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I don’t doubt it happens, but there’s nothing to indicate it’s happening in this case. Rosenthal’s info aligns with other relevant public info.

Or the opposite of that.

Olney’s report was that Snell preferred to go the Angels and there had back and forth between them and the team. Rosenthal’s report was that Minasian has been pushing Arte to sign him, but Arte has resisted. Where’s the contradiction? The way I see it, Snell wants the Angels, Perry wants Snell, and Arte doesn’t.

How?

If you believe Rosenthal’s report about the Astros is true, why wouldn’t you believe his report about the Angels is true?

Yet you wrote hours ago that you thought Boras fed Rosenthal a lie about Arte not wanting to spend on Snell.

I’d prefer to be proven wrong, but this Astros smoke seems real. Very similar to when they were rumored to be making a push for Hader before getting a deal done in less than 24 hours.

So you think Boras is feeding Rosenthal a lie about Arte telling Perry no to Snell?

I think you’re spot on here.

No 1 QO per player in their career

That’s what you’re hearing or guessing?

Written by Ben Verlander…

By the way, thank you for always posting the game roster, @Chuck Much appreciated!

From Monday: Right-hander Robert Stephenson (shoulder) said he is feeling “pretty good” and “moving in the right direction.” Stephenson said he’s expecting to throw another bullpen session later this week. He isn’t sure how soon he’ll be able to pitch in an exhibition game, but it’s “definitely possible” that he’ll get enough innings in the spring to be ready for opening day. “I’m not exactly sure of the timetable at the moment, but that’s the plan, to be ready for opening day,” Stephenson said. … https://www.ocregister.com/2024/03/11/its-baseball-101-for-angels-pitchers-throw-strikes/

Since they gave O’Neal a shot at PxP, I wonder why Kent French never got a shot. Might be worth trying just to see.

Lodge, Valentine, and O’Neal

If they don’t add someone better by Opening Day, I agree. But I’d prefer they add JD.

I know, I know. It’s Heyman, so take it for what it’s worth. https://nypost.com/2024/03/11/sports/gerrit-cole-injury-scare-should-spur-yankees-into-action/

I give it an 80% chance we see a “Willie Calhoun has been reassigned to minor league camp” in the next 24 hours.

Basically, the Angels should just: - Sign Snell - Sign JD Martinez - Sign JD Davis - Trade Sandoval for a young second basemen - Trade Jo Adell All before Opening Day in two weeks. Sound good? /s

This has been a really sloppy game from the Angels.

I do know of one Angels exec who would like to sign Bauer. But a Bauer deal would obviously need ownership approval.

It’s kind of weird that Cole Fontenelle has continued to stick around, despite other guys like Paris, Leblanc, and Dozier getting reassigned. He didn’t play above A-ball in his pro debut last year and he’s not a top prospect. Unless they just forgot to tweet it out or accidentally omitted his name.

Broadcast quality went down to like 180p. Gotta pay for Snell somehow