It’s time we consider signing Trevor Bauer

[CaliAngel]

On 12/24/2023 at 2:53 AM, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

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Filthy movement on his stuff. 

Everybody hates on the Angels already, so it's stupid they wouldn't be willing to sign the guy. The entire Bauer situation is just absurd. 

Maybe 2 years, $40 Million? See how it goes, then keep him for longer based on our good will of being the only team who was willing to bring him back. 

He works his ass off and would give us a little of that fire under the ass that this team needs. 

[jsnpritchett]

3 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

Filthy movement on his stuff. 

Everybody hates on the Angels already, so it's stupid they wouldn't be willing to sign the guy. The entire Bauer situation is just absurd. 

Maybe 2 years, $40 Million? See how it goes, then keep him for longer based on our good will of being the only team who was willing to bring him back. 

He works his ass off and would give us a little of that fire under the ass that this team needs. 

If the Angels would be the only team willing to bring him back, why would they pay him $20M/year?

[mmc]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

If the Angels would be the only team willing to bring him back, why would they pay him $20M/year?

To really emphasize to everyone else that we don't care about cancel culture or something like that

[CaliAngel]

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

If the Angels would be the only team willing to bring him back, why would they pay him $20M/year?

To beat the $15 Mill he's already been offered. 

Compared to other signings of the past decade and a half, that would be a steal. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, CaliAngel said:

To beat the $15 Mill he's already been offered. 

Compared to other signings of the past decade and a half, that would be a steal. 

You mean the rumors of him re-signing with his Japanese team for $15M?  Again, zero reason a major league team would offer a guy with no other major league offers a 2-year deal for $5M more per year than a Japanese team is giving him for one year.

[Stradling]

2 years $26 million with the second year being a player option. 

[CaliAngel]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

2 years $26 million with the second year being a player option. 

I certainly think this would be a fair offer as well. 

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

2 years $26 million with the second year being a player option. 

For those saying no, wouldn’t he be a valuable trade chip if he pitches well?  I think teams are more afraid to be the first team to bring him back than to actually bring him back. 

[mmc]

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

For those saying no, wouldn’t he be a valuable trade chip if he pitches well?  I think teams are more afraid to be the first team to bring him back than to actually bring him back. 

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have no desire to add that personality to the clubhouse and I highly doubt Perry does either.  If we were a prime Bauer away from contending, maybe it’s a risk worth taking but for this group I’m not interested

[CaliAngel]

5 minutes ago, mmc said:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have no desire to add that personality to the clubhouse and I highly doubt Perry does either.  If we were a prime Bauer away from contending, maybe it’s a risk worth taking but for this group I’m not interested

It could be a start, that's for sure.

What's wrong with his personality? He doesn't "say" or "act" the way MLB wants him to? 

Screw them. 

[mmc]

2 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

It could be a start, that's for sure.

What's wrong with his personality? He doesn't "say" or "act" the way MLB wants him to? 

Screw them. 

Ask the Dodgers players who wanted him off the roster despite the fact that they were a contender and he was helping them win games

[CaliAngel]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

Ask the Dodgers players who wanted him off the roster despite the fact that they were a contender and he was helping them win games

los doyers are little whiney bitches. 

If they wanted him off the roster, that just makes me want him on the Angels more. 

[drpiranha]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have no desire to add that personality to the clubhouse and I highly doubt Perry does either.  If we were a prime Bauer away from contending, maybe it’s a risk worth taking but for this group I’m not interested

I feel like I would go the opposite way. If he were the only piece that would turn us into a contender, I would stay away, because of possible bad clubhouse problems ruining the season. On the other hand, if you are saying, he won't make us a contender, I have to disagree. Signing him elevates the pitching staff. Free agents are more likely to sign (like Stroman, Snell or Montgomery). Then you can package Sandoval for an impact player, and dump Anderson by picking up half of his salary

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, mmc said:

Ask the Dodgers players who wanted him off the roster despite the fact that they were a contender and he was helping them win games

Mookie certainly didn’t feel that way and I think he’s the only one quoted. 

[mmc]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

Mookie certainly didn’t feel that way and I think he’s the only one quoted. 

Mookie was only quoted at the time of the signing, not after spending any amount of time playing with Bauer.  And no specific players made any quotes about not wanting him back, but why would you expect any player to go public with that?  All the reports are that the majority of the team wanted him gone  

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

Mookie was only quoted at the time of the signing, not after spending any amount of time playing with Bauer.  And no specific players made any quotes about not wanting him back, but why would you expect any player to go public with that?  All the reports are that the majority of the team wanted him gone  

He was quoted in the last couple of months. 

[mmc]

Just now, Stradling said:

He was quoted in the last couple of months. 

Even then, that’s still just one guy.

[Stradling]

If we’ve learned anything this off season it’s whatever is being reported must be true. 

[mmc]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

If we’ve learned anything this off season it’s whatever is being reported must be true. 

Or you could just admit that the evidence points to him being an asshole that is disliked by the majority of the league and it makes sense that teams don’t want to add that to their clubhouse

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, mmc said:

Or you could just admit that the evidence points to him being an asshole that is disliked by the majority of the league and it makes sense that teams don’t want to add that to their clubhouse

Oh I think he’s disliked, probably more by opponents, but I will put more stalk in Betts actually giving his opinion than unnamed sources. Betts went as far as to say: 

"My experience with Bauer is not anything remotely close to what everyone else's experience is. I love him. I think he's an awesome guy. The personal things? I have no control. I have no say. Obviously, nothing ever came from it.

"He's an awesome pitcher. He's a great guy, somebody who wants to take the mound every fifth day. But, at the end of the day, I don't make the decision. That's a decision that's not as simple as baseball."

[Tank]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

If the Angels would be the only team willing to bring him back, why would they pay him $20M/year?

to be fair, no one here knows what he would ask for or how much the halos would be willing to pay.

we can throw around numbers all day long here, but we know nothing. 

 

now if you'll excuse me, i'm tracking private flights from tokyo to toronto and need to go.

[full circle]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

Ask the Dodgers players who wanted him off the roster despite the fact that they were a contender and he was helping them win games

Mookie loved him.  Who cares about the other self righteous douchebags. 

[full circle]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

Mookie was only quoted at the time of the signing, not after spending any amount of time playing with Bauer.  And no specific players made any quotes about not wanting him back, but why would you expect any player to go public with that?  All the reports are that the majority of the team wanted him gone  

Wrong

[full circle]

Bauer gives mmc a hate boner.  Maybe he and Taylor could relieve themselves together. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

2 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

You mean the rumors of him re-signing with his Japanese team for $15M?  Again, zero reason a major league team would offer a guy with no other major league offers a 2-year deal for $5M more per year than a Japanese team is giving him for one year.

Interestingly enough, the Japanese are considered extremely Conservative yet are willing to pay the guy and have him represent one of 2 foreign players they can have on their main roster!

Yet, people here aren't interested in him by something he was never found guilty of in a Court of Law...