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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. 

I believe the moves they have made support the theory that they either did, or still do, want to add a quality starter.  If they don’t sign one, it will be because the price was way outside what they think the price should be.
And given that nobody has signed Snell or Montgomery, it makes sense that maybe it’s because the asking price is outside of what everybody believes it should be.
If the price doesn’t change, it seems like Angels won’t be the team that signs one of them.  If it does soften, I believe the Angel might be the team that acts.

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

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

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

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

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

I believe the moves they have made support the theory that they either did, or still do, want to add a quality starter.  If they don’t sign one, it will be because the price was way outside what they think the price should be.
And given that nobody has signed Snell or Montgomery, it makes sense that maybe it’s because the asking price is outside of what everybody believes it should be.
If the price doesn’t change, it seems like Angels won’t be the team that signs one of them.  If it does soften, I believe the Angel might be the team that acts.

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

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

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

We have to accept the reality of what this roster is today.
This is not a roster to “rebuild.” It’s already pretty darn young, already with lots of guys with upside and controllable years.
If they want to win, this is a roster to add to.
Whether they can or will add to it remains to be seen.
But if they can’t add to this roster, calling for a rebuild as a reaction to the bland, uneventful offseason fully ignores what this roster actually is today.
The next best thing to do outside of adding to this roster is to just wait and let this group develop.
Unless people have a different definition of “rebuild” than me, I just don’t understand the call to rebuild.
 

We have to accept the reality of what this roster is today.
This is not a roster to “rebuild.” It’s already pretty darn young, already with lots of guys with upside and controllable years.
If they want to win, this is a roster to add to.
Whether they can or will add to it remains to be seen.
But if they can’t add to this roster, calling for a rebuild as a reaction to the bland, uneventful offseason fully ignores what this roster actually is today.
The next best thing to do outside of adding to this roster is to just wait and let this group develop.
Unless people have a different definition of “rebuild” than me, I just don’t understand the call to rebuild.
 

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

My overall take is the post-Ohtani plan is to attempt to be competitive by having a good rotation, a good bullpen, an adequate offense and play good defense.  That profile of a team can be a playoff team.
Adding a good starter fits that plan.  Of course you don’t just throw an insane contract at Snell or Montgomery.  But you absolutely stay close to the market them and be prepared to make a move if the numbers fit the plan.
Until Snell and Montgomery sign somewhere, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to consider the Angels as a possible landing spot.
And repeating, signing a Snell or Montgomery would not prevent the Angels from pursuing somebody like Burnes next year unless they way overpaid for one of them, which they obviously are not doing. . .if they were going to be reckless and overpay, it would have happened already.

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.

My overall take is the post-Ohtani plan is to attempt to be competitive by having a good rotation, a good bullpen, an adequate offense and play good defense.  That profile of a team can be a playoff team.
Adding a good starter fits that plan.  Of course you don’t just throw an insane contract at Snell or Montgomery.  But you absolutely stay close to the market them and be prepared to make a move if the numbers fit the plan.
Until Snell and Montgomery sign somewhere, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to consider the Angels as a possible landing spot.
And repeating, signing a Snell or Montgomery would not prevent the Angels from pursuing somebody like Burnes next year unless they way overpaid for one of them, which they obviously are not doing. . .if they were going to be reckless and overpay, it would have happened already.

My overall take is the post-Ohtani plan is to attempt to be competitive by having a good rotation, a good bullpen, an adequate offense and play good defense.  That profile of a team can be a playoff team.
Adding a good starter fits that plan.  Of course you don’t just throw an insane contract at Snell or Montgomery.  But you absolutely stay close to the market them and be prepared to make a move if the numbers fit the plan.
Until Snell and Montgomery sign somewhere, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to consider the Angels as a possible landing spot.
And repeating, signing a Snell or Montgomery would not prevent the Angels from pursuing somebody like Burnes next year unless they way overpaid for one of them, which they obviously are not doing. . .if they were going to be reckless and overpay, it would have happened already.

I don’t think that is actual logic.  Minasian mostly spent on the bullpen but it has been reported many times that they were looking for rotation pieces.
It is more logical that they have just not liked the asking prices of the rotation pieces and are simply watching closely to see if a deal more to their liking is possible.

My overall take is the post-Ohtani plan is to attempt to be competitive by having a good rotation, a good bullpen, an adequate offense and play good defense.  That profile of a team can be a playoff team.
Adding a good starter fits that plan.  Of course you don’t just throw an insane contract at Snell or Montgomery.  But you absolutely stay close to the market them and be prepared to make a move if the numbers fit the plan.
Until Snell and Montgomery sign somewhere, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to consider the Angels as a possible landing spot.
And repeating, signing a Snell or Montgomery would not prevent the Angels from pursuing somebody like Burnes next year unless they way overpaid for one of them, which they obviously are not doing. . .if they were going to be reckless and overpay, it would have happened already.

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.

For someone so close to the Angels, and I assume with some “sources”. . . why do all of instincts tell me Lodge just isn’t a good place to get an accurate read on what’s going on?