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So pay more.  Get the players you need to win.

So pay more.  Get the players you need to win.

So pay more.  Get the players you need to win.

I would argue he is underrated relative to Correa.  If Story delivered a steady 3-4 WAR he is plenty to check off the box at SS.  That would be a huge upgrade for this team.
Correa has been basically a 5 WAR player.  I will take Story all day long for the price he will be compared to Correa.

If the Angels actually believed in Thaiss as a viable catcher, would this transaction have occurred?

Me neither but he is pretty damn good.
But if I dissect why I have some interest it is really driven by me not wanting to go into the season with a big question Mark at SS.
Given that Story will be way less of an overall commitment (presumably to allow some flexibility to help in another area either now or next year), I would strongly rather land Story.
I want Correa to go to someone other than the Astros though.  He does make them better and I don’t want that.

But what is his spin rate??

Stupid. 

He wouldn’t be a catcher.  Definitely a closer.  Jesus saves.

They better not trade Stassi and ask us to sit through 162 games of Suzuki/Romine/Thaiss.
 

He wouldn’t be a catcher.  Definitely a closer.  Jesus saves.

He wouldn’t be a catcher.  Definitely a closer.  Jesus saves.

He wouldn’t be a catcher.  Definitely a closer.  Jesus saves.

I would argue he is underrated relative to Correa.  If Story delivered a steady 3-4 WAR he is plenty to check off the box at SS.  That would be a huge upgrade for this team.
Correa has been basically a 5 WAR player.  I will take Story all day long for the price he will be compared to Correa.

They better not trade Stassi and ask us to sit through 162 games of Suzuki/Romine/Thaiss.
 

Most of us assume this guy is done.  It’s probably smart to operate under that assumption, but there remains a chance he provides some upside and has a good year.

Most of us assume this guy is done.  It’s probably smart to operate under that assumption, but there remains a chance he provides some upside and has a good year.

He will be demanding closer money.
 

Sandoval is the guy that, to me, is a huge pivot point between the Angels having a marginal season or having a big year. 
He could be very inconsistent and he could be dominant.  The stuff is there.  Is this his big breakout year??

Sandoval is the guy that, to me, is a huge pivot point between the Angels having a marginal season or having a big year. 
He could be very inconsistent and he could be dominant.  The stuff is there.  Is this his big breakout year??

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Reds are open for business and “delivering.”
Go get the Mahle.

I guess we have different definitions of “depth”.
If Canning as a stud, I wouldn’t call him “depth”.
But rather than debate what depth means. . . 
I am tired of the Angels adding to the back half of the rotation when they should be adding to the front half.