jsnpritchett

Yikes. What an asshole. And those jailhouse recordings will get you every time. They were a key piece of evidence in the death penalty case for which I served as jury foreman.

Emphasis on old.

$820K if they do that. The minimum next year goes up to $720K.

He already made $10M this year, so it's doubtful he wouldn't get at least some bump from that in free agency (even though I definitely wouldn't want to be the one giving him $15-20M AAV).

He's only 33. Wow.

I'd be a little surprised if they did an extension with Sandoval at this point. I'm a big fan of his (especially if he can limit his walks), but I'm not quite sure he's shown enough for the Angels to do a long-term extension yet. They control him for four more years. From the Angels standpoint, it might make more sense to wait another year before talking extension and buying out some free agent years a) again because of the ownership situation and b) just to make sure he can sustain his growth over the past year+. Of course they'd run the risk of him improving even more and costing them more on the back end of the extension, but it's probably worth the risk to wait from their standpoint.

Let's not go crazy with Ward. In his limited action in '20-'21, his OPS+ was 104. That said, yes, he was fantastic on either side of his injury-dampened stretch this year.

I certainly don't think Walsh returning to his 2021 level is a done deal and I think it's important that they try to add a capable alternative in some form or fashion. I'm just not convinced that they will actually do so if the ownership situation isn't cleared up quickly. I know I sound like a broken record on that point, but I think it clouds everything right now.

My comment still stands. I don't think Thaiss will provide decent offense for a 1B. You're taking Walsh at his absolute worst and kind of assuming he won't be better.

What Doc just posted is a good start. But, honestly, I think it's borderline pointless to even speculate on specific upgrade targets until we have a better sense of what the ownership situation will be. If Moreno's team is the one making the decisions for '23, as I've stated numerous times elsewhere, I think the "upgrades" will be minimal at best.

Bell made $10M this season. Mancini made $7.5M. Each will get a free agent deal of more than $10M AAV in all likelihood (in Bell's case, likely well above). Unless the new ownership situation is settled quickly, I have a hard time seeing either as a realistic option (and even if the ownership situation is resolved quickly, I'm not necessarily sure either would be a great fit...).

Sure, I get that. But if Thaiss is the starting 1B for the Angels next season, I have a feeling it will be a disastrous season (unless they somehow manager to sign a premium free-agent SS or upgrade LF).

One minor note: the title is just "Facing Nolan." No "Ryan." Might be worth changing the thread title.

Here's the way I look at it: - The minimum salary for 2023 is $720K--so if you DFA both Canning and Barria and replace them with minimum salary guys, you're only saving a combined $860K (assuming for this exercise that the MLB Trade Rumors projections are accurate). Even with a tight budget, they would likely bring back both--unless they think there's someone in the system (Daniel? Davidson? etc.) who could step in and fill the Barria role for the minimum salary. - I partially agree on Walsh, but the issue here is that (as we saw this season) there is literally no one else currently in the system who is capable of playing 1B and providing at least decent offense. So if they non-tender Walsh, that would leave them with options of a) trading for a 1B, or b) signing a free agent. Any theoretical replacement is likely to cost at least the $2.7M that's projected for Walsh, plus other assets if the replacement comes via trade. I have a feeling they'll bring back Walsh. They could also try a take-it-or-leave-it lowball offer to him and see what happens. If they do end up non-tendering Walsh, Canning, and/or Barria, I'm going to take that as a sign that the budget is going be VERY tight for next season.

I think Wallach was one that we may have left off in discussions of possible arb-eligible guys. I imagine they'll probably just non-tender him. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/10/mlb-projected-arbitration-salaries-2023.html Angels (7) Griffin Canning (3.075): $1.1MM Luis Rengifo (3.043): $2.4MM Jaime Barria (3.035): $1.2MM Chad Wallach (3.030): $800K Jared Walsh (3.010): $2.7MM Taylor Ward (2.164): $2.9MM Patrick Sandoval (2.149): $2.8MM

And no days off, either. Any series that goes to a third game will be played tomorrow. Then there's one off day before the next round starts on Tuesday.

I agree.

Nope. All of these first round games are played at the home field of the higher-seeded team. No traveling.

The Rays allowed the third-fewest runs in the AL this year and only gave up 1 in 15 innings today. It's the offense that's the issue. They were 11th in the AL in runs scored.

Sanders K'ed 5 times in a game the Reds won 10-1. They then advanced to the NLCS against the Braves, where they were swept in 4 games, with Sanders going 2 for 18 and K'ing 10 more times. Bader went 1 for 4 over the next two games after his 5 K game, but the Cardinals were swept by the Padres in 3 games, so their season ended. Pipgras is a pitcher, so I kind of give him a pass (and the Yankees swept the Cubs in four games during that World Series, so he didn't appear again after his win/5 K game).

This is the 4th time someone has struck out 5 times in a playoff game (Harrison Bader in 2020, Reggie Sanders in 1995, and George Pipgras in 1932). Pipgras was the winning pitcher in the game in which he K'ed 5 times.