How would you finish off the off-season?

[Scott34]

For me:

 

1. Select Colby Lewis in the Rule V draft.  Injury concerns, yes but the dude is really good when healthy.  Veteran righty that would fit after Wilson if healthy.
2. Sign Suk-Min Yoon 2-3 years 10-15M.  Young, good stuff (even after the injury concern).  Worst case?  Solid arm in the pen.  Best case? Another number 4 starter super cheap.
3. Sign Raul Ibanez to a 1 year deal, 3-4M.  DH only option, GRIT, CLUTCH and all those other things.
4. Dangle a package of Conger/Iannetta and Jepsen/Kohn/DDLR to get another young arm in here.
5. Give Morin a long look in Spring, and sign Trout after April 1.

[Mark68]

I would finish it off with a glass of ginger ale mixed with Red Hot Vodka. Yum!

[SigBaby]

1. Sign Garza

2. Trade Conger, Kohn, Jimenez to White Sox for Addison Reed

3. Sign Lou Marson 

4. Sign Daniel Hudson

5. Sign Raul Ibanez

 

1. Trout CF

2. Calhoun RF

3. Pujols 1b

4. Hamilton LF

5. Kendrick 2b

6. Ibanez DH

7. Freese 3b

8. Ianetta C

9. Aybar SS

 

Marson, Green, Romine, Shuck

 

1. Weaver

2. Wilson

3. Garza

4. Richards

5. Skaggs/ Hudson

 

Frieri

Reed

Smith

Burnett

De La Rosa

Jepsen

Santiago

[Ordos]

Russian River's Pliny the Elder

[Season Over]

Cheap 1 year DH

Garza/Tanaka if possible to acquire while under the tax

A couple low-risk guys for the bullpen/depth

Renew Trout for more than the minimum and throw the kitchen sink at him right after the season ends (when Wells is off the books and a mega-extension won't put the Angels over the tax)

[ten ocho recon scout]

I just like scotts idea of dangling a package. Not sure who's or what it would get us back, but I think it would make a statement.

[Angelsjunky]

I just like scotts idea of dangling a package. Not sure who's or what it would get us back, but I think it would make a statement.

 

Stop talking about Scott's package. Pedophile.

Edited December 12, 2013 by Angelsjunky

[Scott34]

Stop talking about Scott's package. Pedophile.

 

I'm not even legal yet!

[Angelsjunky]

I'm not even legal yet!

 

I know, buddy. What a perv that guy is.

[Tyler]

Trade Kendrick to the Royals for Colon and Duffy.

Sign Tanaka.

Trade Iannetta to the Rockies for Rosell Herrera

Sign Kurt Suzuki.

Sign Ibanez.

[southpaw]

Here's an idea... Yanks just turned down trade for Brandon Phillips. Let's send them Kendrick for Gardner.  Get better defense, more speed, Hamilton/Calhoun to DH. 

[Docwaukee]

Here's an idea... Yanks just turned down trade for Brandon Phillips. Let's send them Kendrick for Gardner.  Get better defense, more speed, Hamilton/Calhoun to DH. 

Losing Kendrick would weaken the defense by quite a bit.

[Brent Maguire]

I like how the team is looking on offense. Sign Ibanez and give him 400 PA and you're set. 

 

Garza would be fine by me since he doesn't cost a draft pick and slots in perfectly as the #3 guy. Then you have 3 guys who can give you 200 innings each and Richards/Skaggs/Santiago make for great back end depth in the rotation. 

 

Use the rest of the money, if they have any, to give Trout a bit of a raise and possibly sign one more bullpen arm. 

[Docwaukee]

 

For me:

 

1. Select Colby Lewis in the Rule V draft.  Injury concerns, yes but the dude is really good when healthy.  Veteran righty that would fit after Wilson if healthy.
2. Sign Suk-Min Yoon 2-3 years 10-15M.  Young, good stuff (even after the injury concern).  Worst case?  Solid arm in the pen.  Best case? Another number 4 starter super cheap.
3. Sign Raul Ibanez to a 1 year deal, 3-4M.  DH only option, GRIT, CLUTCH and all those other things.
4. Dangle a package of Conger/Iannetta and Jepsen/Kohn/DDLR to get another young arm in here.
5. Give Morin a long look in Spring, and sign Trout after April 1.

 

love #1.

I think Yoon might come cheaper than that but I'd do it. 

not a fan of ibanez.  Kubel maybe?  Chavez?

Conger needs to stay and the platoon of him and Ianetta is actually pretty strong.  Would have to get an above market value deal for me to be ok with this. 

I think Morin will definitely get a look this spring. 

Would be my favorite off season move to lock up Trout to celebrate opening day. 

 

Other things I'd consider:

If you get Lewis, then I would sign another 1yr SP with upside (Johan?) and then try and get Tananka.  If not, you have Skaggs, Santiago, 1yr FA upsdie guy and Lewis as well as Shoemaker for the 4th-6th spots and 2 guys in the minors. 

I'd pass on Garza unless you are getting a decent deal.  4/60ish.  Don't think that happens by any stretch

Would love to see JD make another DDLR type move for the pen. 

I'd be shopping Aybar right now for a starter. 

[Brent Maguire]

I'm also not opposed to signing Capuano and having him and the 3 young guys be the 3-6 guys.

You could theoretically get 125-150 innings out of each of them. Plus he'll be cheap and that leaves room to lock up Trout.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I didnt say we'd have to dangle scotts package. But gee whiz, you guys keep saying we need 'young studs' in 'the minors'.

So pot meet kettle, AJ and scott

[Season Over]

As long as the offseason involves dangling packages, I'm all set.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Agreed. Again, I'm not saying it has to be scotts. Or dipotos. Or artes or whoever.

But though I doubt it would land us anything more than aa depth, it would send a clear message that we're the angels, and the scoreboard reads a cool zero on how many phugs we give.

[VariousCrap]

Sign Garza (5/75 max)

Sign Ibanez (or someone similar)

Sign one more bullpen arm (Howell or someone similar)

[Stradling]

Losing Kendrick would weaken the defense by quite a bit.

Have anyone given any thought that if we trade Howie to just putting Romine at second base? He is excellent with the glove.

[Docwaukee]

Have anyone given any thought that if we trade Howie to just putting Romine at second base? He is excellent with the glove.

Howie is just some much better than Aybar offensively, you would lose less by having Romine at SS.  This assuming that Aybar could net you about the same as what Howie could on the trade market.  He could be worth more actually.  Green is both a defensive and offensive downgrade to Howie.  Romine would be a defensive upgrade but a massive downgrade on offense.  He probably an upgrade to Aybar on D and a downgrade on offense but not so much that it would really hurt the offense overall.