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Yeah he looks terrible out there Selling low on him would be a total disaster for this franchise though. The time to move him was when he could have hauled back a Yelich or a Betts. They chose to hang onto him. And you just can’t move him now. It is what it is. Hopefully he figures it out or we’re in even bigger trouble

I don’t know if I’d sell low on Adell right now. He got screwed by not having a minor league season. the Angels should be looking to sell La Stella, Goodwin, and Bundy Other than that I stand pat. We’re in a shitty situation

The Angels were a year too late to fire him. They could have gotten Zaidi but instead he’s going to turn the Giants around

He’s averaging almost 5 WAR per 650 plate appearances over the span of 2019 and 2020 if you think he’s overperformed, that’s one thing. But if you think the success is legit, then you are talking about an all star player that is 26 and has 4 more years of club control at a reasonable cost. You better be getting an amazing sure thing in return. That’s all I know

I think he’ll still be here but the leash is getting shorter. He’s been here for 5 years now and we haven’t made the playoffs or shown tangible improvement really. he’s done some things well and others very poorly.

I think he’ll still be here but the leash is getting shorter. He’s been here for 5 years now and we haven’t made the playoffs or shown tangible improvement really. he’s done some things well and others very poorly.

We haven’t spent big money on a starting pitcher since CJ Wilson in 2011 and Jered Weaver was re-signed. it’s time to roll the dice on trying to acquire an actual ace. Spend some money

I’m not advocating for him to spend money but I would certainly rather have any of the kids on the roster than Pujols. Not even a question for me

The idea that they have to be on the 25 man roster is where you miss the boat. Particularly with Pujols. Pay him his cash and get him out of here. He’s been a below average player since 2017. This year so far he is completely worthless. At 41 years old he’s not going to provide value. Stop wasting a roster spot on a known worthless commodity. The money is a sunk cost obviously Upton I agree we still have to see if he’s really this worthless. He’s probably going to be here next season i 100% agree with you on the money though. Arte And the angels are going to have to pay it. No one is taking on a contract like that. Unless we attached Adell or Marsh to them. Which isn’t happening either

The money is only wasted until Pujols is gone and the Angels can invest more into pitching Eppler compounded the problem and made his job 10 times harder by saddling us with Upton

The money tied up in Trout and Rendon isn’t the issue. Those guys are worth every penny and will both be in MVP contention at least the next 3 years I would assume(Trout probably for longer). The 60 million per year combined we give those two is absolutely worth it it’s the money tied up in Pujols and Upton that kills us. Especially when the pitching could be completely reloaded with that 50+ million. It’s a tough pill to swallow. Upton is Eppler’s fault and Pujols is on Arte You’re right it’s a shitty situation but it’s too late to rebuild. If they were going to go in that direction then there was no point in paying Rendon this past offseason. But he wasn’t a bad signing. At least with Rendon you got a superstar in his prime. what kills me is when we pay a premium for borderline stars or Above avg regulars or aging players. That was the problem with Upton. It was also the problem with Wells, Hamilton, GMJR, and many others over the years pay the extra coin and get the best prime player you can find. It’s what the dodgers did with Betts and Greinke. It’s what the Nationals did with Scherzer 5 years ago. It’s what the Yankees did with Cole its a much higher success rate than paying a pretty good player 20+ million

Pujols and Upton are due 55 million dollars next year. It’s going to be an uphill battle next year too, unfortunately. I’d Try to compete next year but really have an eye towards 2022 but what would I do? 1) Get rid of Pujols. Pay him his cash and move the fuck on. It’s absurd this hasn’t happened already 2) Sign one top of the rotation pitcher this offseason or next. This is an absolute must. Ohtani is basically toast and the rest of the rotation is low to mediocre upside pitchers 3) hope and pray you get A top 3 pick and Marsh/Adell figure it out in the majors quick

I don’t feel they are as bad as their record indicates. But boy, they’re painfully mediocre feeling and things just never click

We can sit here and talk about how most players fail all day long but it still sure would be nice to have a top 5 pick in the 2021 MLB draft we need things to be excited about and that’s an asset that gets me kinda excited at least

Heaney is one of those guys who you just will always feel should be at least a little bit better than he actually is. Its really too bad. The guy has talent. Just can’t quite find it

I’d be stunned by that, particularly with Correa. I think he’ll get at least what Rendon got but maybe I’m crazy

Need Rendon on and then a big fly from Ohtani to have any chance

How do you not challenge him with 97 there?

Wow fuck off

This bullpen is so erratic

Pujols lol. Garbage

Angels middle of the lineup will get one more chance to hit at least

Pitching staff doing their thing

Say what you want about La Stella’s defense but the guy puts together awesome at bats love it!

By the way, how good has Brian Goodwin been since he came over to the Angels? What a find