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

[Docwaukee]

I would like to see three things happen this off season but none of them are going to. 

Re-sign Ohtani
Rendon retires
Arte decides to sell the team

Give me one of those and I'll be pretty happy.  

[jsnpritchett]

2 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

I would like to see three things happen this off season but none of them are going to. 

Re-sign Ohtani
Rendon retires
Arte decides to sell the team

Give me one of those and I'll be pretty happy.  

[Chuck]

Hope the Angels sign Ohtani and then he helps the club land Yamamoto! 

 

[totdprods]

9 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

I would like to see three things happen this off season but none of them are going to. 

Re-sign Ohtani
Rendon retires
Arte decides to sell the team

Give me one of those and I'll be pretty happy.  

It’s be pretty nuts if Ohtani signed elsewhere and Rendon retired. Angels would have a ridiculous amount of money to spend all of the sudden. Instead of having $30m+ to a DH, however much Rendon costs in ‘24, and the money coming off the books, they could afford to sort of replicate the ‘04 free agency splurge. Sign a (the?) top (non-Ohtani) bat, the top arm, another good arm and a decent bat and they’re back in business.

Really one heck of an interesting offseason ahead. There’s so many ways it can go.

[Chuck]

 

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[jsnpritchett]

 

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[rottiesworld]

11 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

I would like to see three things happen this off season but none of them are going to. 

Re-sign Ohtani
Rendon retires
Arte decides to sell the team

Give me one of those and I'll be pretty happy.  

I would take 3 then 2 and I would be happy

[Erstad Grit]

12 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

I would like to see three things happen this off season but none of them are going to. 

Re-sign Ohtani
Rendon retires
Arte decides to sell the team

Give me one of those and I'll be pretty happy.  

You're going 0/3 friend. 

[Erstad Grit]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

 

He was the prize SS available in trade last season. Crazy how fast players can fall. 

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

He was the prize SS available in trade last season. Crazy how fast players can fall. 

Yeah, he was just brutal this season.  Plus, the White Sox may be figuring '24 will be a rebuild year for them, so why bother paying Anderson $14M when they're going to be bad?  They might just give the starting SS gig to Colson Montgomery and let him sink or swim.  He can't possibly be much worse than Anderson was this year.

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Erstad Grit said:

You're going 0/3 friend. 

I last AB could hit HR and win the off season maybe a Lorenzen signing.

[Blarg]

13 hours ago, Docwaukee said:

Rendon retires

Walking away from $109 million?

[khouse]

On 11/2/2023 at 12:34 PM, tdawg87 said:

Lots of pain.

LOL...if there was ever a meme to describe the Angels fan experience...this is it!

[jsnpritchett]

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Angels 1961]

Wonder if Padres tried to trade Wacha?

[Angels 1961]

4 hours ago, Blarg said:

Walking away from $109 million?

It's not always about the money. You can start laughing again.

[Inside Pitch]

8 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Yeah, he was just brutal this season.  Plus, the White Sox may be figuring '24 will be a rebuild year for them, so why bother paying Anderson $14M when they're going to be bad?  They might just give the starting SS gig to Colson Montgomery and let him sink or swim.  He can't possibly be much worse than Anderson was this year.

Dude has some crazy off field shit going on too.  His mistress was basically exposing him on his Instagram ...was actually hilarious.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 11/2/2023 at 8:35 PM, Angels 1961 said:

Chafin is the next Loup

Well, somebody has to fill the role.

[FromJapan]

On 11/5/2023 at 1:32 AM, Chuckster70 said:

Hope the Angels sign Ohtani and then he helps the club land Yamamoto! 

 

The Orix Buffaloes announced on November 5 (Japan Standard Time) that they have approved pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto's transfer to MLB through the posting system.  He has already signed a contract with the agency Wasserman in preparation for his transfer.

His comment:
"During my seven years at Orix Buffaroes, I was able to grow a lot as a baseball player. I want to become a player competing in the world's best league."

Edited November 7, 2023 by FromJapan
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[Tank]

16 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

would it be worth it to kick the tires on wacha?

[greginpsca]

My expectations are that Ohtani is gone, Trout asks for a trade. They try to trade either Anderson or Sandoval for younger pieces. They go after a SP free agent, and 2-3 relievers, and one of'er, and a backup catcher.