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Next year when all our current one year deals end and we need four SPs we will trade for David Price's final year on his deal.

and some of you thought the Angels were getting prospects back in the deal...
 

Just out of curiosity...
Would y'all trade Adell for this?????
 

Yep. Canning and Adell for Marquez. 

33 years old with a history full of injuries. 

He made a number of good moves that made this team better. Picking up Patrick Sandoval, Tommy La Stella, Brian Goodwin, Dylan Bundy, Rendon, and SIGNING OHTANI! He made a lot of little moves that made the organization better and added much needed depth.  
 
He almost pulled off a great trade that would have brought in Ross Stripling and Joe Pederson. I think another couple of years he would have had this team in the playoffs while maintaining a solid pool of prospects.
 
Honestly it looks like PM will be carrying over a similar approach, and building off what Eppler started.

The bottom line is that Eppler left the franchise in a better place than he found it. He inherited a depleted farm system and during his tenure, contributed in two long-lasting ways: signed Trout to an extension and built up the farm. Yes, he wasted some money along the way, but most of it was short-term. He also made the very savvy trade for Simmons. The only gift that keeps on giving (in a negative way) is Upton.
AO, lol at "nibsian."

And Callaway

Great interview! I came away from this knowing we’re in good hands. Sometimes there are too many “experts” on this board throwing doubt and criticism (including me) around on this board. Joe and PM are great baseball minds that know the game better than anyone on this board. In Joe and Perry I trust

Agreed completely. Eppler inherited a farm that yielded little at the major league level. Fletcher was his. But the rest, Walsh, Ward, Adell, Thaiss, Barria were relatively inconsequential. And he was hamstrung by Dipoto's contracts, forcing him to buy low on everything and take on risk. 
Minasian is inheriting a team with a lot of money coming off the books in the next couple of years, a stronger farm system and a team with young talent like Fletcher, Ohtani, Walsh and Canning. 

Unfortunately, it seems just like Eppler, and I wonder if that means it was Arte all the time. 

He's ranked 29th because nobody believes he can stay at SS, and his power isn't corner IFer type yet.  But he's 16, and he's yet to see a McDonalds.  He's going to get bigger.

Musgrove no longer an option... granted I don’t think we wanted to cough up the prospects necessary 

Padre and Angel news today. Padres trade for Snell sign Kim and will be getting Darvish and maybe Contreras. Angels news former halo JC Ramirez signs with Taiwan

Hopefully he will be the GM instead of Arte.

Completely agree with this.  I just don't get why we'd try to shut down his pitching career.
If Canning has elbow trouble again next year, do we release/non-tender him?  Of course not.  But some of ya'll want to "release" or "non-tender" Ohtani the pitcher already at age 25?  Ohtani is like having two cost controlled players for the price of one, and going hitter-only with him is just like placing one of those players on irrevocable waivers.

Sleeper pick Anthony DeSciafani get him 1 year 4 mill

People thought he was crazy when he rifled the ball from the mound over the CF wall. Personally, I thought that was badass. 

I apologize for a response that will come off as possibly elitist or overly harsh but sometimes people say things so utterly stupid I don't really know how to respond other than to point out their glaring ignorance. 
First, I'm talking about investing in analytics and player development, not the actual results of those things. 
There is no question the Angels have budgeted more, spent more, and put a greater emphasis on those areas under Eppler than they did Dipoto or that they have more closely followed saber tendencies than at at point under JD.  This is true despite the fact that JD sold himself as a card carrying member of SABR and Eppler downplayed his expertise in the area -- which is possibly why he quadrupled the analytics dept.  Unlike JD, Eppler knew he needed to find better, more qualified people to make those decisions.  And yet having said all that I previously went on record in the "What three things would you do if you were hired to be the GM" thread as focusing solely on adding to the player dev and analytics departments...  Meaning that despite believing Eppler improved those areas, I feel he could have done more.   It's the single most cost effective way to improve a franchise.   
As far as there not being much to indicate the farm has improved at all, you'll have a hard time finding anyone with an actual clue that extends beyond prospect rankings that would agree with you.
Your lack of insight outside of what the rankings tell you doesn't make for any false narratives -- it simply means you don't have any clue other than what you can find online and the most basic of "metrics."
Rankings tend to be all over the place depending on who is reviewing them and what their focus is, as such I have never put a lot of weight in them -- even when they propped the Angels up.  You've got tools sites, you've got saber sites, you've got proximity sites, you have FG's attempt at gauging future value ... they all measure and give credence to different things and make for differing opinions.   Rankings are also dependent players having graduated meaning they are always in flux which is why you see "prospect rankings" three or four times a year now.   The single biggest issue when looking at the Angels (ranking wise), is the overall youth of the farm system -- you have a ton of guys on the right side of the age .vs league argument and that tends to temper their results at times. 
Still, since you put so much weight in rankings -- here are a couple reminders for you..  https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/los-angeles-angels-top-10-prospects/   The best part of this list is that the guy responsible for signing Barria was fired by JD almost immediately after taking over.   The MLB top 30 isn't much better http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2015?list=ana   Thank god for David Fletcher!.   Zero top 100 guys .vs 3 currently.  Don't look now but Packy Naughton might have been in the conversation for the top prospect in the system in 2015.  

Even if all one does is focus on the rankings...  The massive difference between then and now is that the Angels were universally ranked dead last -- didn't matter where you looked it was 29 teams, 6 miles of shit, and then the Angels.   That simply isn't the case any longer, to argue otherwise is nuts.   If there is one area of real concern with the farm now that was evident then it's the lack of catching and that is 100% on Eppler's view of the position and saber leanings
LOL..    If you had actually bothered to read any of my criticisms about JD it had almost nothing to do with where the Angels farm system ranked, I focused on his actual actions.
I blamed JD for creating dysfunction, for constantly leaking shit to the press, notice how that BS magically stopped as soon as he left -- almost as magically as it started when he got here.  I accused him of saying one thing then doing another when it came to sabermetric/baseball decisions.  I blamed him for focusing solely on high floor low ceiling players in the draft.  I blamed him for spending assets on RPs and for trading away international money while continuing to ignore the market as a whole.  I will continue to blame him for creating a mess it has taken years to reverse.  Feel free to show me where Eppler is guilty of any of the same things and then we can start to talk.   "But the rankings"... Giggity!
The next GM of the Angels won't be taking over a team with black holes at C, 2B, 3B, or LF and 7 more years of AP..   They won't find a farm system lacking upside at every level or handcuffed by bad financial decisions.   The next GM of the Angels won't have to spend the first three years of his tenue simply trying to correct his predecessor's mistakes just to get back to ground zero.  The next GM of the Angels will have Eppler to thank, and not blame.   There is a huge difference there, I'm sorry some can't see it.
I look forward to revisiting this thread in 5 years to see how well our differing opinions will have fared.

So interesting enough, It's reported that the May was either going to get picked by the us or the dodger's in the 3rd round...... We went after Nonnie, and few picks later Dodgers picked May. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Also May was ranked 144th and Nonnie was ranked 60.

Whatever gets us greater investment in player development and analytics will end up being the best move in the long run.   A great GM would be a wonderful thing to have, great infrastructure would be even better.