QuinlansMinion

That actually seems like a pretty decent deal. 

I really want to make some waffles now.

You mean 5.00 ERA Weaver, the guy who looks done? Skaggs, whos coming off Tommy John surgery. Wilson, coming off on an elbow injury and also appears to be quite finished. Other then that, youve got Santiago who had a terrible 2nd half, and Shoemaker who is inconsistent.
I dont see this rotation being that reliable, and if this is the group were starting the season with we actually might need to trade or sign for a SP instead of trying to give one up.

.299 OBP last year
 
.316 career OBP
 
Ive been saying for months how the Angels franchise does not care about OBP.  

If we can afford to give Freese 3/30 we better be throwing damn near a half a billion at Heyward. 

If we can afford to give Freese 3/30 we better be throwing damn near a half a billion at Heyward. 

If we can afford to give Freese 3/30 we better be throwing damn near a half a billion at Heyward. 

The lineup would be 2x better for the simple fact of getting a guy with OBP in front of Trout.  
 
All these other changes (Aybar to Simmons, Freese to Cowart/Kubi, Ianetta to Soto), are very miniscule changes at best.  Unless we get that OBP guy to score runs of Trout and Calhoun XBHs, the offense will be pretty anemic next year.  

If we can afford to give Freese 3/30 we better be throwing damn near a half a billion at Heyward. 

Does anyone honestly think Cespedes will be a great player into his 30's?  The guy posts an Erick Aybar esque OBP.  Pretty much all of his game derives on power and athleticism.  He takes very aggressive swings constantly and has been doing it for years.  Oh yeah and he has a weird obsession with playing golf every day before a game, and he refuses to quit or listen to anyone saying otherwise.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/robinson-cano-is-reportedly-not-happy-playing-in-seattle-182546902.html
 
 
Maybe if the Mariners eat a little bit and we give them something decent?  
 
.287, .334 OBP and 21 homers in an extreme pitchers park.  Could be what we need at 2B

The Angels offseason plan should be really simple.  Sign a superstar left fielder.  Leave 2nd base alone, leave catcher alone, leave the rotation alone.  Focus all your resources on improving the pen.  

Higher OPS in a pitchers park, same amount of homers. Donaldson played 3/4 of his season in little league stadiums.
This is an absolute joke and anyone who honestly believes Donaldson had the better season needs to be slapped. Mlb awards much like the hall of fame is a joke.

Higher OPS in a pitchers park, same amount of homers. Donaldson played 3/4 of his season in little league stadiums.
This is an absolute joke and anyone who honestly believes Donaldson had the better season needs to be slapped. Mlb awards much like the hall of fame is a joke.

Higher ops in a pitchers park. This will be highway robbery if Trout doesnt win.

Also, Wrigley Field is a tougher park to pitch in than Dodger Stadium.

Thats a clown post bro

Thats a clown post bro

Why dont we just sign everyone while were at it.  

Why dont we just sign everyone while were at it.  

You guys do realize having this monster defensive SS wont mean jack shit if our 2B is completely inept defensively?  
 
Not to mention, how many amazing Simmons throws is Cron going to boot over there at 1st base?  Pujols going to DH hurts the team defensively.  

Ha, maybe in a band box division.  
 
He would probably hit .220 with 20 homers here.

This thread is a joke right?  This has to be one of the worst trade proposals ever on this board.

Again, get over it.  Im tired of losing.  

Trout had a higher OPS and hit the same amount of homers while playing in a park and division thats twice as hard to hit.  Youre trolling if you think Donaldson had the better year.
 
Will Donaldson get the MVP?  Probably because the voters are idiots.  Doesnt mean he had the better season.