East Coast Bias

The outlook of this team would change dramatically with the addition of one more starter. A healthy David Price or Jon Gray would do wonders to improve things, and a trade like that could happen at any moment.

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
 
 

Landis is actually a really interesting dude. Former collegiate athlete, highly intelligent. Made his money before getting into being an agent. And at first, he did what any agent would do which is get high profile clients and represent them. But finally, he reached the point where he only wanted to represent one or two at a time, that's it.
After Trout was drafted, Landis was holding out for a higher signing bonus, but the Angels weren't exchanging figures fast enough and were still talking about numbers right around slot. Trout couldn't stand it anymore and was annoying the ever-loving crap out of his parents, just waiting for someone to tell him he could play baseball again.
So Landis does what Jeff Trout said, which is get him paid and get him on the field immediately. So Landis did, but he did so with a personal message to Arte Moreno, "you're paying less now, but someday, you're going to pay more." After Trout skyrockets through the minors and has a historic debut, the Angels still chose to keep Trout around the MLB minimum, and Landis spoke out about it, not because Trout was upset, but because he was upset. That kind of highlights the relationship there. Landis is a family friend, and isn't looking to set a precedent and doesn't care about talking to the media as much as he wants to look out for Mike. 
When they first started negotiating an extension, Trout relayed the same thing to him as his dad had said before, which is to get him paid and get him on the field. Trout accepted the deal and there wasn't a ton of drama in it. Set Mike up for life, and let him go play. This time around, when the Angels approached about an extension, Landis wasn't oppositional with Eppler at all. Eppler and Moreno knew Mike wouldn't sign anything before Machado or Harper, but I think everyone involved knew he was going to stick around. I can't say that for sure, but looking back, that seems to be the theme I'm seeing. 
In the end, Landis was right. The Angels spent less to bring in Trout, but would end up spending a lot more to keep him around. 

If the Angels offered Trout a ton of money but he elected to test FA and sign with the Phillies, I would probably curse Philly and disown Trout. 
I'm an Angels fan first,  players come a distant second, but Trout is so special that it would hurt really bad if he left, so it would be really hard for me to root for him if he divorced himself from my team.

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.  

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... 

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.

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...

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...

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...

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

Hi all, came across this article today on The Ringer on how Kole came back from the dead.  Pretty good read:
https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2018/8/9/17666160/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting
 

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