BTH

So he didn’t opt out, and the team released him anyway?

I think the most informative thing from that article is that the Rendon and Trout injuries have seemingly scared him away from spending.

I’m not one of those people who has that fan infatuation.
@Docwaukee illustrated it best, and I’d argue that he’s not “easily replaceable” as shown by the Angels complete inability to replace him when he got injured last year.

Well, you're a Halos fan like the rest of us... So, we're not far off from that!... A Minor League team...

Late 2021.

There was a 9 am deadline

I think you're misunderstanding. 
No one is saying Urshela is good. The point is improving the depth over last year. Doc explained it pretty well, I think. Urshela is better than what we had and what we currently have. If the depth we have puts up negative WAR, but Urshela puts up positive WAR....?????

What do you mean he wasn't supposed to have as much playing time as he did? He was the starting SS. 
Urshela is just an example of the type of player the Angels need. They should have brought him back. Should have got JD Davis. Should get Brandon Belt. 
We have no infield depth. We're an injury away from Soto getting 500 at bats. We need guys who are better than Soto as depth. Urshela was one of them. 

Depth, Depth, Depth and more Depth.  
Not that it's a ton of stress, but there's also about 600 DH plate appearances being added to the current crew.  
Last year, Trout, Moniak, Ward, Renfroe and Grichuk handled the lion's share of OF AB.  This year it's Trout, Moniak, Ward, Hicks and Adell.  I can live with that.  
The IF was Drury, Rengifo, Neto, Moustakas, Urshela, Escobar, Rendon, Schaneul, Walsh getting the lion's share of PA. 
Moose, Urshela, Escobar, Rendon and Walsh took about 1000 of those at bats.  If Schaneul eats up a couple hundred of those then you're left with 800 PA.  But, there is another 400 that was given to 8 other guys.  
plus the DH PA.  
All total, there are about 1500 plate appearances that are for who?  
Rendon, Adrianza, Thaiss (outside of the C position), Sano?, Evan White?, Hunter Dozier?, Kyren Paris?, Livan Soto?  Mike Stefanic?
That's about a quarter of your plate appearances btw.  
To me, that's a big deal and shouldn't have been left to that above group.  
 

Washington said they sent down Soto because they want him to play and not sit on the bench. 
 
I definitely think they value him more than Adrianza in the big picture 

Well they have starters they like and the bullpen was pretty empty. Perry talked about their lousy run differential in innings 6-8 and said it was a priority to improve. Go back to the stories written when they signed Stephenson. 

Yes because BTH is also on Twitter. 

I think the most informative thing from that article is that the Rendon and Trout injuries have seemingly scared him away from spending.

They come in that helmet u can keep.

It’s not all Wise’s fault.
And their moves tell you they don’t think that either.
Tamin, Wise, Rowen, and Hinchcliffe are gone +  they reassigned Hezel.
That philosophy that Anderson and others hated probably came from Tamin.

Tamin or Hezel, me thinks
Probably Tamin, since he’s not here anymore

Tamin or Hezel, me thinks
Probably Tamin, since he’s not here anymore

Looks like you’re handling the Lorenzen news well.

Matt Wise-- the guy who was promoted to the job because the pitching coach got fired for being a creep-- sounded good and promising?
I disagree.

"Werner [Blakely] will still play a little bit in the infield but we're hoping transitioning to the outfield will free him up and let his athleticism come out on both sides of the ball."

Would love to see these questions asked the next time they speak, @Jeff Fletcher

the lack of depth is particularly glaring.
like they're really gonna go with one of Adrianza/Sano/Soto? And then when injuries hurt, that means those guys get even more PT.

This is what I’ve been saying.

Looks like you’re handling the Lorenzen news well.

I don't really care if people say, "Arte doesn't care." This is what I mean when I say the team is directionless. Why do we have to do a "masked" rebuild? Why not just do one? 
The most telling part to me, the way I know without a doubt Arte is exactly as I imagine him, is that Trout is constantly going to him and telling him to sign guys. Don't you think Arte would say, "Mike we're taking it easy this year. Not going to spend." The fact that Trout keeps going to him tells me that Arte isn't telling him the direction of the team. And look, I'm a loser fan on my computer. Trout is the franchise's greatest player ever. And Arte isn't telling HIM the direction of the team? And please don't tell me that he is, Mike would make these public statements and tell Heyman the quotes he did unless he too thought they would go after good players. This, to me, is what makes him baseball's worst owner: not even the franchise GOAT knows what the direction of the team is, to the point that he is now, for the first time ever, putting public pressure on the owner to sign players. And still no response from the owner and no moves made. Not a single move made since signing...Hicks? 
These are the times I wish this was the Yankees. I'd love for local media to ask Perry why he spent only on the bullpen. And I'd love a follow up with Mike about how happy he is with the offseason. We know our owner won't ever share with the fans what's going on.