Troll Daddy

It’s happening

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

In before one of the usual suspects chimes in with, "bUt TyLeR sKaGgS dRuG iNvEsTiGaTiOn!!!11!!!1!"

Do you believe otherwise 

2 hours ago, rafibomb said:

As some of you guys already stated in the other thread:

 

 

he Mookie Betts trade is in the books, but now that Joc Pederson is no longer headed to the Angels, the Dodgers will have to sort out their 40-man roster, tweets Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. The Dodgers have 42 players on their 40-man roster at present. Finding a new trade partner for Pederson and/or Ross Striplingmight be the most obvious answer, but the Dodgers may prefer not to rush a transaction of that magnitude. Speculatively speaking, Tyler White could find himself on the chopping block, with Kyle Garlick, Zach McKinstry and Edwin Rios other non-established big leaguers whom the Dodgers may need to consider moving or exposing to waivers.
 

traderumors

Until the Angels get a top of the rotation pitcher ... we’re not done. 

Fletcher reminds me of Eckstein ... but bigger and more powerful 

1 hour ago, Second Base said:

But seeing as no one is offering that, I think I'd rather just keep Marsh and let him leap frog Upton on the depth chart later this season. 

 

That’s a bold statement ... good luck with that thought 

Definitely one of my favorite players 

Is there a reason why Adell isn’t on the 40 man roster?

Do the Angels have a better chance of getting into the WS with Adell or Clevinger over the next three years? Maddon has a three year deal and Trouty isn’t getting any younger.

A kid like Clevinger will be hitting his prime and Adell will take time to settle in. 

Honestly, I want to find a way to not trade Adell and get a controllable top of the rotation arm to go along with Ohtani. That’s what it will take to get into the WS imo. 

I luv everything about Jo Adell ... not just his talent but for the person inside. I would only trade Jo if it makes the Angels division favorites. The Angels are very close now ... a top tier pitcher will get them over the hump. 

It’s time to win again! Jo will be a great player but he may not fully blossom until 2022. 

Angels can’t afford to start the season without a legit top of the rotation pitcher imo. 

It’s now time! 

I suspect that the Indians would pass Adell straight up for Clevinger. It may take one of our top young pitchers to seal the deal. We still have Marsh and Adams. It will sting at first but at least we’re not adding $30-35M to payroll. 
Winning always makes the wounds heal quickly. 

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

Yep.  It’s perfectly fine to say he needs to do a better job at acquiring pitching.  But to pretend he brings nothing to the table or that its simply Arte spending money when he signs Trout or Rendon is ignorant.  

I truly believe you could of done as good or better than Eppler. Trout and Rendon would of been a slam dunk for a guy like you. 

3 hours ago, Erstad Grit said:

Didn't get hey attested

What’s your point 

1 hour ago, JustATroutFan said:

Calhoun should thank the juiced baseballs for the contract that he got. Dude just swung for the fences every single time when he came up to the plate. Sucks 

Unlike Trout 

Sweet deal for Kole ... congratulations kole if you’re listening  

Another reason to hate on Gerrit Cole https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-sign-stealing-scandal-gerrit-cole-says-he-did-not-see-anything-illegal-during-time-with-houston/

3 minutes ago, tomsred said:

I agree with you on the fact that they could have had another starter without  sacrificing young talent, but it didn't happen.  As for the playoffs part, until they can figure out a way to survive the regular season the playoffs are a pipe dream.  It's little like dreaming about going to Hawaii on a private yacht, but you live in Kansas and don't own a car.  Until you can find transportation to the West coast, and make a bundle of money, there is no way you are going anywhere.  There are a lot of steps to take, constantly banking on shortcuts usually doesn't get the adventure done.

If the Dodgers offered Walker Buehler for Adell  

Ryu

4 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Me too, although I would be comfortable with either.  Best case scenario is Ohtani.

I’d still take a healthy Ryu over a healthy Ohtani ... for experience alone 

If the Angels get the wild card ... I’d prefer Ryu over Keuchel in a one game playoff. 

You can spin this many ways but the Angels really did need to sign Cole. At some point you need to stop bidding and walk away from the table ... which is what Moreno did. I don’t blame him from walking away. Rendon was a good signing but Gerrit Cole was the real target.