aznhockeyguy

Lol at this.

Depends on the terms of the contract. On average he's a .775 OPS RHer with solid power and is worth 2-4 WAR and one of the best OF arms. Obviously during his contract year he puts his best season hitting-wise. There's more to fielding than arm strength, and it shows in his negative dWAR rating, but some of that was because of his awful play when he played CF. He a slightly above OF in LF for defense as he average 8 DRS per season playing about 100 games out there, so I'll buy the argument he is a good defender in LF. I don't want the Angels to pay for what he did in this past season and see his body of work. His body of work has 1 good season (4 WAR, Rookie season), 1 very good season (6 WAR, contract year, this past season), and 2 above average seasons (Year 2 and 3, ~2 WAR). He's a pretty good player, with the potential to be a difference maker, but he doesn't show up every season like Trout or prime Pujols. I would be very leery paying him superstar money, but I would be comfortable with say a 3 year 50 million contract. Obviously, he'll get more, and if the Angels give him a contract way over that amount I'd be very worried. I'm not saying he isn't a good player, he is, but I wouldn't call him a superstar based off of one good run.

I'm really surprised so far that the Simmons trade is winning. I personally liked it myself, but thought a lot of people didn't like it. I voted for Gott for Escobar. Relievers are easily replaceable and Gott's K rate for his stuff just didn't compute. Who knows maybe he figures it out, but getting a solid position player is a very good return and is worth the risk.

Freese to the Reds now?

Frieri signed with the Phils on a minor league deal.

I agree with you that they're not similar, but when I saw that post I was on Escobar's baseball reference page and found it funny that baseball reference has EA as the highest similarity score for active players. It was too perfect not to post. Not sure how Baseball reference's similarity score works, but it's far from perfect. I only posted it to show the irony of someone's post and found it funny. I really like the trade as Escobar is on a pretty team friendly contract.

Baseball reference has Aybar as Escobar's highest similarity score among active players.

Angels have an option for 2017 for 7 million with 1 million buy out per baseball reference.

I would think you play Escobar at 3rd. For all the hate on Johnny, he was a 1 War player at league minimum and had almost a .700 OPS. That's fairly valuable on a team with budget constraints due to poor contracts. I wouldn't look to upgrade 2B until LF is solved first.

Yunel even in his career year last year was worth 2.0 WAR. He only makes 7 mil so he's really cheap. Depends on what the Angels gave up before I like this trade. EDIT: Saw that it was Gott. Not too upset, you can find decent relievers. He has good stuff but his K/9 rate is REALLY low. His ERA is 3 but his FIP is near 3.75. His underlying stats scream league average reliever.

Arte is stingy, ask his low wage workers.

Brett Lawrie close to going to the White Sox

I'd like to see the Angels go after Alex Gordon, exactly the type of bat and LFer that the Angels need and would probably be a bit cheaper to sign.

I thought 6'7".

Collectors item IMO.

Well people in general don't like to discuss numbers.

Nice.

Nope, but I did play roller hockey in high school and got hit in the face by a puck, during a pick-up game. Ever play with anyone that made the NHL?

I saw the game, Ducks played well and got chances, but Bishop was a damn wall.

Oh yea, there's some loan forgiveness programs and such. I should look into those things. So what you're saying is she's almost 18, thanks! J/K As her father, you should definitely talk to her about interest rates and credit card debt. Make perfectly clear that credit cards should be used for emergencies/last resort if she doesn't have the cash. Also discuss the difference between a need and a want. An example I remember in college that they used was a purchase of a 100 dollar item and just making the minimum payments it took FOREVER for the balance to be fully paid off. I don't know about your daughter, but I was pretty broke growing up and I hated it, so I didn't spend much money in college and still pretty stingy today.

What incentives do you speak of? PM me if you wish. If you're talking about the grants and stuff, I haven't taken any yet as I don't really need it. I made the mistake in college in going after the money and now 10 years later, I'm pretty miserable. I could do that, but when I first attended CSUF, they made us go through an orientation, they did a good job of warning us about credit cards. It's really amazing how people just don't understand the concept of not spending what you don't have and the difference between a need and a want.

Wow very surprised at the number of teachers in this forum. I too attended CSUF, BA degree with a concentration in Accounting. I also have my CPA and can sign off on audits. I'm leaving the industry to become a math teacher and am half way done with my credential. The reason I'm leaving the corporate world is because the corporate world sucks. Long story short, I made some really bad decisions regarding my career and have numerous gaps, I worked with numerous recruiters giving me conflicting advice on everything for my job search. I've had a lot of temp jobs with no benefits that is below my ability level. Frankly, I got sick and tired of employers paying less and less for more and more. My high school had the IB program but I did not do it, but had friends who did. It was very very tough. I was told that a lot of colleges don't accept AP/IB credit to skip classes. CSUF accepted my AP tests that allowed me to receive credit/skip classes. Although I agree with CaliAngel's sentiment regarding CSUF, I would also say that college is what you put into it. If you work hard and strive for good grades and challenge yourself then you'll get more out of college.

31 million per year. Wow, I remember back when Kevin Brown signed that 7 yr 105 mil dollar contract. Inflation.

I always thought that as well when he was a prospect. Like yea he has a great glove and high contact/plate discipline numbers, but he wasn't a masher that you normally expect from elite 1B prospects. His ceiling was a better version of Mientkiewicz.

I thought he hung it up. I remember when the Angels traded him to the Braves for Texieria. Boy were people ANGRY about that trade at the time.