Vladdylonglegs

In a couple years Miguel Cabrera will be a free agent and 33 years old. Perfect for an Angels ten-year deal.
 
A $250 million payroll should produce some results.

Letting Hunter go really stung, especially after Moreno said he had to re-sign him or he'd be in a lot of trouble with the fans. It also was a key event leading up to the signing of Hamilton. We could have had an AllStar right fielder at a discounted rate and instead are stuck with an overpaid head case who creates nothing more than a hole in the lineup.

By Associated Press
July 24, 2013
 
ANAHEIM - Sources close to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim GM Jerry Dipoto say that the two teams are on the verge of a blockbuster deal that would send 21-year old superstar Mike Trout to Houston for the Astros. Dipoto and Houston GM Jeff Luhnow are working out the fine-points of the deal, and seem to be stalling over a point; rumor has it that Dipoto insists on including Joe Blanton in the deal but Luhnow is hesitating. There's also the question of whether Houston is including only the 25-man roster or the 40-man roster.
 
When asked how he would assemble a team around Mike Trout with no other major leaguers, Luhnow allegedly responded, "Who cares? We'll throw eight scrubs in there and be better than we--or the Angels--have been all year."
 
Dipoto was reticent on the trade, but one analyst believes that he likes to have a lot of mediocre players to configure into some semblance of a major league team.
 
When questioned about the trade, Trout shrugged and said, "I'm just here to play ball and do the best for my team, God and country. I'll be a Yankee in five years either way, so it doesn't matter to me whether I spend a few months a year in Houston or Anaheim."
 
Advanced sabermetric systems have the Astros improving by two wins for the remaining season, with the Angels breaking even.

Except Hanson only pitches every few weeks, er.. months..

Holy mother of all sample sizes.
 
I don't buy it. Have him catch Joe Blanton and Tommy Hanson every few days and we'll see what his CERA is.

Well AO, he's Albert Freakin' Pujols and to many people that's all that really matters. He's hitting .250 but he's the greatest hitter of our generation blah blah blah.

LOL...GA could barely stay awake most days.

Are you people stupid? Blanton is leading us to a better draft pick every outing. I say go back to a four man rotation and pitch him on three days rest.

If Verna and his contract could be traded, TWICE, anybody is tradeable.

He'll still get to mop up for Jerome.

By average you mean Callaspo? Wait Callaspo is better I think.

Signing Blanton was bad enough when nobody else was biting was bad enough.  Giving him multiple years was worse.  Giving him $15 million is the worstest.  Even back then I wasn't buying the "innings eater" crap.  
 
Horrible, horrible ****ing signing and it didn't take hindsight to see this one coming.

I really want him to lose 20 games. That's not something you see very often but if anyone deserves it it's him.

@MikeDiGiovanna: #Angels P Joe Blanton said, "I felt like I threw the ball fine today." I am not making this up.
Go F**k yourself Blanton!

what are you, stupid?

So, got to ask.  Was the PED's he used kosher?

He must have not "knowingly" took anything

He should be traded here and forced to start at 3rd base instead of a suspension.

Last year: "I truly believe in my heart and I would bet my life that this substance never entered my body at any point"
 
OOPS.

No one will escape the wrath of Bud

I have no problem saying he is one of the biggest douches in the league

Albert isn't going to give up any money.

I'm perfectly fine with this. I'm just glad the Angels haven't made a serious push for him (or maybe they did?)
Either way, no rentals. This year's team is going nowhere so we may as well sit tight and hope the current team can continue their May through July win pace next year.

This is a brand new idea that hasn't been argued about at all!

This team will continue hovering around .500 the rest of the season...
 
Until they go 11-2 to finish the season, finish with 85 wins and lose a good draft pick.