East Coast Bias

2 hours ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

Mickey Callaway's available again

Dick-pic Mick? No thanks. He only lasted 33 games in Mexico...

Well, that sucked.

My first, and only, Angels home games were June 14 and 15, 1986 against the Royals. I loved that team. I remember Wally Joyner hit a home run in that Saturday game and Halos won 6-5. Looking up the box score on BR tells me Don Sutton pitched 6+ innings and Doug DeCinces also homered. The Angels lost the Sunday game 6-5 and all I remember from that game is Dan Quisenberry coming in to close the game for the Royals. I don't know how many hours I spent in the backyard imitating his funky sidearm delivery.  Great memories!

Looks like Perry's computer is stuck on autodraft, someone better let him know.

2 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Does anyone know what the plan was for first 10 rounds?

Select a college pitcher, and only a college pitcher, apparently. 

So much prospect talent in those years.  I remember thinking the Angels would have an infield of Kotchman, Kendrick, Wood, and McPherson for the next decade.   Didn't quite work out that way, did it?

Great job!  This is very helpful for someone like me who isn't that familiar with the prospects in the org. outside of guys like Adell and Marsh.  

14 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Springer doesn't seem as likely since he seems to be zeroing in on the Northeast since he's from CT, but Ozuna has the Braves/Minasian connection. Still, if the Blue Jays and Mets are starting to spend money elsewhere, I suppose Springer could come back into play. 

The Mets seem like the strongest candidate for Springer, their new owner is intent on spending money.  They just fired their GM this morning though so things may be slower on that front.  Cohen reminds me of Arti though, seems like he'll get involved when he wants something!    

Honest question, when Canning was shut down last August for the season with elbow inflammation, wouldn't the team have evaluated it then throughout the offseason?  Maybe the issue worsened as Canning worked out over the last 3 months and it became a significant issue this week.  Maybe the two are unrelated but it doesn't seem the case.  Same thing happened with the Yankee's Paxton where they tried painkillers for 3 months before opting for back surgery.  I'm not sure how involved the team is with players between seasons, anyone have insight?

Came across this Ringer.com article which provides a good summary of the Angels offseason and prospects for 2020.  Wish more was done to shore up the pitching woes but I can't wait to see this offense in action.  Go Halos! 

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2020/1/8/21056186/los-angeles-angels-pitching-needs-julio-teheran-dylan-bundy-mike-trout-anthony-rendon

Great and amazing news going into the season!!  After Harper signed, I thought this might happen but didn't hear anything for a few weeks.  Second best day in Angels baseball history!!!   

Red Sox always and it's because of their fans, not the franchise.  Yankees are a distant second for me.  Guess I would root for the Phils if Trout were to sign or is traded there, but then Harper is there and I couldn't do that!   

11 hours ago, Billy_Ball said:

Sounds a bit like Wally Joyner, left handed bat and all.  Not bad.

I haven't been able to see a lot of the minor league guys and was thinking Casey Kotchman when I read that take.  Not a slugger but someone with a solid average, good glove, and decent contact.  

15 minutes ago, jordan said:

 

Was really hoping Angels would get a chance to get him next year. But glad to see him stay a Rockie. 

 

I think this is the barometer for a Trout extension, not Harper or Machado. 

A Trout-Arenado-Ohtani core would have been nice to dream about but glad he is staying in Colorado.  Agree that this could be a Trout contract road map... 

18 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Pujols might have been 34. Trout is 28 this August. Big difference.

Also, @East Coast Bias can you pick a different logo avatar? That's mine. HAHAHA.

 

Ha, sure thing.  It's like the rookie giving up his number to a veteran.  My favorite Halos logo, surprised more people don't use that for their avatar.  

4 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

It's a fair question because that's a shit ton of money for a long time.  

One thing I think we'll see is escalating AAVs for the high end players.  So in a couple of years, that AAV won't look too bad.  

If there is one player truly worth that kind of money, it's Trout.  He's actually worth more than that in terms of on field value.  

He's an 8-9 win player.  A couple of 4-5 win players stand to make 30+ mil per for that same amount of time.  

No one knows what will happen 6 or 7 years from now, but Trout is a pretty good player to bet on because of his skill set.  

 

Agreed, it's a fair question.  It's kind of like the situation the Cardinals were in with Pujols.  Do you break the bank for a home grown, once in a generation talent and limit payroll options for 10 years?  I'd be much more inclined to do it for Trout though as Pujols was 32 when he came to the Halos and Trout is only 27 now.  Much less of a chance of being stung by the back end of that deal!  To me, he's the one guy in MLB you do it for.

Surprising but good for the Padres.  Phillies likely finish the Harper deal now that Machado signed then hopefully a Trout extension.  Wonder what the reactions are over at PadresWin.com?

I feel like this has been in the works for a while and they have been waiting for the Harper/Machado deals to get done.  He deserves it and so do us fans, just get it done!  Cautiously optimistic...

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

I do appreciate the use of the term 'sired'.  

Should only be used in reference to John Lackey though...

 

 

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I'd go with:

Griffey (Lock)

Piazza 

Bagwell 

Hoffman

Will be interesting to see if Griffey is the first unanimous choice.  Still on the fence about Bonds and Clemens but their talent would have gotten them into the Hall without the PEDs, especially Bonds....