Rally Gorilla

Goes to show how great Trouty is. They were cheating and he was still unquestionably better 

Does this mean no group hugs at second base before games?

Over/under on Trout's OPS if he knew offspeed vs fastball? 

Anxiously awaiting Carlos Correa's rebuttal.

Because....top starting pitching gets cheaper during the season?  

But coming from the best and most respected player in baseball, it doubles down to the fans how other players feel about the Asstros shameful tech fueled cheating.

My man!  He almost never speaks out like this, absolutely love it.

He said today he did. He also said he didn’t want a 4-5 type (which Stripling isn’t) - only a frontline pitcher. 

Geez....so, he won't overpay for front-of-the-rotation guys  (which I agree with)....but he also won't allow his GM to bring in a solid mid-level guy like Stripling?    That doesn't pass the smell test.     And he also chooses the same time to talk about firing his GM if he doesn't win in 2020?      

This reminds me of the Braves in the early years of Ted Turner's ownership. Turner (who also served one game as manager until the Commissioner told him that he couldn't do it) was constantly meddling in the baseball end of things. He would give large (for the time) contracts to free agents who had one good year 4-5 years earlier, hoping that the money would motivate them to repeat it. He also gave ill-advised contract extensions with escalating salaries to players who he personally liked. He nixed a trade toward the end of Dale Murphy's career that would have stocked the team with some solid talent. Instead, a year later the team dealt Murphy for an outfielder who was quickly traded and spent most of his time in AAA, and a journeyman reliever.
When he brought in solid baseball people and stayed out of the way of their decisions, 14 straight division titles eventually followed.

i wonder if thats even fair after the damage he did in killing a deal that would have helped a lot. 

IMHO, Eppler has done a great job while being handicapped by Arte's past poor contract decisions and strange penny pinching rules.   Arte will spend huge money on high PR moves like Pujols, Trout and Rendon....then go into rigid self-imposed budget lockdown for lesser deals...forcing his GM to dumpster dive.    If Eppler gets fired, good luck finding a top rate GM who will want to take his place. 

What if Eppler doesn't want to come back?

We're in the second biggest U.S. media market with a top five valued MLB TV contract.  It's not like Arte is the only potential owner of the franchise that would spend dough.
His inability to step aside and let his underlings do their job is probably one of his biggest downsides, and it shows with the direction the team has gone in the past decade.

IMHO, Eppler has done a great job while being handicapped by Arte's past poor contract decisions and strange penny pinching rules.   Arte will spend huge money on high PR moves like Pujols, Trout and Rendon....then go into rigid self-imposed budget lockdown for lesser deals...forcing his GM to dumpster dive.    If Eppler gets fired, good luck finding a top rate GM who will want to take his place. 

Thats what I was thinking.
You need to win, but I'm making it harder for you.

After Arte controlled the offseason and nixed one of his trades by pulling rank. “Win, but do it only with the players I allow you to have.” This feels hollow to me. 

Maybe he could be a good example of what not to do for younger Angels players.   Maddon can call them all over and say "See kids, this is what happens when you waste God-given talent by becoming a lazy j.o....nobody want's to be a Puig."     

I'm not really sure I understand your point.  They've screwed up the AL West for several years by tanking  (no fun to watch) and then using their ill-gotten draft picks and cheating to walk away with the division  (also, no fun to watch).   They've selfishly cheated and disrespected the game....I think opposing teams and fans have a right to be unhappy with them.  They were arrogant before getting caught and they are staying arrogant even after being busted.    Now they are getting the anger and disrespect they have earned.  Not sure what pedestals have to do with anything.

The Umps will be issuing warnings before the first pitch and they'll toss him the minute his now 72 MPH fastball gets too close.   
 
EDIT:  Darn it!  I chimed in too late.

The Angels should sign Weaver for one day and let him be the opening day starter.  He will know what to do.

Correa thinks he is building team unity by defending Altuve.   I think what he really is doing is proving again that these guys just don't get it....bringing even more well-deserved hate down on the Garbage Pail Kids. 

Just stay away from that OF wall.

I was misreading things.   Yeah, Upton actually put up a 5.8 WAR in 2017  (5.3 with the Tigers and .5 with the Halos).   Heck of a season.  
 
EDIT:   So, the corrected info....Upton has averaged a 2.6 WAR over his 13 seasons....and only has really had one season shortened by injury....2019.    They guy has been even more solid than I thought.   Can't wait to see what he does this season.

It's funny because the first guy who throws at Bregman will get suspended, yet not a single Astros player will be suspended for a significantly greater offense. 
Manfred is a c*nt nugget.