Jeff Fletcher

This is what I tell everyone. 
 
There are really 3 factors that determine where a FA plays: winning, comfort and money. I think everyone agrees that money is no 3 for Ohtani. 
 
If winning is No 1, it’s the Dodgers. If comfort is No 1, it’s the Angels. Difficult to see how another team could trump the Angels or Dodgers in those categories. 

Trout was actually a lot better in CF last season than in previous seasons. I was working on a story about it when he got hurt, so I never wrote it. 

Trout was actually a lot better in CF last season than in previous seasons. I was working on a story about it when he got hurt, so I never wrote it. 

Trout was actually a lot better in CF last season than in previous seasons. I was working on a story about it when he got hurt, so I never wrote it. 

Last I checked you can also get good odds on Mike Trout not being traded. When that nonsense began in September it was actually like +300 that he stays or something. 

Sounds like Bo Porter is going to do that. 

Sounds like Bo Porter is going to do that. 

People have been talking about "favorites" since the middle of the season. He just became a FA. No one knows shit. These guys are just guessing based on "logic" that anyone here could tell you.

The same reasoning that people were pushing for Erstad or Hunter as manager....

I tend to agree.  This especially so if front office often dictates in game strategy.

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What you’re missing is that the Angels were up for sale at the time, so it would have been hard to get any experienced manager to walk into such an unknown situation. 

What you’re missing is that the Angels were up for sale at the time, so it would have been hard to get any experienced manager to walk into such an unknown situation. 

In my story that will be published tomorrow I say the Angels seem like they should go for versatility again among position players and I also identified Bellinger and Turner. 
 
Schanuel, Drury, Neto, Rendon, O’Hoppe, Ward, Trout, Moniak. (Plus Rengifo)
 
They have a reasonable choice at every position now. Obviously some of that won’t pan out, but right now you don’t know which one (Rendon is the best bet.) Getting more players who could move around helps them cover for that. 

What you’re missing is that the Angels were up for sale at the time, so it would have been hard to get any experienced manager to walk into such an unknown situation. 

I have no idea. I was merely speaking from the standpoint of positional versatility. 

In my story that will be published tomorrow I say the Angels seem like they should go for versatility again among position players and I also identified Bellinger and Turner. 
 
Schanuel, Drury, Neto, Rendon, O’Hoppe, Ward, Trout, Moniak. (Plus Rengifo)
 
They have a reasonable choice at every position now. Obviously some of that won’t pan out, but right now you don’t know which one (Rendon is the best bet.) Getting more players who could move around helps them cover for that. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series. 

No.  Erstad coming out of people’s mouths is just a symptom of Angels manager discussion tourette syndrome.

If someone put out the name of a random former head coach of a college team as a viable candidate that person would be shredded on this board.
Former Angel should never  be a qualifying factor. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series. 

And don’t forget that the other Will Smith won the 2020 World Series.