Angels in 2030

I'm high on Perry right now.  But if he spends anywhere close to $8/yr at catcher (especially McCann) i'll have to start considering if/when that turn starts.
If we sign McCann, what's the under/under on how long until we get a thread about giving him some starts at 1B?  Literally the last thing we need is another guy who could make some starts at 1B.

You know it's MLB offseason when we get Heyman tweeting out the most obvious shit

and pass on McCann.  
31 yo C with recent limited success.  Seems like an unnecessary risk.  

My gut says McCann at age 31 = Jonathan Lucroy at age 31.
If you acquired Lucroy at 31, you got a former all-star catcher who never produced a > 1.0 WAR season again.

Has anyone mentioned that we should be focusing on pitching?

lol @ "since '19"
you mean for the last 60 games? 

I have an idea.
How about we don't spend money on McCann, and instead utilize those funds towards the pitching staff?
 

I'm so glad that Burlington is out of the picture. So many games were postponed there due to weather, or just downright cold AF to play in. Terrible elements for players to shine IMO.
I can also go see the High-A #Angels in Tri-Cities, WA! Wine tasting tours by day, minor league baseball by night! 2021 is looking better every day.

I am becoming more convinced that Arte and company should be a focused buyer this off-season rather than a trader.  The free agent market conditions are unlike any other time in history.  I don't think the Angels will get a deal considered "great" this off-season, but I suspect in a couple of years the contracts signed this off-season will be looked upon as "club friendly" when considering the talent and production.

Me too. I rarely posted; mostly was a lurker on those boards.  IP was gold even back then 

I personally think the local team should go out of their way to make sure the local beat writer consistently gets the scoop first.  It just seems like common courtesy and respect.  It appears that the Angels don't really subscribe to this, and it is a little rude.

Hey I am baffled by the profile pictures of people like Jon Heyman wearing a mask.
Why on earth would someone put up a photo with a mask on?  Do they think they can sneeze through my iPhone screen and infect me?
Or is it as simple as people being interested in branding themselves as “look at me, I care”. . .
So then are we to assume Ken Rosenthal (no mask in his profile photo) doesn’t care and is reckless?
What a stupid, stupid game.
Fuck these are weird times.
Maybe Heyman should wear a gag in his photo instead of a mask to more accurately brand himself as someone who shouldn’t be talking at all since he has a record of blathering inaccurate nonsense.

I picked him as a good option if we deal any of the backend guys to acquire other pieces.
He did well outside of Colorado finally.

Why do you just regurgitate what other reporters say?

I try not to take MLB.com stuff too seriously. Publications like Fangraphs and Baseball America are all about accuracy of their content, whereas MLB.com will always have a marketing agenda in itself that it is trying to accomplish. 

By that, I don't mean they're trying to make Kyren Paris a household name or a star specifically or anything, but they're trying to draw traffic, attention, and credibility to their minor league coverage by pushing casual fans into reading more about guys like Kyren Paris or any other comparable prospect - that is likely their target goal more than being the source for the most reputable minor league content. 

Think if Fangraphs wanted to do clickbait. They drop an article almost daily that follows a similar theme. It's fun to read and if it gets casual fans more interested in guys like Kyren Paris, it's only good for the Angels and good for baseball.

I think mike just found his phone in his couch after being lost for 3-4 weeks.  Either that, or he finally realized now that his Eagles blow and they are done this year and time to focus on 2021 baseball 

Why trade detmer?  That makes no sense.  Dude is about ready for the bigs.  We finally have some good SPs like Detmer and Rodriguez- you keep those guys. 

2020 draft picks can be named in trades as of the day after the World Series (new Trea Turner rule).  So I don't think this means it's definitely a 2020 pick.
It's almost certainly Rule 5 Draft related.  And it's possible the Reds have a choice of players the Angels are offering.

Subtracting Noe doesn't change Iglesias's contract. That's like my wife telling me how much she "saved" with that coupon. I'll await how much Reds are kicking in. If it's a million the question is....
Is Iglesias at 8.5 > Hand 10 + Noe 1 + PTBNL
 

This is too good to be true. The Reds need to cut costs, I get that. But to offload Noe, and get Iglesias, AND get the Reds to kick in cash.....
I'll just say it.
I don't think we're going to like who the PTBNL is. 

Sorry to sound like a downer here.
Is Iglesias at approx 9 million but losing Noe and someone else really that much better than Hand at 10 million and keep Noe and PTBNL? 

I think mike just found his phone in his couch after being lost for 3-4 weeks.  Either that, or he finally realized now that his Eagles blow and they are done this year and time to focus on 2021 baseball 

I think mike just found his phone in his couch after being lost for 3-4 weeks.  Either that, or he finally realized now that his Eagles blow and they are done this year and time to focus on 2021 baseball 

I think mike just found his phone in his couch after being lost for 3-4 weeks.  Either that, or he finally realized now that his Eagles blow and they are done this year and time to focus on 2021 baseball 

100% Trout's IG post has nothing to do with the Angels.
Are we seriously discussing this?