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And to think how elevated and dangerous an offense can be if you have excellent bats at shortstop and centerfield. . . This roster is so, so weird.

If a team can get good production from the corner outfielders and corner infielders and DH, the team will likely be good offensively. The others can just play D. That's five spots for productive bats. As we speak right now, the Angels are arguably 0 for 5 at those spots. That's gross.

The heck with it. Make him a closer. 55 innings a year.

The price was wrong.

Pennington or Cowart? Warm flat diet coke with no ice or warm flat seven up with no ice?

Take a good hard look at all the names that don't start with the letter "T" in that lineup. It's not bad luck.

If I were going to make one adjustment in the lineup it wouldn't be moving Trout.

Anytime this time of year that a true regular is out of the lineup the natural speculation is there is a trade very close. I know Maybin got hurt and that explains Revere in left and explains the roster move to bring in Robinson, but it doesn't fully explain why he is starting and Calhoun is sitting. Todd Frazier was getting a night off and then that trade was announced. . . I am not predicting a trade as the most likely explanation it is just something it is impossible to not consider.

Mark Prior is only 36 yrs old

I spend $70 million and fix the team and win.

I like Heaney and have hope for him. Personally, I don't feel much enthusiasm for Tropeano because my gut tells me he is just depth at #5. Since depth at #5 is typically not a very big obstacle, he doesn't (to me) represent anything of high value. I would love to be proven wrong on Tropeano just as I was mostly wrong on Shoemaker. I thought Shoemaker would turn into a pumpkin at midnight. I thought he was "smoke and "mirrors" that would not play going forward. . .what I was wrong on was his smoke and mirrors work ENOUGH to give him value.

Report is Devers is untouchable but the Red Sox have other viable 3B prospects.

Of course if Richards, Heaney, Skaggs, Shoemaker, and the rest would all be healthy. . .then the team needs no pitching. If my aunt had balls. . .

Maybe as long as you feel like you can count on them. The Angels have almost nobody they can count on.

I want an "ace" too. . .but I would settle for a proven 180 inning type that doesnt stink. Somebody who was not an obvious injury risk. Any pitcher can go down, sure. But for planning purposes it might be nice to have a guy most would bet will make 32 starts and not stink.

Including me. Get a Groupon for tire rotation for them.

If he has to have surgery, just transplant Bartolo Colon's arm on to Richard's body. Or if he can't throw, can he play first base? You don't need to hit to start at first base on this roster.

Four things to do: Trade Escobar Trade Cron Trade Calhoun Trade Nolasco Do I have to stop at 4?

Well, I was citing a problem and I guess you agree? I originally mentioned that the Angels did not have one good bet to log 180 decent innings. Yes, there might be about 10 guys in the AL that end up with 200 innings. I think it was 9 or 10 last year. Spread across the league that would mean 2/3 of teams would have one. Since the Angels are supposed to be a premium franchise in a big market, I would kinda expect the Angels would be in the 2/3 of teams that have someone like that. Since they don't, I believe the GM should probably be fairly focused on getting a body that provides stability. I think there is a HUGE vacancy at the top of the rotation, and I am willing to be a broken record on that point when I see people talking about having depth or lots of starting pitching for 2018.

In a position to hope for health? That soinds like wordsmithing to avoid admitting a problem. It's a problem. Sure things could all break the Angels way and all these guys could perform. But sometimes it is fine to just view reality and not "hope". . .since hope is not a plan. My point is more about just trying to land a healthy 200 inning guy that is not a hack #5 starter with a 5 era. If Eppler rolled into 2018 without making a move to better secure some rotation stability, I would view that as a failure to address an obvious problem.

Can we look at it this way? The Angels have literally nothing they can count on above tier three. Is there even one guy you would actually bet real money that they will pitch over 180 innings and have an ERA under 4? This team so badly needs a horse.

Even if you only consider Trout's window, one additional year of control on Cowart has value. Consider his trade value.

I thought the thread was about boobies.

Is Rob Wilfong available? Just trying to get better.

I'll take Jedd Gyorko.