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I think he'd easily get 500 AB's between 1B, 3B, DH, random OF games. 

Are you talking about signing Snell, or resolving the stadium issue, or Arte selling the team, or the broadcast contract situation, or the health of Rendon and Trout, or Minasian’s contract, or finding out if Jo Adell is a player or a bust, or if Schanuel can drive the ball at the major league level, or if there will be shrinkflation in the dippin dots servings this year?

I’m in a good mood.  Double down.  Have fun.  Wish I could have been there.

I heard the name Aces is already taken by another team, possibly even right there in Las Vegas.

Good points but we really don’t know what has truly been offered and/or truly been turned down.  Both sides leak stuff to posture in the negotiations and we as fans have no way of knowing what’s actually real.
 

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t automatically root against Boras or hate this guy in any way.  He is obviously kind of obnoxious and tries to play hardball, etc.
But I am glad somebody is out there playing hardball with the owners.  The reality is systemically the owners cumulatively play kind of dirty because they never, ever share any real financial data with anybody (unless you are trying to actually buy a team).
So theoretically the only way a player is going to get what is “fair” in the overall relationship is to have the toughest, most stubborn, obnoxious, hardball-playing, scheming agent out there.
The owners can hate Boras all they want, but they created an environment to assure that someone like Boras would emerge.
Until I can see real financials on teams, I am going to assume that OVERALL the owners are far more likely to be getting over on the players than the reverse.
Boras seems like kind of a dick, but the owners are definitely dicks for never coming clean on what their side of the financials actually look like, so they reap what they sow.
 

I didn’t know about the existing Aces in the WNBA.  Maybe the existing Aces could change their name to the Queens.  Sell them on the idea that a name change can generate revenue from all the loyal fans buying all new gear.  They would probably make hundreds of dollars.
 

I didn’t know about the existing Aces in the WNBA.  Maybe the existing Aces could change their name to the Queens.  Sell them on the idea that a name change can generate revenue from all the loyal fans buying all new gear.  They would probably make hundreds of dollars.
 

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You complain about all these years of mediocrity, and yet very consistently you seem to exclusively want to either pursue mediocre players or hope unproven players levels up to being mediocre?
It’s miserable to be mediocre but make every decision that fits a plan to be mediocre?
It’s kind of a head shaker.
 

Are you talking about signing Snell, or resolving the stadium issue, or Arte selling the team, or the broadcast contract situation, or the health of Rendon and Trout, or Minasian’s contract, or finding out if Jo Adell is a player or a bust, or if Schanuel can drive the ball at the major league level, or if there will be shrinkflation in the dippin dots servings this year?

You complain about all these years of mediocrity, and yet very consistently you seem to exclusively want to either pursue mediocre players or hope unproven players levels up to being mediocre?
It’s miserable to be mediocre but make every decision that fits a plan to be mediocre?
It’s kind of a head shaker.
 

Are you talking about signing Snell, or resolving the stadium issue, or Arte selling the team, or the broadcast contract situation, or the health of Rendon and Trout, or Minasian’s contract, or finding out if Jo Adell is a player or a bust, or if Schanuel can drive the ball at the major league level, or if there will be shrinkflation in the dippin dots servings this year?

The social event shindig on Saturday was something I really wanted to go to but luck of the calendar just didn’t go my way.  I am hosting a family event next weekend for a wedding.
There is no way I am getting away with, “Sorry honey I am going to miss the family event and go drink beer with people I technically have never actually met.”
I am sorry to miss a good opportunity to meet people face-to-face.
Hopefully next year.

Are you talking about signing Snell, or resolving the stadium issue, or Arte selling the team, or the broadcast contract situation, or the health of Rendon and Trout, or Minasian’s contract, or finding out if Jo Adell is a player or a bust, or if Schanuel can drive the ball at the major league level, or if there will be shrinkflation in the dippin dots servings this year?

Are you talking about signing Snell, or resolving the stadium issue, or Arte selling the team, or the broadcast contract situation, or the health of Rendon and Trout, or Minasian’s contract, or finding out if Jo Adell is a player or a bust, or if Schanuel can drive the ball at the major league level, or if there will be shrinkflation in the dippin dots servings this year?

The official commitment is now in place, but he doesn’t get laid until 2034.

It’s painful to listen to him.  He’s perfect for a 9 year old passionate fan that innocently loves the team, and that’s kind of it.
I would compare his purpose and role to like a Mall Santa Claus.

The official commitment is now in place, but he doesn’t get laid until 2034.

Mathematically, isn’t losing a negative WAR player addition by subtraction?

You could have just stopped at Ohtani, since none of the others really contributed much, if anything at all.  Moustakas and Cron were below replacement level during their time with the Angels, Grichuk was barely above, and Stassi didn't play at all.  Replacing their value isn't hard at all: quite literally almost anyone can do it.