Predict when the Angels sign Cano

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

This is half serious, as I was in the minority of hot stovers who thought the Angels would sign Pujols and Hamilton in the last two years.

 

Why not sign Cano?   Obvious answer, $$$.

 

Trade Trumbo for a pitcher and replace with Cano's power.

 

Trade Kendrick for a pitcher, and Cano fills his position.

 

Trade two guys for pitchers, and get Cano's bat in lineup.

 

Take a journeyman for 3b, Peralta or whoever.

 

 

 

[HaloCory22]

Final day of Winter Meetings.

[Brandon]

never.

I think op makes sense of signing him, but the backlash of potentially missing on two huge free agents in back to back seasons will hold the team back from a big splash.

[ELEVEN]

Arte will promise him SS for a small discount and it will free up an Aybar deal for 3 former Rockies and Diamondback pitchers.

[ettin]

Certainly he's a good player but he is on the wrong side of 30 and he wants a massive contract that would cripple us 3+ years out. The compounded interest of Pujols, Hamilton, and Cano would turn us into the 2016 version of the 2013 Yankees.

[nate]

December 27th.

[jshep]

After they miss out on the FAs they should actually be targeting, and Arte loses his mind.

 

It's tradition!

[ELEVEN]

December 27th.

If we sign him on the 26th we might get him on sale.

[CaliAngel]

Jeff your post and the past 2 off-seasons are making me believe it might actually be a possibility. Never thought of trading Kendrick and Trumbo for pitchers, and essentially replacing the best of both with Cano. I don't think much of the high $$$ pitchers on the free agent block this off season so maybe trading for it is the better solution...

 

Could Cano really improve this teams offense? I think so.

 

But after the way these big signings have performed in their opening seasons, I really think the Angels Organization has a hard time keeping these guys on their toes once they're guaranteed all the money. I think we get distracted by these big names as the season is over and forget about the little things that we had to suffer through all season. Poor fundamental baseball management and late inning arms that couldn't hold a lead. If we can still get that while signing Cano, I would be okay with it. But simply signing Cano and acquiring 3-4 scrap arms that nobody else wants ain't gonna cut it.

[Docwaukee]

Dec11 2021

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Jeff your post and the past 2 off-seasons are making me believe it might actually be a possibility. Never thought of trading Kendrick and Trumbo for pitchers, and essentially replacing the best of both with Cano. I don't think much of the high $$$ pitchers on the free agent block this off season so maybe trading for it is the better solution...

 

Could Cano really improve this teams offense? I think so.

 

But after the way these big signings have performed in their opening seasons, I really think the Angels Organization has a hard time keeping these guys on their toes once they're guaranteed all the money. I think we get distracted by these big names as the season is over and forget about the little things that we had to suffer through all season. Poor fundamental baseball management and late inning arms that couldn't hold a lead. If we can still get that while signing Cano, I would be okay with it. But simply signing Cano and acquiring 3-4 scrap arms that nobody else wants ain't gonna cut it.

 

I think I learned from Pujols contract not to do it again, but of course got caught up in the hype of Hamilton.    Now this year, the Yankees seem content to let him go.   Everyone on the board sees it pretty correctly that we are in a world of hurt for dollars especially if we are lucky to sign Trout.   Cano's contract wouldn't be good, but my point was that you could acquire two guys, or ship both trumbo and kendrick to tampa for Price, and sign Cano.

 

I like Howie, and don't want him to go.  I'm fine if we dump Trumbo.

[WallyWorld]

If Mike Trout didn't exist, I might be ok with the idea of going after Cano.  But since I can't imagine signing Cano AND being able to hang on to Trout long term, I might honestly stop following the Angels if they were to sign Cano.

[Tank]

we'll sign him the day before AO drives to anaheim and goes postal.

[Angel Oracle]

Too easy, I would lay in wait, and then dump Monopoly money on Arte Moreno's head as he leaves the stadium while shouting "Maybe what you are doing works in Monopoly, but not in real life!"

[gotbeer]

Cashman: Yankees could lose Cano

 

Has Big Splash written all over it. 

[Agalloch]

I certainly hope not. If we can get high quality SP through trade AND we sign Trout to a long term deal then I'd be ok with it. I don't see that happening though and I really don't want Cano.

[T.G.]

The Angels will sign him next time he hits free agency when he turns 40. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just kidding.

[70runner]

Angels are 0-2 with recent over 30 mega contracts, 0-3 if you count Scioscia, so lets do another one.  Brilliant. 

[disarcina]

Skanks pal of mine sent me an e-mail today saying he can't wait until the Halos sign Cano for 10 years at $300 million.

 

I doubt Halos sign Cano, though.  We've been burned by big contracts and have been beaten in the AL West by the small deal Oakland team.

 

If we spend any big bucks this year it should be on a rotation guy or two (but we can't pay them more than what Weaver got with a hometown discount -- to do that would be an insult to Weaver).

 

And then we could possibly offer a one plus one year type deal to a closer like Nathan.......

 

If we could get a legitimate closer and push all the pen guys back an inning, that would work -- Frieri could be a set up guy and perhaps close now and then.

 

I think who-ever we get for the role will do better than the 'answer' to the pen depth issue did last year -- Madsen.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Italics are cool.