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Craig Landis is his name. A lot of people who aren't Angels fans have never heard of him, but the guy deserves credit. He has taken care of Trout with smart, and generous contracts twice now. This was done without the fanfare that Boras brings to the table. No 80 page binders being sent to Arte, and then leaked to the press. No public airing of the negotiations trying to get the public approval of a major extension.
Well done Mr. Landis!

I can see the statue outside the stadium now!

He better get the biggest ovation imaginable on our opening day.

After all the DRAMA over Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, planes flying in and out of Vegas, the White Sox recruiting friends and family members, stake outs, one-year-deal rumors, endless ESPN pablum.
Mike Trout, with no build up at all.  At 7AM.  On a Tuesday.  Quietly, humbly, and with finality.
So Mike Trout.

Great AB from Lucroy

Great AB from Lucroy

That empty seat on the right is for his son.

That was actually more serious than this one, it seems. Heaney has not even taken a break from throwing this time. 

Last spring training Heaney had the same issue. I think he missed his first start of the year was all. 

Seems like Maria's LA Times piece refutes this.

Sure Trout's response isn't music to our ears but what is he really supposed to say when asked that question?
Could he say, "Ya, I saw how Free Agency played out this year and I want to negotiate an extension now" sure he could, but why would he?
Instead he gave the standard ball player answer, "I don't want to talk about it I just want to play ball".
I'm sure he has been advised to not talk about negotiations with the media by either his agent and/or the FO.
Trout has never been great at interviews and he is obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject I think this is just an example of Trout not being able to dodge the question as best he could. 
History has shown that Trout does negotiate in the Spring, so maybe he really does want to leave. I still think it is much more likely that he is just deflecting the extension questions as best he can and he will sign this spring. 

Sure Trout's response isn't music to our ears but what is he really supposed to say when asked that question?
Could he say, "Ya, I saw how Free Agency played out this year and I want to negotiate an extension now" sure he could, but why would he?
Instead he gave the standard ball player answer, "I don't want to talk about it I just want to play ball".
I'm sure he has been advised to not talk about negotiations with the media by either his agent and/or the FO.
Trout has never been great at interviews and he is obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject I think this is just an example of Trout not being able to dodge the question as best he could. 
History has shown that Trout does negotiate in the Spring, so maybe he really does want to leave. I still think it is much more likely that he is just deflecting the extension questions as best he can and he will sign this spring. 

I can’t wait til Harper gets hurt and they have to pay all that money.

Sure Trout's response isn't music to our ears but what is he really supposed to say when asked that question?
Could he say, "Ya, I saw how Free Agency played out this year and I want to negotiate an extension now" sure he could, but why would he?
Instead he gave the standard ball player answer, "I don't want to talk about it I just want to play ball".
I'm sure he has been advised to not talk about negotiations with the media by either his agent and/or the FO.
Trout has never been great at interviews and he is obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject I think this is just an example of Trout not being able to dodge the question as best he could. 
History has shown that Trout does negotiate in the Spring, so maybe he really does want to leave. I still think it is much more likely that he is just deflecting the extension questions as best he can and he will sign this spring. 

Sure Trout's response isn't music to our ears but what is he really supposed to say when asked that question?
Could he say, "Ya, I saw how Free Agency played out this year and I want to negotiate an extension now" sure he could, but why would he?
Instead he gave the standard ball player answer, "I don't want to talk about it I just want to play ball".
I'm sure he has been advised to not talk about negotiations with the media by either his agent and/or the FO.
Trout has never been great at interviews and he is obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject I think this is just an example of Trout not being able to dodge the question as best he could. 
History has shown that Trout does negotiate in the Spring, so maybe he really does want to leave. I still think it is much more likely that he is just deflecting the extension questions as best he can and he will sign this spring. 

Sure Trout's response isn't music to our ears but what is he really supposed to say when asked that question?
Could he say, "Ya, I saw how Free Agency played out this year and I want to negotiate an extension now" sure he could, but why would he?
Instead he gave the standard ball player answer, "I don't want to talk about it I just want to play ball".
I'm sure he has been advised to not talk about negotiations with the media by either his agent and/or the FO.
Trout has never been great at interviews and he is obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject I think this is just an example of Trout not being able to dodge the question as best he could. 
History has shown that Trout does negotiate in the Spring, so maybe he really does want to leave. I still think it is much more likely that he is just deflecting the extension questions as best he can and he will sign this spring. 

Imagine if we had a 3B with a .765 OPS ?

Back in 2016 Law said the Angels system was "by far the worst I've ever seen".  Here we are 3 years later and Law bumps the system up to 7th, quite a testament to the progress Eppler and company have made. 

Back in 2016 Law said the Angels system was "by far the worst I've ever seen".  Here we are 3 years later and Law bumps the system up to 7th, quite a testament to the progress Eppler and company have made. 

Back in 2016 Law said the Angels system was "by far the worst I've ever seen".  Here we are 3 years later and Law bumps the system up to 7th, quite a testament to the progress Eppler and company have made. 

Back in 2016 Law said the Angels system was "by far the worst I've ever seen".  Here we are 3 years later and Law bumps the system up to 7th, quite a testament to the progress Eppler and company have made. 

Back in 2016 Law said the Angels system was "by far the worst I've ever seen".  Here we are 3 years later and Law bumps the system up to 7th, quite a testament to the progress Eppler and company have made. 

I've been an Angels fan for 20 years. Ohtani's 2nd start against Oakland is the most dominant performance I've ever seen from a Halo. If he can give you 20 starts a year without screwing up his swing, you run with it. Plus, the Angels have talented outfield prospects coming out of their ears.

As always seems to be the case, the Angels approach the new season with a variety of question marks, each with many possible answers. One such case is our favorite ginger, Kole Calhoun. As you all know, he was absolutely atrocious for the first couple months, then after a few weeks in the minors, came back and absolutely raked before cooling off for the last month or so. The big question is: Which version of Kole will show up in 2019? And is whatever was wrong during the beginning of the year fixed, with the end of the year being more exhaustion and his usual streakiness?
Add in the fact that Kole is 31, will be paid $10.5M in 2019 with a team option of $14M for 2020, with a $1M buyout.
All of this is exacerbated by the fact that the Angels have their best prospect since Mike Trout not far from the majors: Jo Adell. 
So with Kole, we have three moving parts: `1) His performance, 2) Adell's performance and major league readiness, and 3) the team's performance.
To make sense of the many possibilities, I made two charts: one for if the Angels are in contention in July, the other for if they're not. This is how I see the "Kole Possibilities:"


What say you? Does that all seem accurate?