Buttercup

If this happens Eppler better watch his back for future Angels GM Jeff Mathis. I hear he can really handle a roster

Can’t. That would mean giving up a draft pick. Same goes for Keuchel and Grandal. Machado and Kikuchi are clear though I’m not sure where the sarcasm meets reality in what I said

I’m not saying he would. I’m saying not everyone loves it in Southern California. I did a phone interview with Trout once. I totally froze. He definitely doesn’t want my opinion.

I married a Jersey Girl. I’ve been under a lot of pressure to move... I guess I just see it as Trout has made a lot of money and is essentially guaranteed to make ludicrous money and get to choose where he wants to pay his taxes . I see only two reasons he absolutely stays. 1. He gets offered the largest contract in sports history and likes it here. 2. He gets offered the largest contract in sports history and is afraid of injury. Im not yet convinced he likes it that much here. I left SoCal because I found I liked NorCal better. And I was offered less money

At those odds you can’t trade him. Coming from you Mr. Fletcher, that makes me sleep better. I’ll yield from signing a big two and suggest signing two starters and trading Skaggs.

Just so you guys know my name is Larry Dipoto. We’re third cousins. Is everyone really that convinced we are going to keep Trout past 2020?

I am somewhat honored at the thought of having the worst idea this forum has ever produced. I am getting increasingly worried that Arte will not spend $500 million and Trout will find that somewhere else. That’s the worst outcome and idea. If the 350 (maybe its 400) million Dollar player we got now produced 6 WAR (Machado’s average) and we could get virtually any young MLB rookie (Acuna, vlad jr etc.)who could very likely produce 4 WAR with possibly higher upside. Plus several top prospects ready to be called up soon. That likely exceeds Trouts production and does so at very nearly the same annual salary as Trout makes now leaving us with another 20 million to spend. Multiple good to all star players protects from injury to one player as well I feel emotion is clouding your responses. I understand, it would be hard to fap to Trout porn in a Phillies uni. How many playoff games has Trout helped us win again? Babe Ruth had murderers row Walter Johnson had nobody. I’m just saying something needs to be done and if Arte doesn’t increase payroll to help win this year, Trout is likely gone and we end up needing to replace Trouts production in much thinner free agent markets

That is my point however. You spend money on Machado per se and by trading Trout you fill every other hole without spending any money. I would give it 0% chance of ever happening. Just an interesting way of improving our team for the future. Or If Arte wants to go balls deep and sign one of the big stars this season, approach Trout about an extension and if Trout said no you can trade him next off-season. Number one priority should be extending Trout but if they get the sense he doesn’t want to do it this could be the way to make the team of the future.

Unfortunately, to be a winner in life and baseball it hurts to make the big decisions. The quickest way to become a contender and the way to sustain a winner longest term would be to sign Machado or Harper and then trade Trout. We would have a star and Ohtani a potential long-term second star. We would also suddenly have the best farm system in baseball and immediate pitching help or whatever Eppler deems best return for Trout. And either Machado or Harper are going to be cheaper than trout and actually save us money in the long term. Plus Harper is younger. It would hurt but think of how good our Angels would be.

Thank you. I appreciate all you do here. I misunderstood the rule as you had to have been on the 25 man roster at some point before sept 1st. Thank you for the clarification.

I miss the days of Morin our future closer. Is Guerra eligible for our postseason roster? Can't remember if he's been up yet.

My comment was not deserving of such a brilliant reply. Well done sir

Had no idea Phillips was drafted by the expos. Has to be one of the last remaining active players with a link to them. We've had some success with former expos

He reminds me of Adrian Beltre without the great defensive skills. He shows flashes and seasons of tremendous production but can't seem to hold it together for back to back seasons. Beltre didn't become the player he is until age thirty when he actually became consistent. Perhaps Upton can do the same. Similar power numbers and they are both black. Could he follow a similar career arc as Beltre?

Who's Sean Holcomb?

This is why Scioscia is the best manager in baseball. He knew Pennington was going to be the hero with a go ahead grand slam. The mans a genius

Rosters expand this week. Have to assume Perez will be here and a few more arms to help in relief. Could give the team some new life. But then again every team will feel the help.

Can she play 3rd?

Who are the Dodgers? Honestly don't care. No different than the Arizona Diamondbacks to me. Don't watch em don't care unless we're trading with them.

Huston Street: "Larrry"Street said he has coincidentally been let down by several Larrys in his life, so when he started missing lunches with his friend, Hanford Francis Farrell III, in Austin, Farrell advised him to "not be a Larry." It became a bit of a running joke between the two and came to mean someone who is unreliable in an ironic way. With Street he's a "Larry" because of his health problems. I feel this nickname could stick with other relievers in our bullpen. Bud "Larry" Norris...

That might fire this team up. Those highlights would play for a long time. I would trade one of Nolan Ryan's no hitters for us for his classic uppercut headlock beat down of Robin Ventura. Would have been great to see that in an Angels uni

Jaime Barrie made his AAA debut tonight. 5ip 0er 2k and 0bb. He's climbing through the system fast! A couple more good starts and you have to think he'll be next up on the depth chart. At least put his name in the mix for an early callup in 2018.

And I will freely admit to having been for Beltre but only after they missed on Carl Crawford. Wow was I wrong! At the time Beltre was considered a bit inconsistent. He's proven to be one of the more consistent players of our generation but he didn't become the player he is until he was 31. That's why his contract was considerably less than Crawfords. If I remember right he had to settle for a one year contract with Boston before he became a ranger. If only the angels had signed him that year they could of Had a real l bargain. And he expressed interest in playing for the angels even :/

I see Jacoby Ellsbury as a comp for Jones. I think Jones could beat Ellsbury by a year age wise to the bigs. Jones SB percentages haven't been great but as a 22 year old Ellsbury was in A+ and AA and got caught stealing 20 times. Jones could learn the skill better. Jones SLG is right in line with Ellsbury. Am I allowed to compare Ellsbury to Jones or do I have to use McCutchen?

Hello computer people. Angels Fan from birth. Now live in NorCal. Didn't realize the internet contained non porn sites. Happy to have found you. My arm needed a break. I look forward to insightful discussions about bullpen management, three hole hitters and race relations.