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    Fox Sports West will become Bally Sports West

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted · Edited by Lazorko Saves

    25 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

    Odd that it's just Bally's though which I thought was owned by Caesars.  

    The Bally's name as a trademark is a confusing mess.  Caesars just sold the trademark name for casinos last month to a company that was called Twin River.  That company has now changed their name to Bally's Corporation and apparently intends to re-brand their casinos and racetracks to the Bally's name.

    Caesars still owns the Bally's Las Vegas property and apparently keeps the rights to that name in Las Vegas.  Maybe they'll rename that property in the future.

    The deal with our favorite local sports network is with this recently renamed company, not Caesars.  Best I can tell, the nearest property this company owns to SoCal is in Colorado, the Arapahoe Park race track in Aurora, CO.  Presumably this is a marketing move in aid of Bally's online sports betting segment.

    The whole deal is kind of strange.

     

    EDIT - Ah, I see now the deal is with the whole of the Fox Sports regional networks, not just FSW.  So, okay.  Proximity of their physical properties to SoCal isn't relevant.

    MLBTradeRumors 2020 Non-tender Candidates

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted · Edited by Lazorko Saves

    41 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

    Middleton is probably like 10 or 20 other guys that will be out there to take a flier on.

    Really?  You have an opportunity to educate me here.  Name those 10-20 guys who are:

    1. Age 27 or less.

    2. Throw upper 90s/touching 100.

    3. Have 95+ MLB IP with sub 3.5 ERA, and 9+ K/9.

    4. Have team control all the way out through 2023.

    MLBTradeRumors 2020 Non-tender Candidates

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    So once again, someone somewhere (a MLBTR writer) is taking seriously the idea that Middleton is not worth about $1m next year.  Really?  It's less than double the league minimum for a guy who has electric stuff and will be entering 2nd year after TJS.  That's *exactly* the kind of guy you'd love to find in free agency for only $900k.

    As I said in the other thread, if Minasian non-tenders Key, then I will start the "It's Time to Fire Minasian" thread immediately after.

    Angels announce Perry Minasian as their next general manager

    in LA Angels | MLB Daily

    Posted

    One thing I will be watching for is some indication of a boost to international amateur focus by the middle of next year.  Excluding Ohtani (and he was a special case), the Angels have not done well in competing for latin talent in the Dipoto, Eppler eras.

    Dipoto gave us Suarez, Barria, Jose Rodriguez and...wait for it...Roberto Baldoqiun.  A bit underwhelming.

    Ex-Ohtani, Eppler gave us....<crickets>...not much yet.  We're still waiting on guys like Knowles, Vera.  But I don't see anything elite on the way.

    Good teams are getting impact players through international amateur signings.  We need to be in there getting some of that elite talent.  The international draft *may* be coming for 2023, but there are going to be impact players out there for the taking before then.

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