Angels in 2030

Sure seems a pattern is developing here 

When my first child was born, my office WAR really suffered too -- OBP really went down for a couple months.  But eventually i found the right brand of coffee and the little poop maker started to sleep longer....and i found my grove.  My OPS/WAR has been thru the roof ever since.  Just like me, I believe Trout will also adjust and turn it around.  If not, I'll speak to him about it and we'll get it fixed.

He's not getting close to $18M/yr.....certainly not over 3+ years.  Injuries + the CV financial impact + lack of SS market will all limit his opportunities this FA off-season.  If you QO him, he's very likely to take it.  And we simply can afford to use up $18M of salary space next year on Simmons at SS.  That's bad salary management for a team that is going to be limited payroll flexibility wise.

Unfortunately, right now just about the only interesting thing about the Angels is the GM situation.  

Back on track the last two days.  Keep it up guys.  24 games to go

Take that DiPoto -- see you at the 2021 MLB draft!

Canada > Buffalo

Larry Rengifo & Tyler Ward?

Eppler did quite well picking up Goodwin for nothing....got good production from him....and turned him into two P prospects.  That's a job well done. 

really looking forward to the PTBN...

Well he's a P -- so that's cool

three trades isn't bad. 

Keeping Bundy smart.  We badly need him for 2021+.  Can always be traded next season is we continue to suck.

Simmons must not have had much of a market all.  Who knows what's behind the scenes.  Maybe Simmons said he didn't want to be traded and would want to resign here for less if we allowed him to not be uprooted and stay perm in OC.  Likely his recent history of injuries just made him not worthwhile to the mall amount of teams looking for a SS upgrade.   

Upton playing this year is a win-win.  He sucks and the tanks grows stronger.  He does well and it increases the likelihood (from current 0.00000%) that we could attach something to him this off-season to a sucker.  

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 I believe Lynn has two more years on his contract right? 

Would you guys deal Sandoval, C. Rodriguez and someone like Adams for Lynn? 

Absolutely NOT

14 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

It’s this line of thinking that has this organization finishing below .500 the last 4 seasons soon to be 5. 

The truth is the Angels aren’t “too good to rebuild”. The Angels have Trout and Rendon, that’s about it. They’d be in a better spot in 3 years if they started a rebuild today versus continuing on the same path they’ve been on the last 4 seasons. 

It's not just a line of thinking, it's factual -- Trout makes this team too good to finish bottom 5 (except for this weird season...i still think they will finish 6-9).  

But yes, they had the thinking too that they are better than they were.  Understandably a bit considering they've hovered around .500 mostly the last couple of years and dealt with really bad injuries/issues to SPs.  Also, they had to try to win in order to resign Trout.  Don't tell me we should have traded Trout -- that's not reality for a team like LAA.  You sign that guy LT and have him be Mr. Angel. 

that's the problem for this team -- we're in the middle ground.  Not good enough to get into playoffs, but too good (Trout, etc.) to tank & rebuild.  Since the farm has sucked for 10+ years, we do not have players other teams really want....except for overpriced vets and/or ST rentals.  The few guys we do have are those that we need (trout, Fletcher, Bundy, Heaney, Othani, Heaney).

We are not setup to do some major selling off.  Pretty easy to see that.  Complaining doesn't change the facts.

16 minutes ago, Angel said:

Uhh bye Adell/Marsh

We should be adding to our prospect pool -- not selling off.  I question whether we can actual contend in 2021 even if we add a couple SPs.  Maybe we can, but for right now, we need to act like the sellers (not buyers/contenders) that we are.   

I hope Clevinger is great for the Padres and they are successful.  But IDK man, i'm not too high on him going forward (performance & holding up injury wise).  Then again, he's proven me wrong to this point in his career.  I like the Padres, so hoping that trend continues  

For 25 games of a backup C who’s a rental - I’ll take it. Not bad actually.  Expectations 

Let’s go Bundy tonight!  Hopefully his best start today with Angels in case there’s true interest in a trade.  Personally I hope we keep him.  But if the price is right then I’m all for it.  
 

Simmons 3-4 hit game would be great too. 

I’d love to have Logan White in the Angels FO. 

10 minutes ago, Angel said:

So you think this move means we're not trading Simmons?  I'm pretty sure this means he's being traded or at the very least walking, the kind of salary we can free up for pitching is too good to miss.

No.  That’s not what I mean at all.  I’m saying this trades helps us for 2021 - so less of a need to RESIGN Simmons or some other MI.  

While I want Ps back in trades, I have no problems with this return.  Gives us a super cheap MI option next year.  with letting Simmons go, we’d likely had to spend $5m or more on a depth MI.  Now they don’t have to - thus allowing more money to either a SP or RP option next year instead.  Freeing money next year from Simmons and/or a LaStella type pickup next year is a big bonus.  Plus he’s got upside to turn into more potentially.  

I’m not trading Bundy unless it’s at least two 19-24 yr old top 150 or so Pitching prospects- one of which ready to contend for rotation spot in 2021.