Hubs

Diaz is just the 11th Angel to Start this year, 10 was Rosenberg earlier this week. 
Angels have had 25 starts of Sandoval, 25 of Detmers, 23 of Anderson and 23 of Ohtani, plus 18 from Canning.
Silseth (7), Suarez (6), Giolito (6), Barria (6) and now Rosenberg and Davidson round out the starters this year.

1) New GM & Manager. New President of Baseball Ops.
2) Re-Sign Ohtani if you can. He's the most dynamic player in baseball, and you need him. I assume you are going to try to keep his AAV at $42-$48. Ok. 
3) Re-Sign Moustakas and Urshela. Neither will cost that much. $12-15M for the pair.
4) Sign Blake Snell. This is your big ticket pitching signing, pay him $160/5. $32M
5) Sign 2 BP arms, like Lopez and Moore.
You might be able to squeeze this in under the CBT, but if you can't then you get only one of Moustakas and Urshela. You're living with this next iteration of the team for the next three years, so...better make it work.
As far as Arbitration eligible guys, they have a few, but not more than say $20M AAV and I'd fully expect the new GM to cut ties (via Trade or NONTender) with a lot of the middling guys that will be up for arbitration, like Quijada and Herget and even Suarez.
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
PAYROLL TYPE         TOTAL Competitive Balance Tax Threshold       $237,000,000 Est. Active AAV/Payroll         $109,825,000 Est. Player Benefits         $17,000,000 Est. Minor League Contracts       $5,200,000 Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution       $1,666,666 Est. Tax Payroll         $128,491,666 Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb)       $128,491,666  

This current staff is going to be out of a job in three plus weeks.

Oh, so it's his idea to have guys evaluating and helping him coach? He's hoping they bring him back, but this is an indictment.

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I know what Nevin said, but…
I find it hard to believe that after the team came home from an awful road trip (capped off by embarrassing themselves vs. the A’s), Nevin went up and got permission from ownership to bring in two former Angels greats as “advisors.”

I am one of the most positive members on this board. I just hate Nevin, I think the choice to fire Maddon doomed the Angels, and the fact that they didn't even look for a new manager in the offseason is what cost them this year.
In my opinion, he's a puppet. Maddon said Minasian and Tam were interfering in game. There is evidence of this in the fact that they replaced Maddon's bench coach with a guy from the front office.... He may have been bitter over the firing, but there was tension for a while starting here....
You can choose to see things in a different way, to me, this is not Nevin's choice. He can say it is, but it's not. He's not under contract for 2024, and I highly doubt he will be back.

You don't need to know anything.  And you clearly don't know anything.

^^^  Saying this might be Nevin's idea is about as naive as it gets.....obviously it isn't good for Nevin or his staff....

100% wrong.  This is an indicator that Nevin will be offered an extension.

This current staff is going to be out of a job in three plus weeks.

You have no evidence or proof of this. To Me it looks like an indictment and that the veterans are being used to evaluate current players and coaches. And maybe even the analytics folks.

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

A post by Swordsman I actually agree with. 
 

Evidently this worked out very well.   Too well as far a MLB is concerned.
IMO MLB should prorate the Luxury tax salaries for Games played by players in the IL over 50% of the games

I haven't forgtten. It's one reason why Minasian is gonna go after the season. People yell at me when I bring up Bullpen Matrix, but after reading Maddon's book....Maddon has always seemed honest. The same bullpen problems plague Nevin that plagued Maddon. Everyone wants Wise's head, but no one believes that Tam and Minasian are having major input on in game pitching decisions. 
Analytics do work, if they're used properly. They are not being used properly with the Angels. It's a fundamental system flaw. 
Perry and Phil are both gone. As is Tam, Montgomery, and a few other coaches. Maybe even Carpino as well... (retire). and if Arte sells, I wouldn't be surprised. 
Someone like Theo Epstein is going to be brought in to right the ship. Look at what Dombrowski did in Philly.... It's what they need.

They need to bring Lackey and Weaver back as coaches. And Napoli.
Throw out all that smart boy college boy crap. Just kill some Coors Light before a start, and if your not hitting your spots, hit the batter and start a fight.
Then take down some strange at Goat Hill after.

jeff fletcher is laughing at all of you who have completely forgotten the article he wrote about the problems with the philosophy the analytics guys have been using this season, and how it's been a total flop.
but keep going on about how it's the fault of the catcher over a 9-game stretch.

So they have 5 spots that just opened on the 40...
Cron is also a free agent, and will likely be gone. So that's 6 guys that need spots. 
But...
Quijada and Warren are likely out for the majority of 2024, as well. Don't know if they retain their 40 man spots. Or at least Warren will not. Stassi may get waived or he may be retiring, if he missed an entire season due to personal or family problems, they may simply come to a settlement, too. 
C-Rod looks like he isn't coming back, so his 40-man spot is likely up. Someone may want to take a flyer, but I bet Angels are done with him. Or at least will try to clear him from the 40-man...Barria is arb eligible, he may be non-tendered. Herget also will be non-tendered. Walsh is already off the roster, but he will not be tendered either. Davis Daniel may also be waived.
 
Adell and Ward will certainly both be back. Bachman & Joyce as well. Rendon will be back. Suarez as well-- possibly. 

Why does Perry get all this love from, when the team has been a fucking disaster now for three years running? OK, they seem to have had some good draft picks, but the minor leagues are still terrible, almost all the free agent signings have been disasters, and most of the trades have been meh if not outright bad.
2021 Season Signings & Trade Acquisitions (2020-2021 Offseason)
Jose Quintana
Kurt Suzuki
Alex Claudio
Tony Watson
Steve Cishek
 
2021 Midseason Moves
Traded Andrew Heaney for 2 Minor Leaguers
Traded Tony Watson for 3 Minor Leaguers
Signed Adam Eaton
 
2022 Season Signings & Trade Acquisitions (2021-2022 Offseason)
Rasiel Iglesias (re-sign)
Noah Syndergaard
Aaron Loup
Ryan Tepera
Michael Lorenzen
Archie Bradley
Kurt Suzuki (re-sign)
Matt Duffy
Tyler Wade
Andrew Velazquez
2022 Midseason Moves
Acquired Jadiel Sanchez, Mickey Moniak for Noah Syndergaard
Acquired Logan O'Hoppe for Brandon Marsh
Acquired Tucker Davidson and Jesse Chavez for Rasiel Iglesias.
2023 Season Signings & Trade Acquisitions (2022-2023 Offseason)
Tyler Anderson 
Brandon Drury
Carlos Estevez
Matt Moore
Gio Urshela
Hunter Renfroe
2023 Midseason Moves
Acquired Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez for Edgar Quero and Ky Bush
Acquired Randal Grichuk and CJ Cron for Jake Madden and Madison Albright
Acquired Dominic Leone for Jeremiah Jackson
Traded Tucker Davidson for Cash
Acquired Eduardo Escobar for 2 Minor Leaguers
Acquired Mike Moustakas for 2 Minor Leaguers
 
So that's what 4/31 on Major League Moves 

It may be both, but anyone who thinks this trade deadline isn't a major black mark against Minasian, well, I have a Bridge to sell you.