HaloBronco

12 hours ago, totdprods said:

Think I recall teams were limited to four jerseys in 2023 - home, road, alternate, and city connect (if eligible, it was required to be an option even if not used, I think). 

Would be cool if Angels ditched all red for some throwbacks for the fourth next year.

(Sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere, not reading as much here lately)

100% I'd be cool with that. 

7 hours ago, Chuck said:

Devon White was one of my favorite players all-time with the Angels. His speed on the bases, home run power from both sides of the plate and his defense in CF were elite. 

 

Loved Devon, highly underrated player (imo)…. 

55 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Hopefully, next week something starts happening.

I’m sure next week after New Years and the Holidays are done they’ll be busy. 
 

I’m sure the front office is busy with their families enjoying the holidays …..

Nope, really can’t. 
I wish him no harm, just don’t want see his success on a baseball field from this point on. Off the field I hope he enjoys the rest of his life. I just don’t want to see or hear about it…

34 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Definitely overrated by some here. He's not a closer. 

Maybe if they’re lucky he’ll be similar to Shiggy. 

Hopefully after the holidays are over the Halos will make a couple of meaningful moves… 

Unless their done and going as is…..LOL!

4 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

So the marlins are so desperate to give up a young arm for a backup catcher and 4th outfielder? 
 

what kind of potato do you have in that head of yours? Russet or Yukon gold? 

Can I trade 2 tomato cans for some prime rib .. LOL

15 hours ago, Ron Mexico said:

If Arte really cared about the Angels and us Fans he would sell to someone like Steve Ballmer that could compete with them . Oh I forgot he has unfinished business 

That would be my dream scenario, Steve Ballmer buying the Angels from Arte….

Him or the Walter Penner group that brought the Denver Broncos. 
 

Owners who have shown they will spend in order to invest in their organizations, hire the right people to run them then step out of the way and let the experts they hired to run the teams on the field. 

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

Very strange off season, last year Perry very aggressive early on. Maybe Arte realizes he cannot compete with Dodgers. How much fan base will be leaving to watch Ohtani and Yamamoto?

 I won't be leaving to watch the Dodgers, don't like them or their fans.....  

If we don’t get I of the 3 listed below then I’d rather just rotate the DH with whoever is on the roster now.

option 1) Soler

option 2) JD Martinez 

option 3) Pederson

in the event they did get Snell then given the stats you gave I would think it would be a wise choice to look into Gary Sanchez. 

6 hours ago, notherhalo said:

Signing Bellinger would be such an Angels move

Yes it would Definitely be such an Angels move but I hope they don't do it.

Got to break the cycle of getting into these deals that don't age well. 

If the choice this offseason is either a bad deal or no deal I'd rather them do nothing....... 

1 minute ago, BTH said:

No worries.

When they made that deal with Rendon, Arte pulled Boras aside after a meeting about Cole and said he had his eyes on Rendon.

So I think that shows that Arte isn’t afraid to deal directly with Boras. Iirc, Boras even joked about their past dealings at the Rendon presser.

Yep agree, it would show that Arte isn’t afraid to deal with Boras. 

Just now, BTH said:

uhhh, he gave a Scott Boras client by the name of Anthony Rendon $245M a few years ago.

Ever heard of him?

Ok, did not realize Rendon was represented by Boras. 
Then clearly I should have done my homework before forming misinformed opinion. 
 
Since that was the last deal they’ve done with Boras I’m sure they’ll feel better about negotiating another deal with him moving forward. 

7 hours ago, Stradling said:

Why?

Seemingly Arte has had a grudge that goes back to 2008 over the attempt to resign Mark Teixeira and since then oddly enough the Angels have not signed any player that is represented by Scott Boras.

Playing the odds I would not bet on them signing any player represented by Scott Boras. 
 

But hey, this is just my dumb opinion based off of things I’ve read and evidence to this point that we haven’t signed any player represented by Boras since then, as far as I know. 

9 hours ago, mmc said:

 

Seriously doubt it. The Angels aren’t getting Snell or anyone else represented by Scott Boras.

9 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Why is Angel stove so cold? What is going on behind closed doors? Are halos not going to spend or just waiting for dumpster to be delivered. Could Arte be selling team? Has Trout had meeting with Perry and Arte yet? Could a big trade or signing be coming soon? Could Perry be taking 2 weeks off for Xmas? 

It’s the holidays, season starts March 28th in Baltimore. They’ll probably do something before spring training starts.

That way they can shop in the bargain bin clearance section……. LOL

5 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

More delays in the Bally Sports/Diamond nonsense:

 

Can't wait for Bally sports to go away, the sooner the better. 

6 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Who cares?  He's gone.  It'll be the best thing for the Angels franchise moving forward.  Let's focus on '24 and beyond.

Couldn't agree more. Tired of it time to move on...

Great thread.

So many good choices especially the older ones.

For me I’d have to say Rod Carew.

My grandparents are from Minnesota and my grandfather was a huge Twins fan so when Carew came to the Angels that became my team.

50 minutes ago, BTH said:

Joc Pederson, Michael Wacha, Jake Diekman, Phil Maton, and Martin Maldonado.

Could happen, actually thought Pederson might make a sneaky get as good left handed bat of the bench. 

1 hour ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Safe to say Bobby is done on the Angels telecasts.  Maybe they can hire this replacement.  
 

 

Yep, agree. it's too bad I actually like Bobby. 

BTW: loved that George Costanza moment it was awesome had me laughing….

2 hours ago, angelsfan100 said:

I have always felt Anaheim Angels had a nice ring to it just my opinion 

It’s a lot better than the current name but still love the California Angels the most. 

23 hours ago, BTH said:

Downside with Imanaga is then you might have to stick with a 6-man rotation.

Agree I'd rather not do that, looking forward to finally getting back to 5 man rotation. 

2 hours ago, Tank said:

for the first time in a while, our expectations will be pretty darn low. i kind of like that. 

Always the best way to start out (with low expectations), then it can only go up from there.

Otherwise your setting yourself up for disappointment.

When in doubt paddle out……