Troll Daddy

59 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Mid market?

Yea,  I would say mid-high market 

4 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Counterpoint - he’s been waiting for the right moment, after buying into the notion that the org had other priorities it needed to address before big FA spends. 

I get that ... but, claiming Arte wants to win more that any other owner is a little skeptical. 

Although, for a mid market team he has paid he’s dues. 

4 minutes ago, Second Base said:

I wouldn't be so sure. I'm not sure any owner wants to win as much as he does. This team has pulled off "amazing" before. GMJ, then they doubled down with Torii Hunter. Pujols and Wilson, The doubling down on Hamilton, Ohtani and Maitan.

You never know.

I agree with ‘you never know’ comment  ... although, the last five seasons screams no he doesn’t have winning as top priority over payroll. 

I think trading for Dylan Bundy says we’re not signing the top 2 FA pitchers. 

9 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Nothing has changed with this Yankees “news”.  It’s always been that the Angels will have to be the highest bidder to get Cole.  That’s how it is. 

You’re probably right but if the Yankees are close with their offer ... you never know. They Yankees have  best offense in baseball and most likely to make the playoffs every season. I guess it comes down to what he prefers. 

Acoording to Roger Lodge the Angels will have him signed by the end of next week.

Strasburg is nothing more than a backup plan. 

The Yankees have already met this offseason with the top free agent available, Cy Young-caliber right-hander Gerrit Cole. It sounds as if their powwow went well, as the Yankees have a Cole signing atop their list of offseason priorities, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports. While the luxury tax has frequently been an issue for the Yankees since Hal Steinbrenner assumed ownership several years ago, it doesn’t look as if it’ll impede a potential Cole signing. The Yankees “have ownership-level approval to offer him a record-setting deal,” Passan writes.

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3 minutes ago, SoPas Angel said:

The most frustrated I've been in an offseason was before the 2007 season, when Arte promised a "big bat" and the team ended up with GMJ. 

The talk this offseason about the Angels having money to spend, and almost every credible source assuming the Angels were going to land Cole... I'm getting depressed just thinking about the possibility of not ending up with any of the top-tier free agent pitchers. If that happens, I would definitely support your plan of building from within and not overpaying for Ryu or MadBum. Those strike me as the pitching equivalent of GMJ. 

BUT... that means yet another season watching Trout's prime go by while we all pray things break the right way. Which is also depressing. 

You’re comparing Ryu and MadBum to GMJ

It’s a baby step in the right direction. He’s a innings eater and should get his share of quality starts. The offense will need to do their part. 

Let’s pray that Gerrit Cole isn’t the last top 30 FA to sign. 
 

5 hours ago, Cdaniel said:

The big trade finally happened Troll Daddy!

This is just a appetizer 

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Well I’m guessing they have a good idea what it’s going to take to sign him. It’s been also reported they recently sat down with Eppler. Wonder if Arte was in attendance?

I wonder how many times he said Trout in that interview  

3 hours ago, Kevinb said:

FF we do have the resources. Arte just spent 300 plus million on the stadium and land. We have plenty of space before hitting the cap. Now whether Arte wants to spend that kind of money is on him. But Cole is going to get 250 or so million dollars. That could kind of cash could have easily bought Wheeler and another 100 million dollar pitcher. But I guess time will tell what the Angels do. 

Well I’m guessing they have a good idea what it’s going to take to sign him. It’s been also reported they recently sat down with Eppler. Wonder if Arte was in attendance?

6 hours ago, mymerlincat said:

We might have never had a chance.

Hope this doesn’t happen to the Angels chances of signing Cole. I’m very confident the Angels will come to the table with the best offer ... which doesn’t guarantee he’ll take it. 

He knows that the Yankees and Dodgers will offer the best chance for another WS appearance. On the bright side he’s a local kid and if he signs with the Angels the team will have the best player and pitcher in baseball ️ 

I imagine Arte could turn this into a advertising bonanza and actually get $3M legit fans into the seats. 

2 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

I hope we take a gamble on Lindblom.

What’s your take on Yimi Garcia 

We definitely need a bat ... I’ve been saying Donaldson but don’t see that happening. We’ve been rumored to Castellanos. I see Eppler either trading or signing a must needed MOTO bat. 

Angels are set at second base

7 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Cozart had a 114 OPS+ (park adjusted) and had averaged 3 fWAR in the 3 years before the Angels signed him.

He dove for a ball and landed wrong on his shoulder. 

Any new updates on his shoulder ... will he be ready for Spring Training?

I miss not having Blackmon in LF all these years ... instead we ended up with Upton 

that’s ️ 

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

1 hour ago, Second Base said:

Hot Take! I'm thinking we're about to see a ton of free agents sign really soon.... Like at the Winter Meetings. 

Winter Meetings are especially good for trades

On 11/19/2019 at 2:27 PM, ettin said:

@Troll Daddy Keep your big trade goals alive! In other words klingon to your hope.

It’s going to happen SOON

On 11/29/2019 at 7:48 PM, Troll Daddy said:

Replace the Rally Monkey 

2 hours ago, JAHV76 said:

Boras is his agent and the Halos probably didn’t want to pay for what he was asking for Moose at the time.

So the Boras effect ... caused Eppler to throw away $38M on Cozart

Did the Angels make a run at Moose a couple years ago? I heard that on MLB Network ... couldn’t get it done so signed Cozart instead