Angels in 2030

But if I’ve never seen him, i can assume he’s awesome and the next Dustin May. Now that’s been taketh away. Lost dreams lol 

Don't love or hate it. If the money makes getting good pitching happen, I'm good with it. If they whiff again, I'll be more annoyed. That said, I wasn't planning on any big names at MIF anyway, and I'm glad they got a SS (and that his name doesn't rhyme with Bibi Drecktorius) so Fletcher can stay at 2B.

Pretty much how I see it. Not sure why you trade for a guy like this when similar players can be had on the open market. Minasian must really like Iglesias, or think some of his offensive spike is sustainable. I highly doubt it is. I vaguely remember him starting one year hitting really well, maybe 2013 or 2015, and then coming back to earth. Players go on hot streaks, and that's all 2020 was. Chances are he's the 85 wRC+, good fielder that he's always been.

It's not a bad trade, but not one that I would've made. Iglesias isn't a bad player, but it's unlikely he's a particularly good one. The 3.5 million dollar price tag is right around what I would've paid for him on the open market.
So losing Stallings and Pinto doesn't seem worth it to me. Stallings is your typical college starter. Solid bet to be a 5th starter or swing starter. And Pinto is your typical lotto ticket. High potential, little refinement.
I like Iglesias, always have. But I'm not entirely convinced Iglesias at SS and Fletcher at 2B is going to be so much better than Fletch at SS and Rengifo or Barreto at 2B. 
On the upside, the Angels shed enough payroll in non-tenders that Iglesias doesn't really mess with their money available for pitching.

I do think keeping fletcher at 2B is the smart move.  

The big takeaway: Minasian isn't confident in Rengifo/Barreto. My guess is one is moved in a trade and the other becomes UT.
This is very meh. Iglesias is a 2 WAR, 90 wRC+ player. Not very exciting. But he's solid, and Stallings is decent but didn't project as better than a #4-5 starter.
But this isn't "saving money for Bauer." There was no certainty that the Angels would spend on MI, with Rengifo and Barreto, so it is added 3.5M payroll. The downside is no Wong, who is much better than Iglesias.
My hope is that James McCann is up next, which would really shore up the lineup.

I do think keeping fletcher at 2B is the smart move.  

I do think keeping fletcher at 2B is the smart move.  

I do think keeping fletcher at 2B is the smart move.  

Nope.  Those two are the next Clemens and Buehler 😉 

But if I’ve never seen him, i can assume he’s awesome and the next Dustin May. Now that’s been taketh away. Lost dreams lol 

But if I’ve never seen him, i can assume he’s awesome and the next Dustin May. Now that’s been taketh away. Lost dreams lol 

One word: legos 

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I love that we acquired a SS that only costs us $3.5M for 2021.  Beyond that great fact, not a fan.  Really depends on what we gave -- it should not be much at all imo (Stallings+ would be bad).  maybe a AAAA guy + a low ceiling high floor type top 25-40 guy.  
 

Probably the same thing that has kept teams from signing every other reliever except Trevor May

This offseason...

If Minor's value is 2/19 then Hand 1/10 was a steal

What if I were Romeo in black jeans?

May was someone I wanted. Still don't understand why we didn't claim hand

One word: legos 

I would love to have McCann and Stassi split time behind the dish. 

Oh great. Another 4th outfielder off the board. WAKE UP MINASSAN

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be Monday.  You can ban me for a day if it doesn't happen. 

One aspect of Eppler’s tenure that will always stand out to me is that he basically lost/cost the Angels zero prospects over his time here. 
After he moved Newcomb, he virtually didn’t trade anyone really worth anything, and managed to bring back a number of decent minor leaguers and a couple useful major leaguers in that time. 
Will Wilson is about it otherwise. Followed by guys like Kyle Bradish, Kyle McGowin, Austin Adams, Jeremy Beasley, Elvin Rodriguez...nothing that seems on the surface a big of a loss. 

I know it sucked for me getting my first layoff notice (from Sears Long Beach catalog dept) at the end of 1976.   Took that frustration and got totally wasted with a friend on New Years Eve.