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

[Pancake Bear]

24 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Trout has not done well when DH.

Everybody says Trout to DH, but it's like they ignore the fact that he rarely gets a hit when he DH's. 

Edit:

[mmc]

6 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I thought Gary Sanchez was going to the Pirates?

Oh well... Gary Sanchez is STILL a POS.

Who would’ve thought “MLBScoops” isn’t a reliable source?

[T.G.]

26 minutes ago, mmc said:

Who would’ve thought “MLBScoops” isn’t a reliable source?

I don't follow X close enough to know who is reliable and who isn't.

[tdawg87]

6 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I don't follow X close enough to know who is reliable and who isn't.

It's basically only Passan.

[Dtwncbad]

37 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Everybody says Trout to DH, but it's like they ignore the fact that he rarely gets a hit when he DH's. 

Edit:

But when has he typically been used as a DH?  When he is fatigued or not fully healthy?

Isn’t it fair to say that historically when he is 100% healthy with zero issues, he is in CF not DH’ing?

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[mmc]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

 

 

I get they don’t have a choice and why but that’s a high price tag for him based on who he was last season

[Blarg]

8 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

The way I think of it is last year Herget and Quijada were our core pen guys and this year they may not even make the 26 man roster. 

Herget spent over half of the year in AAA, he only had 26 appearances. Quijada only appeared in 10 games. Neither were a core of the pen in either Salt Lake or Anaheim. 

[Erstad Grit]

37 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Herget spent over half of the year in AAA, he only had 26 appearances. Quijada only appeared in 10 games. Neither were a core of the pen in either Salt Lake or Anaheim. 

I said going into the season. 

[Blarg]

25 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I said going into the season. 

Going into the season they both were in AAA.

[mmc]

20 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Going into the season they both were in AAA.

[Erstad Grit]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Going into the season they both were in AAA.

I could be wrong but I believe they were our tandem closers

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

Crazy amount of turnover.  

[totdprods]

17 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Crazy amount of turnover.  

12 of 26 gone, or at least not expected to be on the Opening Day roster.

Edited February 8 by totdprods

[Angelsfan1984]

Is that a bad thing? 

[mmc]

8 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Is that a bad thing? 

I mean how many of the players who are gone do you miss?  It's Ohtani, Phillips, Renfroe, Fletcher, Urshela, Lamb, Barria, Davidson, Herget, Loup, Quijada (returning midseason), Tepera, and possibly Suarez and Wantz who won't be on it this year

[Angelsfan1984]

4 minutes ago, mmc said:

I mean how many of the players who are gone do you miss?  It's Ohtani, Phillips, Renfroe, Fletcher, Urshela, Lamb, Barria, Davidson, Herget, Loup, Quijada (returning midseason), Tepera, and possibly Suarez and Wantz who won't be on it this year

@mmc how did you miss that sarcasm? 

[mmc]

Just now, Angelsfan1984 said:

@mmc how did you miss that sarcasm? 

I'm stoned

[Angelsfan1984]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

I'm stoned

[Angel Oracle]

6 days until pitchers and catchers report (except if you’re the Doyyers and Padres, which is today)

Stay strong against the crazy Borass demands, MLB owners!

[mmc]

 

[Chitown27Fan]

Funny how everyone in baseball that ranks prospects and farm systems always say the Angels system is a desert and they suck. Yet so many times we cut someone there is teams there swooping in to grab them up and add them to thier system. Funny to me how that works. 

[tdawg87]

6 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

Fuck.

[mmc]

 

[Angels 1961]

Livan leavin on a jet plane to Baltimore.