EdmontonAngelsFan

Marisnick is nothing more than AAAA fodder. Hicks will be our backup OF opening day. 
I can see Adell getting traded for some minor leaguers that won’t require being on the 40 man if we make 1-2 more additions before the season starts 

Who cares?  It's for one year and the Angels have plenty of room under the threshold, especially if they're not going to make any other moves.

Do it.

I’d bank on him keeping himself ready while still being weeks behind. 

As much as I dislike the money it is going to take to sign Snell, there's no doubt that it improves the rotation substantially - and not just in the rotation itself, but the depth. Meaning, not only does it replace Silseth with Snell in the rotation, but it replaces whichever shmuck is their first depth starter in AAA (Plesac, Rosenberg, Daniel, Mederos) with Silseth.
In other words, signing Snell would mean:
Snell/Silseth
instead of...
Silseth/Plesac

wait.  Are you Lorenzen?  

Bullet dodged by not signing Votto. That was scary for a bit there!

Tell me why the players would ever agree to that in collective bargaining? 

Sano doesn’t look any better, or worse, than Rendon, or Trout, for that matter.  He does look in very good physical condition.  If it was up to me, I’d keep him up to the last cut, giving him as many at-bats as possible.

The better question is, has he hit the ball out of the infield yet?

Really?  You don’t want Montgomery?  I can understand not wanting to give up a pick for Snell, but Montgomery is the good version of Sandoval but on a more consistent basis.  2018 was the last season he had an FIP above 4.  

Pfft, they'd be heretics if they were in MLB.  Or any pro minor league.  Or NCAA.  Or college wood bat summer league.  But they're not, so they're not.
Does anyone call the Harlem Globetrotters heretics?
When the inevitable Gilligan's Island reboot comes, the Savannah Bananas will be ones making the guest appearance this time.

One of the teams showing "interest".....

i'm tired of talking about it and reading about it. i wish something would get done just so we can move on.

"Roger Lodge has been sacked"
"Arte Moreno has completed a silent sale of the Angels"

Here's a thought:
Arte held onto Shohei because he didn't want to be the owner who traded that level of talent away. Trading Shohei may have been the "right" baseball move, but certainly wasn't the "right" marketing/business move (although we can argue that if they traded Shohei away a year prior at the deadline).
 
Because we got our payroll underneath the cap, we get an extra pick after the 2nd round for losing Shohei. And, since we were a bottom 10 record team, we can't lose our 1xt round pick if we sign a player with a QO, and instead would lose our 2nd round pick.
 
By signing Snell, and forfeiting our 2nd round pick, we essentially (and especially in Arte's mind) will get nothing for Shohei. Snell alone isn't going to get us to the postseason, so, while one could argue that what we got for Shohei was the FA we signed, it's not going to move the needle that much for us. So, I can see why, in Arte's mind, he doesn't want to sign a player with a QO. 
 
On another note, I can also see Arte and Perry thinking that the RSN bankruptcy isn't truly resolved. Some teams may become more desperate to unload if there is another collapse. So, it might be wise to hold off a bit to see what happens and who becomes available. 
 
Personally, if we could sign Martinez and Montgomery to reasonable deals, I'd do it.I would like Montgomery to push Anderson into a long relief role at first. With young pitchers, we will have games where we will need him for that. Until he shows me more, I would like to see him get fewer innings, especially fewer critical innings.
 
As for JD, I think he would add an interesting and valuable role to mentor our younger players and Mike Trout. Father time takes its toll on everyone. And yet, Martinez has managed to stay in great shape and put up solid numbers through his age 36 season. Try as he might, Trout will age and will need to adjust how he approaches the plate and his swing. Rather than having old man Rendon giving and showing the wrong way to g about his game, I would rather someone who continues to post great numbers to mentor Trout on how to continue to hit well as the body ages. Pujols did not show such an example, and more importantly isn't there to mentor Trout on this throughout the season. Adding JD to be an elder statesman and potential leader (assuming scouts say that he can fill that role) might be a good idea because of how young our team is overall. 
 
I think that, in part, that's what they wanted out of Washington--to mentor the young team into a future core. If Washington can keep Neto and Schanuel developing, and can turn Adell into a solidto above average regular, then he will have earned his contract. 

I really still wouldn’t mind Lorenzen or Clevinger. They are both better than Anderson and it allows Silseth to have time to develop. 

Correct. No one year deals or opt outs after one year that have draft pick compensation. 

I'd do that instantly if I were the Angels.
Unfortunately, I am not.

Me neither I was hoping you would help. I am intoxicated and full of Chinese food. Possibly food poisoning. Send help….and toilet paper

Ok but this is not "I'm not going to spend money". 
He's literally saying the same thing he has always said. "For the right player..."

Because he didn’t say that. Why do you make things up?

He’s the only one worth that since he doesn’t require draft pick compensation