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And if he plays decently this whole year, he could absolutely be a QO candidate. 

And if he plays decently this whole year, he could absolutely be a QO candidate. 

It’s hard not to be at least a little excited about Neto. Small samples I realize, but he is looking like he could be a very good major league player. 

It’s hard not to be at least a little excited about Neto. Small samples I realize, but he is looking like he could be a very good major league player. 

This dude is done. 

This dude is done. 

it's been like 6 games

“All of a sudden”? 

“All of a sudden”? 

I saw Donnelly at The Catch back in the day and jokingly asked where he hangs out in Oakland when he plays up there.  He said “Not even our baggage handlers hang out in Oakland.”

And the beautiful irony of a black man indicting a rich, racist, white former president. It’s a great day in ‘Meirca! 

Lock him up?

Angels Medical Staff, "Stick out your tongue and say Ah."
"Aaahhh."
Doc, "Yup, that's a shoulder injury."

Gary Sanchez is still available. For a couple million, he might make a lot of sense. 

Gary Sanchez is still available. For a couple million, he might make a lot of sense. 

Suarez last two seasons amount to 207 innings (includes time as a RP), he's posted a 110 ERA+, 3.86 ERA, 4.01 FIP.  

Not sure what people are wanting to see from him but considering how much money people were willing to give guys like Matt Garza when he was a FA (an owner of a 108 ERA+ at the time he was a FA), Suarez is kind of becoming the Howie Kendrick of SPs.
Time to ignore his awful rookie season when he should have been in AA and focus more on what he's actually been doing.

And let’s be honest:  Whoever signs Ohtani is going to get 2 or 3 years of amazing results, a couple of years of great to good results and 5 years of “he can’t do both anymore” for $60 million/year.
He’s my favorite player (along with Trout) but he’s turning 29 this year.  How many more years can he do both?  Will he still be starting 30 games and hitting 35 bombs as a 38 year old?  I won’t say he can’t do it because if anyone can, he can.  But he’s already had Tommy John surgery and what he does puts a lot of stress on his body.  And we don’t know how he will age because this is unprecedented.  
Unless the team commits to “cap” level payroll or above for the duration of the extension, it probably won’t be worth it.  
It’s going to sting terribly to watch him do amazing things for a half decade with another team.  But ultimately I can deal with it if that money is allocated in a way that lets the Angels be a perennial contender and not a disappointment with another aging superstar.

There is a lot of baseball left to be played this spring. Let’s see where these guys are at four starts from now. 

Offer him 12/500 and get it done. 

Offer him 12/500 and get it done. 

Offer him 12/500 and get it done. 

Let’s get 3 of the top 9 and call it an off-season!

This is great. It’s hard to guess what he will do this year, but if it’s anything like what he did last year, he will be a huge addition to the staff.