 1 less pitcher on the roster without a 2 way player. It would be really dumb to go with a 6 man rotation with pitchers only going 5 innings.

I love Ohtani, but it would not be wise to spend that kind of money on just 1 player considering everything else they need, unless Arte is willing to spend 250 mil+

[mmc]

25 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Any word on Fedde?

 

[Angels 1961]

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

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[Pancake Bear]

3 hours ago, Chuck said:

I hatched out of an egg most recently and became my own birdie. 

Gonna need some more details here. 

[mmc]

 

[angelsnationtalk]

46 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Ohhhhh so THAT is what Wash was referring to..... Got it.

[Ron Mexico]

6 hours ago, mmc said:

 

This should be considered a leak right ?

[Ron Mexico]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/12/05/ron-washington-manager-los-angeles-angels-shohei-ohtani/71806987007/

[angelsnationtalk]

Eduardo Rodríguez's free-agent market is moving quickly, and he could reach a decision prior to Shohei Ohtani.

Rodríguez is in Nashville and has had multiple in-person meetings with teams, as @JonHeyman first reported.@MLBNetwork @MLB

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 5, 2023

[Stradling]

I wouldn’t hate an Eduardo signing. 

[Erstad Grit]

At some point Ohtani is going be a clog and stalling the off-season until he signs.

[Inside Pitch]

12 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

At some point Ohtani is going be a clog and stalling the off-season until he signs.

Already there.  The super secret nature of everything is only making it drag even worse.

[totdprods]

45 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I wouldn’t hate an Eduardo signing. 

By and far my preferred upper-tier arm available to sign this winter. Very consistent and shouldn’t require an awful deal. 

[Angel Oracle]

21 minutes ago, totdprods said:

By and far my preferred upper-tier arm available to sign this winter. Very consistent and shouldn’t require an awful deal. 

Only worry is then having too many lefties in the rotation.   Would then have to consider trading Anderson, especially if going with a 5 man rotation.

[Blarg]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Only worry is then having too many lefties in the rotation.   Would then have to consider trading Anderson, especially if going with a 5 man rotation.

They can't trade Anderson after last season's performance, so you might as well clear that from your head. 

[totdprods]

5 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Only worry is then having too many lefties in the rotation.   Would then have to consider trading Anderson, especially if going with a 5 man rotation.

For sure. Sometimes I think just have to handle the cards you’re dealt. Maybe in a backwards way it would make a righty-heavy bullpen work in tandem.

Obviously I’m on the Sandoval train too - heck I’m the conductor - so I wouldn’t see his left-handedness as an issue. 

[Lazorko Saves]

10 hours ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Ohhhhh so THAT is what Wash was referring to..... Got it.

No, this is what he was referring to.  Perry brought his cat to Nashville.  Perry told Wash not to let the cat out of his bag.

[Chitown27Fan]

My feelings is that if any team has to wait for Ohtani to sign before they can fill their glaring needs they probably should not be trying to sign him in the first place becasue you are looking at the next 10-12 years of looking for ways to cobble a team together around a huge chunk of your payroll. So its either go big and blow your wallet and shop at TRADER JOES  now and the next 10 years tax be damed or go back to your office and shop with the middle class at WALMART.