The Official 'TANAKA' Thread

[Jimmag]

Is it because of Pike Place Fish Market?

[LightTheHalo]

I have to think that since Tanaka is having everyone meet him in LA, that it is quite possible that he would prefer to be here, on the West Coast.

 

Likely has more to do with the fact the rest of the country looks like this about now:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California is the lone exception. Maybe that works in the Angels favor, though.

[bloodbrother]

Tanaka will be a Seattle Mariner, unfortunately. Time to go get Matt Garza!

 

Not if they have to overpay for him. If they do, then I'd rather they get Maholm or Capuano and then some other RP

[Ohtaniland]

@JeffFletcherOCR: FWIW, #Angels have no scheduled meeting w/ Tanaka now. Wouldn't read too much into that though. Still expect them involved to some degree.

@JeffFletcherOCR: My impression is #Angels would like to have Tanaka but can't overpay, and that's what may be required to outbid LAD, NYY, etc.

 

This is why I never believe rumors.

 

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that Tanaka's camp could meet with as many as a dozen by Friday. According to Heyman, the Dodgers, Angels, Cubs, White Sox, Yankees and Diamondbacks all have meetings set.

[tdawg87]

To be fair, I would believe Jeff Fletcher any day over Heyman.

[Ohtaniland]

To be fair, I would believe Jeff Fletcher any day over Heyman.

 

I'll believe Tanaka when he ends up signing with Kansas City......

 

See how easy it is to start a rumor. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

To be fair, I would believe Jeff Fletcher any day over Heyman.

I got it from Dipoto.

That being said. I don't know if John's tweet was after mine, but it's possible they had nothing scheduled when I asked Dipoto and had something scheduled later.

That's why I couched mine that I expected the Angels to be involved regardless of whether anything had officially been scheduled at the time of my tweet.

[HBMike]

I got it from Dipoto.

That being said. I don't know if John's tweet was after mine, but it's possible they had nothing scheduled when I asked Dipoto and had something scheduled later.

That's why I couched mine that I expected the Angels to be involved regardless of whether anything had officially been scheduled at the time of my tweet.

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports

 

"There was no official word from any of the teams said to have meetings planned, as it appears this is being taken as a heavily guarded secret. The Angels were originally believed to be on the meeting list, but a source denied that they were."

 

If you read the link Heyman agrees with you, the Angels have no meeting planned. I wonder if that means they already moved on?

[Halos of Anaheim]

It's playoffs or bust for Dipoto's job it seems. I trust he's doing his hardest to put this this team in the best position to compete this year (and obviously keep his job). Whether the luxury tax is that big of a deal for Moreno or not (from recent signings it seems like it isn't, especially for the ''right'' guy), I still think we offer Tanaka a fair deal and if things get out of hand (and it's getting more and more likely that things will get out of hand) we live to fight another day.

[VariousCrap]

Tanaka will be a Seattle Mariner, unfortunately. Time to go get Matt Garza!

 

 

 

Garza and Maholm will be more than adequate to make up for the loss of Tanaka.

[tdawg87]

Garza and Maholm will be more than adequate to make up for the loss of Tanaka.

 

Those two would be great as a plan B, but combined they will likely cost more than Tanaka will.

[Chuck]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 3m

The #Dodgers have let it be known they plan to go all-out in their efforts to sign Tanaka, saying they and certainly won't be out-bid.

[nate]

How is Maholm, a shitty pitcher, going to help this team?  Why do people keep bringing him up?

[Cdaniel]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 3m

The #Dodgers have let it be known they plan to go all-out in their efforts to sign Tanaka, saying they and certainly won't be out-bid.

This pisses me off.

Might as well go get Garza now before Tanaka signs. I fear if we wait then Garzas price will go up.

[Ohtaniland]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 3m

The #Dodgers have let it be known they plan to go all-out in their efforts to sign Tanaka, saying they and certainly won't be out-bid.

 

Just like the Greinke situation we will now step aside and let the big Dogs eat. 

[bloodbrother]

And with the Dodgers making this their top priority, it's time for the Halos to focus elsewhere

 

Garza(without overpaying), otherwise get somebody like Capuano and perhaps sign another solid pen arm and call it an offseason

[Broad Street]

Why does everyone keep bringing up Maholm and Capuano? If we don't sign Garza/Tanaka, why not just go with Skaggs as our #5? What's the difference between Maholm, Capuano, and Skaggs? Not much. Signing one more pen arm at that point I think should be the priority.

[Cdaniel]

People keep bringing them up for depth purposes

[tdawg87]

Depth. Skaggs may not be ready yet. Also the Angels only have like 6 capable starters plus Blanton. If Skaggs or Richards or Santiago don't work out it would be nice to have better options than Blanton and Shoemaker to replace them. Also injuries.

[YouthofToday]

Tanaka very well might cost Greinke money (including posting) or more.

[Jeff Fletcher]

This pisses me off.

Might as well go get Garza now before Tanaka signs. I fear if we wait then Garzas price will go up.

I hope Matt Garza doesn't read this board!

[Cdaniel]

I hope Matt Garza doesn't read this board!

I like Garza. I just don't want to over pay to get him. I say we sign him now.

[bloodbrother]

Thing is, if you are Garza and his agent, you aren't signing at all until Tanaka is off the market. Garza would then become the most desirable FA arm left available. He's ahead of Ubaldo and Ervin because he has no draft pick attached to his signing

 

With Tanaka off the market, that'll create a bigger market for Garza. In the end, even his price may end up getting too ridiculous. I hope the Halos don't end up overpaying for him

 

This is why I think it's probaby just better to sign Capuano or Maholm or whoever else for a cheap 1yr deal(if possible). Next year's FA market is deep with high end SP. Halos shouldn't be wasting a 5 yr deal on a Garza with the names that'll be available next winter

[SDHalofan]

I'm not so sure the market for Garza is going to be nearly as large... Tanaka is a once a decade siging becasue of his age and "perceived" performance. Many more teams will overpay for that knowing they have a "should be great" pitcher for the next 5-7 years. The likes of Arizona, Chicago's, and others are not going to be "in" on Garza IMHO.

[nate]

I doubt Garza accepts a contract until after Tanaka signs.